Patent ID: 9294973
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: generating, by a first edge device in a first network domain of a mobile backhaul network, a test frame having: adding, by the first edge device, a start time to the test frame indicating a start of a measurement instance using the test frame; sending, by the first edge device, the test frame to the second edge device over the interface; receiving, by the first edge device, the test frame from the second edge device over the interface, the test frame including an intermediate receive time that was added to the test frame indicating a time at which the test frame was received by the second edge device; in response to the receiving the test frame from the second edge device, adding, by the first edge device, a final receive time to the test frame indicating an end of the measurement instance; and storing the start time, the intermediate receive time, and the final receive time as handoff performance data in association with the CoS level.