Patent ID: 8159968
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: measuring, at a network device, a first frame rate of frame-based transport based on a first frame size; measuring, at the network device, a second frame rate of the frame-based transport based on a second frame size, where the second frame size is different than the first frame size; determining per frame encapsulation overhead in the frame-based transport using the first frame rate, the first frame size, the second frame rate, and the second frame size, where determining per frame encapsulation overhead in the frame-based transport comprises using a function that includes: where encap_overhead is the per frame encapsulation overhead, determining total transport bandwidth associated with the frame-based transport using the first frame rate, the first frame size, the second frame rate, the second frame size, and the determined per frame encapsulation overhead; and outputting the determined per frame encapsulation overhead and/or the determined total transport bandwidth associated with the frame-based transport.