Patent ID: 7336621
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a measurement in a network comprising: creating an Internet Protocol Measurement Protocol (IPMP) packet by a measurement host, said IPMP packet including at least one data field; including in the IPMP packet instructions in one or more control fields for a recipient of the IPMP packet; encapsulating the IPMP packet in an Internet Protocol (IP) datagram and a predetermined link layer protocol; and sending the IPMP packet into the network from the measurement host, wherein said instructions include an instruction to insert a time stamp in the IPMP packet by a recipient network device which is a recipient of the IPMP packet; wherein said instructions includes an instruction to insert additional data providing further details about the time stamp; and wherein said further details include when the time stamp occurred relative to an arrival of the IPMP packet at the recipient network device.