Patent ID: 8194555
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A network communications device, comprising: an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate first data packets with at least two network communications devices over respective node segments on a packet network; a processing unit configured to receive second data packets from the at least two network communications devices, the second data packets including network performance information generated by the at least two network communications devices in response to receiving the first data packets; a memory in communication with said processing unit and configured to store a table containing network performance information associated with the node segments over which the second data packets are communicated with the at least two network communications devices, said processing unit further configured to process the second data packets to store the network performance information in the table, the network performance information being utilized to alter communications of data packets over the node segments, wherein the network performance information includes information distinguishing between transmission performance of data packets that include real-time content and transmission performance of data packets that do not include real-time content; and wherein said processing unit is further configured to: