Patent ID: 6813580
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for measuring a bandwidth of a signal path between a data source and a data recipient, comprising the steps of:sending a block of test data from the data source along the signal path to the data recipient and measuring a time required for the test data to be transferred to the data recipient; determining whether the measured time is at least a threshold value and, if the measured time is at least the threshold value, using the measured time to determine a measured bandwidth of the signal path; and transferring information from the data source along the signal path to the data recipient at a rate within the measured bandwidth; setting the measured bandwidth to a default value if an amount of delay exceeds a predetermined time, and wherein, if the measured time is at least the threshold value, the using of the measured time to determine a measured bandwidth of the signal path is delayed.