Patent ID: 7043560
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to measure a perceived bit rate between a client and a server, the method comprising: (1) identifying at least one transaction unit, said transaction unit including one or more message pairs; (2a) if said transaction unit has only a single message pair, confirming that said single message pair does not overlap other message pairs outside of the transaction unit; (2b) if said transaction unit has a plurality of message pairs, confirming that said message pairs are overlapping; (3) measuring a number of bits transmitted between the client and the server over a duration of said at least one transaction unit, wherein said measuring is performed at an application level within the client, such that a perceived bit rate is measured for a plurality of applications executing on the client; and (4) adapting, by the server, a type of content to be sent to the client based on a measurement determined during act (3).