Patent ID: 7808912
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining burstiness quality metrics for packet loss for a plurality of nodes in a network, wherein the burstiness quality metrics comprise one or more loss length statistics corresponding to a plurality of sequentially discarded packets; determining the one or more loss length statistics by analyzing at each node of the plurality of nodes: a raw duration of each of a plurality of episodes of sequentially discarded packets, a maximum episode duration of the plurality of episodes of sequentially discarded packets and at least one of: an average episode duration of the plurality of episodes of sequentially discarded packets and a variance of episode duration of the plurality of episodes of sequentially discarded packets; incorporating the burstiness quality metrics in a routing table; determining a Quality of Service (QoS) offered by each node of the plurality of nodes wherein the QoS incorporates the burstiness quality metrics corresponding to the sequential packet loss; comparing the QoS for each node of the plurality of nodes with each other node of the plurality of nodes wherein the QoS incorporates the burstiness quality metrics corresponding to the sequential packet loss; and optimizing a route through the plurality of nodes to maximize a cumulative QoS and to minimize sequential packet loss.