Patent ID: 7363367
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of measuring a performance of a route in an internetwork, the route coupling an internetwork server to a terminal on the internetwork, the method comprising: at a frequently trafficked portal on the internetwork, detecting a request for a web page from the terminal, wherein the web page is at least partially stored at the frequently trafficked portal; in response to the request for the web page, downloading the web page to the terminal via the internetwork; from the web page, retrieving a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a web object referenced in the web page; resolving the URL to the internetwork server; detecting a request for the web object from the terminal at the internetwork server; in response to the request for the web object, sending the web object from the internetwork server to the terminal; concurrent with sending the web object, measuring a Round Trip Time (RTT) from the transmission and reception of corresponding transport protocol packets sent between the internetwork server and the terminal; and calculating, at least from the RTT, parameters of at least part of the internetwork, wherein the parameters comprise delay, jitter, and loss.