Patent ID: 8214491

Claim:
A method for determining network delay on a network having a first client and at least one second client, the method comprising the following steps: a) time synchronizing the first client and the second client, b) performing a first action by the first client and capturing in a first log file the action and a first timestamp corresponding to the action, c) capturing in a second log file a reaction of the second client caused by the first action of the first client and a second timestamp corresponding to the reaction, and d) determining the network delay by computing a time difference between the second timestamp of the reaction and the first timestamp of the action by comparing the second log file with the first log file, wherein with each client is associated a user interface and the capturing of the action and/or the reaction takes place in close proximity to the user interface, wherein with each client is associated an encoder located after the user interface in the transmission path, and wherein the action of the client is captured before the encoder.