Bandwidth monitoring device

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2004-01-30

2008-07-08

Pham, Brenda (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Diagnostic testing

Determination of communication parameters

C370S395410

Reexamination Certificate

active

07397765

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a bandwidth monitoring device comprises a packet receiving circuit configured to receive packets; a counter configured to count a total packet length by adding up inputted packet lengths including a packet length of a next input packet and subtracting outputted packet lengths to produce a counted value; a timer configured to time a packet receiving time; a memory configured to store a number of packet receiving times and a number of counted values counted by the counter which correspond to the packet receiving times, respectively; a counter rate-of-change calculating portion configured to calculate a change rate by a first counted value corresponding to an oldest packet receiving time stored in the memory representing an oldest time at which a packet was received and a second counted value corresponding to a latest packet receiving time stored in the memory representing a latest time at which a packet was received; and a determining portion configured to decide whether the next input packet will be discarded based on a probability computed by the change rate and the counted value counted by the counter when the packet receiving circuit receives the next input packet.

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