Patent attributes
A method is described for measuring system latency and latency jitter on a near real-time basis regarding packets of information moving from sources to destination. The method for measuring system latency and latency jitter includes time-stamping packets of information as they pass through a plurality of locations between the source and destination of these packets, with the time-stamping being performed by real-time clocks set to a universal standard. The time-stamped packets are analyzed to determine latency and latency jitter. The measurements of system latency and latency jitter can be performed based upon packet types so as to obtain accurate information concerning different types of business bandwidths associated with an observed network.
