END-TO-END (E2E) APPLICATION PACKET FLOW VISIBILITY

摘要

A method of generating an end-to-end (E2E) profile that characterizes an E2E application packet flow (E2E-APF) path between first and second applications respectively hosted on first and second communication devices and exchanging information over a plurality of communication networks, the method comprising: acquiring communication device data associated with at least one of the first and second communication devices; determining an E2E-APF path traversing the plurality of networks over which packets comprising the exchanged information propagate; acquiring quality of service (Qo S) data for at least two of the plurality of networks that the E2E-APF path traverses; and generating an E2E-APF profile, optionally comprising a Qo E, responsive to the Qo S and communication device data, and the E2E-APF path.