A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING TRAFFIC IN A NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to methods of traffic measurement on a network. A difficulty with measuring traffic on a network is that frequently traffic will have been shaped before it reaches the point of measurement. The present invention is directed to obtaining a measure of shaped traffic before shaping using reference packets injected onto the network at a first location (prior to shaping) and measuring the traffic on the network at a second location (after shaping) and using the reference packets for timing purposes.