Peer-to-peer method of quality of service (QoS) probing and analysis and infrastructure employing same

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PATENT NO 7133368
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10061462

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A peer-to-peer (P2P) probing/network quality of service (QoS) analysis system utilizes a UDP-based probing tool for determining latency, bandwidth, and packet loss ratio between peers in a network. The probing tool enables network QoS probing between peers that connect through a network address translator. The list of peers to probe is provided by a connection server based on prior probe results and an estimate of the network condition. The list includes those peers which are predicted to have the best QoS with the requesting peer. Once the list is obtained, the requesting peer probes the actual QoS to each peer on the list, and returns these results to the connection server. P2P probing in parallel using a modified packet-pair scheme is utilized. If anomalous results are obtained, a hop-by-hop probing scheme is utilized to determine the QoS of each link. In such a scheme, differential destination measurement is utilized.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Xiong, YongQiang Beijing, CN 27 877
Zhang, Qian Wuhan, CN 942 7505
Zhang, XinYan Nanjing, CN 15 1034
Zhu, Wenwu Basking Ridge, NJ 68 2895

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