Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing packet time measurements. In one embodiment, the method comprises transmitting a packet in the network from a sender to a receiver through a plurality of devices; creating a plurality of packets by copying the packet at each of the plurality of devices as the packet is being transmitted through the plurality of devices, including adding a time stamp to each packet in the plurality of packets, wherein time stamps of plurality of packets are generated with data from time stamp engines synchronized to a global clock; sending the plurality of packets with their time stamps to a tool; and performing analysis on the plurality of packets using the tool.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 19, 2010
Date of Patent:
September 17, 2013
Assignee:
Gigamon Inc.
Inventors:
Patrick Pak Tak Leong, Murali R. Bommana