IEICE Transactions on Communications
Online ISSN : 1745-1345
Print ISSN : 0916-8516
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A Statistical Testing Method for Accurate Assessment of Packet Loss Probability
Iksoon HWANGJaesung PARK
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2012 Volume E95.B Issue 9 Pages 2968-2971

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In this letter, we propose a packet loss probability (PLP) assessment method that uses active measurements. Considering the statistical nature of measurement data in a network, we adopt the confidence interval to assess whether the performance of a network complies with a target PLP or not. Using both analysis and simulations, we show that the proposed method can guarantee that the probabilities of erroneous assessments are not more than a given significance level. In addition, we provide a systematic method to determine the number of probing packets needed for statistical assurance by presenting a clear relation between the assessment accuracy and the measurement overhead.

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