Dynamic delay budget allocation using single-point estimation of end-to-end delay

摘要

A computer-readable medium has tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom a set of instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device. The set of instructions is configured for causing the at least one data processing device to carry out operations for estimating a delay for each one of a plurality of packets of a VOIP traffic flow and for allocating a delay budget for each one of the packets dependent upon the estimated delay thereof. Such estimating is performed at a fixed location between end locations of a path over which the packets traverse and is performed using packet timestamp information acquired from the packets only at the fixed location.