Method for testing network performances with low impact on existing network traffic and associated apparatus

摘要

The invention concerns a method of evaluating network performances with low impact on existing network traffic. Furthermore, the invention also relates to an apparatus for evaluating network performances. More particularly the invention concerns a method for evaluating network performance during normal operation of the network. The network comprises links connecting nodes, the link L jk connecting the two nodes N i , N k . According to the invention, the method has low impact on normal operation traffic in the network.