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What (who) is packet loss - definition


Packet loss         
Packet loss occurs when one or more packets of data travelling across a computer network fail to reach their destination. Packet loss is either caused by errors in data transmission, typically across wireless networks, or network congestion.Kurose, J.F. & Ross, K.W. (2010). Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach. New York: Addison-Wesley. Packet loss is measured as a percentage of packets lost with respect to packets sent.
Packet loss concealment         
TECHNIQUE TO MASK THE EFFECTS OF PACKET LOSS IN VOICE OVER IP
Packet Loss Concealment
Packet loss concealment (PLC) is a technique to mask the effects of packet loss in voice over IP (VoIP) communications. When the voice signal is sent as VoIP packets on an IP network, the packets may (and likely will) travel different routes.
data packet         
FORMATTED UNIT OF DATA CARRIED BY ALL PACKET-SWITCHING NETWORKS
Data packet; Data packets; Packet (information technology); Packet technology; Packet (computing); Packet (network); Packet data
Examples of use of packet loss
1. Puzzled, Peckler ran pingplotter – a program to detect problems such as packet loss and latency (delays in sending over the separate "packets" of internet traffic). It revealed major latency between his cable modem and local internet service provider (ISP). "I contacted the ISP and was told it did not support third party VoIP," explains Peckler.
2. The Internet Traffic Report Web site, which monitors Internet connectivity in several countries, showed that packet loss, or the percentage of data that doesn‘t reach its destination, spiked sharply in Asia at the time of the earthquake, rising from about 10 percent to more than 40 percent.