SoundWIRE is a novel and improved system for measuring, evaluating, and presenting Internet connection information in real time. SoundWIRE also provides a technique for evaluating quality of service (QoS) of a network connection. Users can easily evaluate Internet connections by using a virtual network connection to implement a tone synthesis loop, then driving the synthesis loop to produce musical tones. The virtual network connection is analogous to the string of a musical instrument. The pitch of the sound produced by the network connection synthesis loop depends on the delay in the network connection. The pitch of the synthesized tone provides a continuous measure of the network latency. Moreover, the stability of the pitch provides a measure of the stability of the connection. Changes in the pitch indicate changes in the connection latency. [ - ]

SoundWIRE is a novel and improved system for measuring, evaluating, and presenting Internet... [ + ]