December 12, 2005
Skype not easy to pin
In Skype transmissions the size of packets within the same stream can vary between 115 to 190 bytes in a packet. The identification of a Skype stream based on packet spacing is rendered difficult as the VoIP packets have variable spacing that varies from 27 milliseconds to 40 millseconds. networkworld.com reports:
The nodes involved in call setup are obscured by a blast of traffic that occurs in the second or so that a Skype call is established.
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