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A network monitoring device performs peak-throughput measurements for each of a plurality of data sessions in a network to provide corresponding peak-throughput values. The network monitoring device then filters the peak-throughput values to remove peak-throughput values that correspond to data sessions that fail to at least meet a relevant standard to provide filtered peak-throughput values. By one approach, these peak-throughput measurements can comprise a plurality of relatively short-duration peak-throughput measurements. The aforementioned relevant standard can vary with the needs and/or opportunities as tend to characterize a given application setting. By one approach these teachings will further comprise filtering the peak-throughput values to remove peak-throughput values that correspond to portions of data sessions where data-throughput speeds are intentionally low for reasons other than throughput-limit conditions. By one approach, these teachings will further comprise using the filtered peak-throughput values to aggregate statistics regarding peak-throughput performance for the network.

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