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Testing the performance of a layer 3 proxy device using traffic amplification

  • US 10,187,283 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2013
  • Issued: 01/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A traffic amplification device for assisting in the testing of performance of a layer 3 proxy device, the traffic amplification device comprising:

  • a client device interface for exchanging data with at least one client device,a server device interface for exchanging data with a group of server devices,at least one proxy device interface for exchanging data with the layer 3 proxy device, andan amplification control unit comprising a processor and memory, said memory containing computer instructions executable by said processor whereby said amplification control unit is operative to;

    obtain, via the client device interface, a first message from at least one of said at least one client devices and intended for any of said server devices, said first message comprising a request for processing,send a plurality of second messages to the proxy device in a number corresponding to a desired degree of traffic amplification, each second message comprising said request for processing,receive said second messages in return from the proxy device,select one of the received second messages, andforward the request for processing of the selected second message to the server device for being processed;

    ,wherein the amplification control unit when selecting one of the received second messages is operative to select a received second message for which a traffic forwarding condition is fulfilled.

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