Broadband network and application service testing method and apparatus
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1. A method of testing a broadband network comprising the steps of:
- testing certain broadband characteristics of a home area network;
testing, certain broadband characteristics of a broadband access provider network; and
testing, certain broadband characteristics of a broadband application service provider network and overriding broadband application service(s);
wherein each of the above testing is initiated by a subscriber to the broadband application service(s) from the subscriber premises.
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Abstract
A method and system for testing broadband networks and broadband applications. The system performs customer-centric, subscriber-initiated broadband network and broadband application service testing by validating network setup and gateway configuration for broadband application(s); characterizing application service performance; and identifying faults while recommending remedial actions. The method and system optionally pushes fault information and diagnostic test results to service provider(s).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of testing a broadband network comprising the steps of:
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testing certain broadband characteristics of a home area network;
testing, certain broadband characteristics of a broadband access provider network; and
testing, certain broadband characteristics of a broadband application service provider network and overriding broadband application service(s);
wherein each of the above testing is initiated by a subscriber to the broadband application service(s) from the subscriber premises. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a broadband network comprising a broadband home area network and a broadband access service provider network, a method of evaluating the broadband network comprising the steps of:
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determining, certain broadband characteristics of the home area network;
determining, certain broadband characteristics of the access service provider network; and
determining, whether a proposed broadband application service provided by a broadband application service provider and resident in a broadband network associated with that broadband application service provider is compatible with the determined characteristics of the home area network and/or the determined broadband characteristics of the access service provider network;
wherein each of the above determinations is initiated by a prospective subscriber to the broadband application service from the subscriber premises. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a broadband network comprising a broadband home area network interconnected to a broadband access service provider network further interconnected to a broadband application service network wherein the broadband application service network includes one or more broadband application servers, a system for testing the broadband network comprising:
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a client test system, resident in the home area network;
the client test system including;
a home area network test module for testing the home area network;
a broadband access service provider network test module for testing the broadband access service provider network;
a broadband application service test module, for interacting with a corresponding server test system to test the broadband application, said server test system being resident in the broadband application service network; and
a diagnostic engine, in communication with each of the above test modules, said diagnostic engine for directing the operation of the above test modules and interpreting any test results derived; and
the corresponding server test system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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