MULTISIDED SHARING OF DYNAMIC DATA IN A WIRELESS TEST ENVIRONMENT

• US 20070032991A1
• Filed: 08/03/2005
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Viavi Solutions, Inc. (Lumentum Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Darbie, Carolyn, Bingham, David, Booth, Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 7,203,625 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/189
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

Methods, devices and systems for sharing or transferring dynamically-generated data between or among multi-sided test components in a wireless environment are described. Multiple flows are initiated substantially simultaneously. Dynamically generated data are shared between or among agents using dynamic data content servlets that employ open communication standards or protocols, such as HTTP or HTTPS.

Claims

1. A method of sharing or transferring dynamically-generated data between or among multi-sided test components in a system having at least a first flow and a second flow, comprising:

configuring a dynamic content servlet executing in a computer;

generating, in the first flow, dynamic data;

posting, using at least one open common communication standard, the dynamic data to the dynamic content servlet to form posted dynamic data;

storing the posted dynamic data by the dynamic content servlet in the computer;

while the first flow is posting the dynamic data, requesting, from the second flow to the dynamic content servlet, the posted dynamic data; and

transferring the Posted dynamic data from the dynamic content servlet to the second flow to enable sharing of the posted dynamic data between the first flow and the second flow.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising entering dynamic data in the dynamic content servlet.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising getting dynamic data from the dynamic content servlet.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing dynamic data from the dynamic content servlet.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising replacing dynamic data in the dynamic content serviet.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising substantially simultaneously initiating the first flow and the second flow.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising pausing execution in at least one of the first flow and the second flow.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending, from the flow not paused, a synchronization signal to a synch servlet.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising requesting, from the paused flow to the sync servlet, permission to resume execution.

10. The method of claim 9, upon receipt of the synchronization signal by the synch servlet, further comprising granting permission to the paused flow to resume execution.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising resuming execution of the paused flow.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the sync servlet receives an “

Await Sync”

signal from the paused flow.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the synchronization signal received by the sync servlet is a “

Send Sync”

signal.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the system is a wireless system.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the system is a wireline system.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising subjecting the system to a plurality of functional tests.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the open common communication standard is selected from the group consisting of HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SCP and SFTP.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein schemata selected from the group consisting of XML, a markup language and plain text are employed to effect sharing or transferring of dynamically generated data.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein a location of the dynamic content servlet is specified.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the location of the dynamic content servlet is changed.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic content servlet is run on a wireless QOS agent.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic content servlet is run on a web server.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic content servlet is configured accept at least one of an HTTP post, an HTTPS post, an FTP post, an SCP post and an SFTP post.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic content servlet accepts an XML encoded post to enter, get, remove, modify or replace data.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic content servlet further comprises sync servlet content functionality.

17. (canceled)

27. A system for sharing or transferring dynamically-generated data between or among multi-sided test components in a system having at least a first flow and a second flow, comprising:

means for configuring a dynamic content servlet executing in a computer;

means for generating, in the first flow, dynamic data;

means for posting, using at least one open common communication standard, the dynamic data to the dynamic content servlet to form posted dynamic data;

means for storing the posted dynamic data by the dynamic content servlet in the computer;

while the first flow is generating the dynamic data means for requesting, from the second flow to the dynamic content servlet, the posted dynamic data; and

means for transferring the posted dynamic data from the dynamic content servlet to the second flow to enable sharing of the posted dynamic data between the first flow and the second flow.

28. The system of claim 27, further comprising means for substantially simultaneously initiating at least the first flow and the second flow.

29. The system of claim 28, further comprising means for pausing execution in at least one of the first flow and the second flow.

30. The system of claim 29, further comprising means for sending, from the flow not paused, a synchronization signal to a sync servlet.

31. The system of claim 30, further comprising means for requesting, from the paused flow to the sync servlet, permission to resume execution.

32. The system of claim 31, upon receipt of the synchronization signal by the synch servlet, further comprising means for granting permission to the paused flow to resume execution.

33. The system of claim 32, further comprising means for resuming execution of the paused flow.

34. The system of claim 27, wherein the system is configured to test wireless systems operating under at least one of the wifi 802.11a standard, the wifi 802.11b standard, the wifi 802.11g standard, the wimax standard, the GSM/GPRS standard, the CDMA standard.

35. The system of claim 27, wherein the system is configured to test a wireline system selected from the group consisting of a LAN network and a dial-up network.

36. A test agent for causing the remote sharing or transferring of dynamically-generated data between or among multi-sided test components in a system having at least a first flow and a second flow, comprising:

means for causing a dynamic content servlet to be configured to execute in a computer;

means for causing dynamic data to be generated in the first flow;

means, using at least one open common communication standard, for causing dynamic data to be posted to the dynamic content servlet to form posted dynamic data;

means for causing the posted dynamic data to be stored by the dynamic content servlet in the computer;

means for causing a request generated in the second flow to retrieve the posted dynamic data to be generated and sent to the dynamic content servlet while the first flow is generating the dynamic data; and

means for causing the posted dynamic data to be transferred from the dynamic content servlet to the second flow to enable sharing of the posted dynamic data between the first flow and the second flow.

37. The test agent of claim 36, wherein the test agent is configured to test wireless systems operating under at least one of the wifi 802.11a standard, the wifi 802.11b standard, the wifi 802.11g standard, the wimax standard, the GSM/GPRS standard, the CDMA standard.

38. The test agent of claim 36, wherein the test agent is configured to test a wireline system selected from the group consisting of a LAN network and a dial-up network.

39. A method of manufacturing and using a test agent for causing the remote sharing or transferring of dynamically-generated data between or among multi-sided test components in a system having at least a first flow and a second flow, the method comprising the steps of:

programming a first agent to receive dynamic data generated in the first flow;

programming a second agent to post the dynamic data to a dynamic content servlet to form posted dynamic data;

programming a third agent to store the posted dynamic data by the dynamic content servlet in a computer executing the dynamic content servlet;

programming a fourth agent to retrieve by the request generated in the second flows, the posted dynamic data while the first flow is generating the dynamic data;

programming a fifth agent to send the posted dynamic data to the second flow;

manufacturing the test agent by operatively assembling and connecting the first agent, the second agent, the third agent, the fourth agent, and the fifth agent; and

executing the test agent in the computer to enable sharing of the posted dynamic data between the first flow and the second flow.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the test agent is configured to remotely synchronize the flow of dynamically-generated data between or among multi-sided test components.

41. The method of claim 39, wherein the test agent is configured to test wireless systems operating under at least one of the wifi 802.11a standard, the wifi 802.11b standard, the wifi 802.11g standard, the wimax standard, the GSM/GPRS standard, the CDMA standard.

42. The method of claim 39, the test agent is configured to test

a wireline system selected from the group consisting of a LAN network and a dial-up network.