CAPTURE RCDT AND SNTT SAS SPEED NEGOTIATION DECODES IN A NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC COMPONENT
First Claim
1. A method for one or more hardware modules of a network diagnostic component that is placed in-line between first and second nodes in a network to compare in real time the duration of a portion of a speed negotiation signal with a desired duration, the method comprising:
- an act of receiving a speed negotiation signal from the first node for communication with the second node, wherein the speed negotiation signal includes at least a first component comprising one or more data units;
an act of measuring the duration of the one or more data units of the first component of the speed negotiation signal;
an act of comparing the measured duration of the one or more data units with a desired duration; and
an act of generating a record that specifies whether the measured duration of the one or more data units compare with the desired duration.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a network diagnostic device or component that is placed in-line between two nodes in a network to capture the value of a component of a speed negotiation signal. The network diagnostic component receives a speed negotiation signal from a first node for communication with a second node. The speed negotiation signal may be received by a receive module. The speed negotiation signal includes one at least a first portion that comprises one or more data units. The network diagnostic component measures the duration of the data units of the first component of the speed negotiation data. This measurement may be performed by a measurement module. The network diagnostic component compares the measured duration with a desired duration. The comparison may be performed by a measurement module. A record of whether the measured duration compares with the desired duration is then generated by a generation module.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for one or more hardware modules of a network diagnostic component that is placed in-line between first and second nodes in a network to compare in real time the duration of a portion of a speed negotiation signal with a desired duration, the method comprising:
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an act of receiving a speed negotiation signal from the first node for communication with the second node, wherein the speed negotiation signal includes at least a first component comprising one or more data units; an act of measuring the duration of the one or more data units of the first component of the speed negotiation signal; an act of comparing the measured duration of the one or more data units with a desired duration; and an act of generating a record that specifies whether the measured duration of the one or more data units compare with the desired duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network diagnostic device placed in-line between first and second nodes in a network comprising:
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a first module configured to receive a speed negotiation signal from the first node for communication with the second node, wherein the speed negotiation signal includes at least a first component comprising one or more data units; a second module configured to measure the duration of the one or more data units of the first portion of the speed negotiation signal; a third module configured to compare the measured duration of the one or more data units with a desired duration; and a fourth module configured to generate a record that specifies whether the measured duration of the one or more data units compare with the desired duration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A diagnostic network comprising:
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a first SAS node; a second SAS node; a SAS diagnostic device placed in-line between the first and second SAS nodes comprising; a first module configured to receive a speed negotiation signal, wherein the speed negotiation signal includes at least a first component comprising one or more data units; a second module configured to determine the duration of the one or more data units of the first component of the speed negotiation signal; a third module configured to compare the duration of the one or more data units with a desired duration; and a fourth module configured to generate a record that specifies whether the duration of the one or more data units compares with the desired duration. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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