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SELF-TESTING OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER

  • US 20090028574A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2007
  • Published: 01/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In an optical transceiver module that includes at least one processor, a persistent memory and a system memory, a method for the optical transceiver module to perform one or more diagnostic self-tests without the assistance of a host operating system, the method comprising the following:

  • an act of loading microcode from the persistent memory to the system memory;

    an act of executing the microcode using the at least one processor, wherein the microcode is structured such that the optical transceiver module performs the following when executed by the at least one processor;

    an act of performing one or more diagnostic self-tests;

    an act of storing diagnostic result data of the one or more diagnostic self-tests the in the persistent memory; and

    an act of formatting the stored diagnostic results for analysis.

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