Simulation of Multiple Nodes in an Internetwork
First Claim
1. A method of simulating communications with a plurality of network nodes comprising:
- assigning a range of plural network addresses to a simulation node on a network;
monitoring communications on the network at said simulation node to detect data packets;
determining whether a detected data packet has a destination address within the assigned range of network addresses;
in response to a determination that the destination address of a detected packet is within the assigned range, processing a command in said packet and returning a result; and
transmitting a response packet having said result with the destination address of the detected packet as the source address of said response packet.
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Abstract
A method is provided for simulation of multiple network nodes in an internetwork. A range of a plurality of network addresses are assigned to a simulation node. The simulation node monitors network communications to listen for packets. Upon receipt of a packet having a destination address within the assigned range, a command is forwarded to an end-use application, such as firmware. The end-use application processes the command and returns a result. A response packet having the result is transmitted to the back office server with the destination address of the received packet as the source of the response packet.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of simulating communications with a plurality of network nodes comprising:
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assigning a range of plural network addresses to a simulation node on a network; monitoring communications on the network at said simulation node to detect data packets; determining whether a detected data packet has a destination address within the assigned range of network addresses; in response to a determination that the destination address of a detected packet is within the assigned range, processing a command in said packet and returning a result; and transmitting a response packet having said result with the destination address of the detected packet as the source address of said response packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network node that simulates a plurality of nodes, comprising:
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a network interface for receiving data packets transmitted via a network; a processor; and a memory having stored therein a simulation application and a range of plural network addresses, wherein said simulation application, when executed by said processor; examines data packets received by said interface to determine whether they contain a destination address that is within said range of network addresses, causes a command, which is contained in a received data packet having a destination address within said range, to be processed, obtains a result from the processing of the command and formulates a response packet having a source address that is the same as the destination address of the received data packet, and causes the network interface to transmit the response packet via the network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a simulation application which, when executed by a processor associated with a network node, causes the processor to perform the following operations:
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determine whether a data packet received at the network node has a destination address within an assigned range of plural network addresses; in response to a determination that the destination address of a detected packet is within the assigned range, process a command in said packet and return a result; and transmit a response packet having said result with the destination address of the detected packet as the source address of said response packet.
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