Network Test System
First Claim
1. A test system for obtaining test results characterizing at least part of a network-under-test, the system comprising:
- a local test device comprising;
a firmware module that depends on external instructions for initiating a test sequence on the network-under-test, the test sequence leading to the production of test measurements, wherein the firmware module cannot process the test measurements to provide the test results; and
a network interface (NI) module comprising at least one physical port connectable to the network-under-test, the at least one physical port being used for initiating the test sequence;
a test processing agent, decoupled from the network-under-test for;
receiving the test measurements following the initiation of the test sequence by the local test device;
processing the test measurements related to the network-under-test into the test results; and
allowing access to the test results.
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Abstract
A test system and a related method, the system comprising a test processing agent and local test device(s). The test processing agent processes test measurements related to a network-under-test into test results. The test processing agent is decoupled from the network-under-test, e.g., by being reachable through a network communication link distinct from the network-under-test. The local test device comprises a firmware module and a network interface (NI) module. The firmware module depends on external instructions for initiating a test sequence on the network-under-test. The NI module comprises at least one physical port connectable to the network-under-test. The physical port is used for initiating the test sequence. The test processing agent receives the test measurements following the initiation of the test sequence by the local test device and allows access to the test results.
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27 Claims
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1. A test system for obtaining test results characterizing at least part of a network-under-test, the system comprising:
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a local test device comprising; a firmware module that depends on external instructions for initiating a test sequence on the network-under-test, the test sequence leading to the production of test measurements, wherein the firmware module cannot process the test measurements to provide the test results; and a network interface (NI) module comprising at least one physical port connectable to the network-under-test, the at least one physical port being used for initiating the test sequence; a test processing agent, decoupled from the network-under-test for; receiving the test measurements following the initiation of the test sequence by the local test device; processing the test measurements related to the network-under-test into the test results; and allowing access to the test results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for obtaining test results for a network-under-test, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a firmware module of a local test device connectable to the network-under-test via a physical port, external instructions for initiating a test sequence on the network-under-test, the test sequence leading to the production of test measurements, the firmware module cannot initiate the test sequence without the external instructions and cannot process the test measurements into the test results; receiving, at a test processing agent decoupled from the network-under-test, the test measurements following the initiation of the test sequence by the local test device; processing, at the test processing agent, the test measurements into the test results; and allowing access to the test results at the test processing agent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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