System and method for providing in-band and out-of-band testing of telecommunications network components
First Claim
1. A system for providing in-band and out-of-band signals to test a component to be tested (UUT) in a telecommunications network, comprising:
- a programmable switch coupled to said UUT through said telecommunications network via an in-band and out-of-band signaling path configured to provide in-band and out-of-band signaling to said UUT; and
a host controller coupled to said switch for communication of data therebetween, said host controller further couplable to said UUT via an out-of-band signaling path configured to provide out-of-band signaling to said UUT, said host controller capable of storing and executing a sequence of instructions to test said UUT via at least one of said in-band and out-of-band signaling paths, said switch being programmable and said sequence of instructions being adaptable to allow said switch and said host controller to adapt to a particular signaling protocol of said UUT.
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Abstract
For use in a telecommunications network containing a component to be tested ("UUT"), a system for, and method of, providing in-band and out-of-band signals to test and analyze the UUT. The system includes: (1) a programmable switch coupled to the UUT through the telecommunications network via an in-band and out-of-band signaling path capable of providing in-band and out-of-band signaling to the UUT and (2) a host controller coupled to the switch for communication of data therebetween, the host controller further couplable to the UUT via an out-of-band signaling path capable of providing out-of-band signaling to the UUT, the host controller capable of storing and executing a sequence of instructions to test the UUT via at least one of the in-band and out-of-band signaling paths, the switch being programmable and the sequence of instructions being adaptable to allow the switch and the host controller to adapt to a particular signaling protocol of the UUT.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for providing in-band and out-of-band signals to test a component to be tested (UUT) in a telecommunications network, comprising:
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a programmable switch coupled to said UUT through said telecommunications network via an in-band and out-of-band signaling path configured to provide in-band and out-of-band signaling to said UUT; and a host controller coupled to said switch for communication of data therebetween, said host controller further couplable to said UUT via an out-of-band signaling path configured to provide out-of-band signaling to said UUT, said host controller capable of storing and executing a sequence of instructions to test said UUT via at least one of said in-band and out-of-band signaling paths, said switch being programmable and said sequence of instructions being adaptable to allow said switch and said host controller to adapt to a particular signaling protocol of said UUT. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing in-band and out-of-band signals to test a component to be tested (UUT) in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of:
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coupling a programmable switch to said UUT through said telecommunications network to establish a signaling path configured to provide in-band and out-of-band signaling to said UUT; and coupling a host controller to said switch for communication of data therebetween, said host controller further couplable to said UUT to establish an out-of-band signaling path configured to provide out-of-band signaling to said UUT, said host controller capable of storing and executing a sequence of instructions to test said UUT via at least one of said in-band and out-of-band signaling paths, said switch being programmable and said sequence of instructions being adaptable to allow said switch and said host controller to adapt to a particular signaling protocol of said UUT. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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