System and method for detecting unidirectional links
First Claim
1. A method of testing a primary device for two-way communication between the primary device and one or more neighbor devices in communication therewith in a network, the method comprising:
- receiving at the primary device a probe packet from an originating device, the probe packet containing an originating device identifier and an originating device port identifier;
inserting into an echo packet the originating device identifier in an originating device field and a primary device identifier and a primary device port identifier in a primary device field in the echo packet;
transmitting the echo packet containing the originating device identifier and a primary device identifier from the primary device; and
receiving a reply packet at the primary device and detecting two-way communication if the reply packet contains the originating device identifier in the originating device field and the primary device identifier in the primary device field.
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Abstract
A method of testing a primary device for two-way communication between the primary device and one or more other devices in communication therewith in a network. The method may include receiving a packet containing an originating device identifier at the primary device; adding a primary device identifier to the packet; transmitting the packet containing the originating device identifier and the primary device identifier from the primary device; and receiving a reply packet and detecting two-way communication if the reply packet contains the originating device identifier and the primary device identifier. A system for testing a primary device for two-way communication between the primary device and the other devices coupled to the primary device is also disclosed.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of testing a primary device for two-way communication between the primary device and one or more neighbor devices in communication therewith in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving at the primary device a probe packet from an originating device, the probe packet containing an originating device identifier and an originating device port identifier;
inserting into an echo packet the originating device identifier in an originating device field and a primary device identifier and a primary device port identifier in a primary device field in the echo packet;
transmitting the echo packet containing the originating device identifier and a primary device identifier from the primary device; and
receiving a reply packet at the primary device and detecting two-way communication if the reply packet contains the originating device identifier in the originating device field and the primary device identifier in the primary device field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for testing a primary device for two-way communication between the primary device and one or more other devices in communication therewith in a network, the system comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive a probe message containing an originating device identifier and originating device port identifier;
a message generator operable to generate an echo message with the originating device identifier in an originating device field and a primary device identifier in a primary device field; and
a transmitter operable to transmit the echo message containing the originating device identifier and the primary device identifier to facilitate detection of one-way communication at the primary device based on the identifiers contained in the echo message and the location of the identifiers in the message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for testing a primary device for two-way communication between the primary device and one or more neighbor devices in communication therewith in a network, the system comprising:
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means for receiving at the primary device a probe packet from an originating device, the probe packet containing an originating device identifier and an originating device port identifier;
means for inserting into an echo packet the originating device identifier in an originating device field and a primary device identifier and a primary device port identifier in a primary device field in the echo packet;
means for transmitting the echo packet containing the originating device identifier and a primary device identifier from the primary device; and
means for receiving a reply packet at the primary device and detecting two-way communication if the reply packet contains the originating device identifier in the originating device field and the primary device identifier in the primary device field. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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