Network fault analysis tool
First Claim
1. A tool comprising:
- a processor capable of being coupled to a data network;
processor-readable storage for storing instructions and data for causing the processor to perform testing on said data network;
wherein said instructions and data include at least one protocol stack; and
wherein said protocol stack allows bit-level and individual state transition level control over protocols.
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Abstract
A testing tool for Internet Service Provider (ISP) network engineers which is used to diagnose network faults, characterize network performance and evaluate new equipment and software releases. The tool can be used to schedule and run proactive tests to identify network problems before subscribers are affected. Further, the tool can be used to provide testing on demand to quickly isolate the root cause of a problem identified by the tool or by network management systems or subscribers. The tool is topology independent and thus does not have to be reconfigured as the network changes. The tool only sends traffic as directed by the network engineer and thus does not generate undesirable heavy network traffic loads, unless such a heavy network loads are desired by the network engineer.
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1. A tool comprising:
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a processor capable of being coupled to a data network;
processor-readable storage for storing instructions and data for causing the processor to perform testing on said data network;
wherein said instructions and data include at least one protocol stack; and
wherein said protocol stack allows bit-level and individual state transition level control over protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tool comprising:
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a processor capable of being coupled to a data network;
processor-readable storage for storing instructions and data for causing the processor to perform at least one of testing said data network, diagnosing a network fault and characterizing network performance of said data network; and
wherein said instructions and data include at least one of protocol stacks, commands for performing protocol-level actions, a test function library, a test application library, a user interface, a command line interface, a custom API, and an administration user interface, wherein said tool is non topology-dependent of said data network.
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12. A computer program product for a Fault Analysis Tool, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code thereon, including program code comprising:
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instructions and data for causing a processor to perform at least one of testing a data network, diagnosing a network fault, and characterizing network performance of a data network;
wherein said computer program product is topology independent of said data network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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