Network link testing
US10181912B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Network links are exercised by transmitting network frames across the links at a threshold level of network traffic by filling unutilized bandwidth with test frames. By increasing network traffic across the links, errors are increased and easier to detect. The test frames can be given lower priority than customer traffic so as not to impact the test traffic. The test frames can be designed such that they are dropped upon receipt by another network switch.
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