Apparatus and method for testing multifunction communications networks
US5450416A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/413
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved apparatus and method for isolating faults in a complex communications network such as a collision-detection network. A wrap plug connected to a communications adapter of a computer system simulates multiple functions of the network environment, rather than a single, hardwired function. A method performs a comprehensive yet convenient diagnostic test of multiple functions of the adapter while a terminal is disconnected from the network.
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