Test system for a very high-speed ring network and an operating procedure for the system
US5487073A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A test system for a very high-speed ring network and an operating procedure for the system is provided that can be used with a communications coupler in which function tests are implemented and wherein a processor executes specific test software. The test system of the invention is also able to drive any communications coupler connected to the network, and can display the entire network on a screen of the minicomputer. The test system includes: a data processing unit with a display device for viewing the data connected through a specific link to a communications coupler that is connected to the network; a network test program running on the data processing unit; a set of function tests implemented in the communications coupler for generating frames on the network, wherein the test program controls both the communications coupler by sending it commands to perform the set of tests, and commands to display information on the status of the network as received by the coupler and sent by the coupler to the processing unit. The test system of the invention is applicable to FDDI or TPDDI networks.
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