Patent · US Expired

Methods and systems for testing stateful network communications devices

US7194535B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40References

84Claims

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Assignee

Ixia · US

Inventors

Clifford Hannel · Thousand Oaks, US
Douglas Schafer · Malibu, US
Errol Ginsberg · Malibu, US
Gerald Pepper · Thousand Oaks, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2001
Grant date	Mar 20, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/16
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for testing stateful network communications devices are disclosed. According to one test method, stateful and simulated stateless sessions are established with a device under test. Packets are sent to the device under test over the stateful and stateless connections. Information received on the stateful connections is used to alter test conditions on the stateless connections. As a result, a realistic mix of network traffic can be achieved with a reduced amount of hardware.

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