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Method and apparatus for testing a network

US7698408B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Oracle America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bjørn Dag Johnsen · Oslo, NO
Dag Georg Moxnes · Oslo, NO
Line Holen · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2006
Grant date	Apr 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/0811
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Accordingly, one embodiment of the invention provides a method for testing a network comprising multiple nodes. The network conforms to a formal specification. The method includes defining a blueprint comprising a set of one or more possible topological configurations for connecting a node to the network. The one or more possible topological configurations represent a subset of the topological configurations permitted by the formal specification. When connectivity is initiated between a node and the network, it is confirmed that the connectivity for the node conforms to the blueprint.

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