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Method and apparatus for testing a communication link

US7724678B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6References

18Claims

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Assignee

Oracle America, Inc. · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2006
Grant date	May 25, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/50
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Accordingly, one embodiment of the invention provides a method for testing a communications link. The method includes establishing a connection over the communications link and completing link training over the communications link. Additional testing is now performed over the communications link. Assuming successful completion of the additional testing, it is reported to a network manager that link training has completed. This then allows use of the link for network communications to commence.

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