Network test/measurement agent extensible with different types of network interfaces
US8055700B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system or method that extends a communication test/measurement agent by providing the communication test/measurement agent with built-in functionality to allow a central communication test/measurement system to generically communicate with and operate the agent, and by providing the communication test/measurement agent with built-in functionality to allow the agent to automatically recognize and dynamically incorporate plugins that are specific to different types of communication interfaces and which allow the network test/measurement system to communicate with the respective different types of communication interfaces.
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