Patent · US Expired

Setting up a communication procedure between instances and a protocol tester using the method

US8402388B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Tektronix, Inc. · US

Inventors

Joerg Ehrhardt · Berlin, DE
Jens Kittan · Burgkirchen an der Alz, DE
Wolfgang Borgert · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2001
Grant date	Mar 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 3, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2213/13204
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of setting up a communication procedure between instances, one of which is a protocol tester that uses the method, includes the steps of selecting the instances, selecting a protocol layer for the communication procedure, selecting abstract communication interfaces for the protocol layer; selecting communication data and automatically setting up the communication procedure on the basis of the results of the selecting steps. Any of the selecting steps may be performed graphically, and parameters selected are assigned description files that are used in the setting up step.

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