System and method for virtualization of networking system software via emulation
US8793117B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45533
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network application may be run on a host computer using a target protocol stack by launching a network application on the host computer, opening a target protocol stack library on the host computer before opening a host computer system library and using the target protocol stack library to divert interface calls associated with the network application to a target protocol stack, whereby the network application runs on the host computer as if it were running directly on a computer on which the target protocol stack is available. A network environment may be simulated including wireless communication between a plurality of mobile devices. Multiple instances of the target protocol stack library may be opened to divert interface calls associated with the network application to the target protocol stack. A hardware test bed may be emulated to which the network application may be applied.
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