Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Daniel E Mucha

Luay Jalil

Richard Moczygemba

A method may include receiving, at a first network device, a test initiation message from a control device, wherein the test initiation message includes at least an identification of a second network device. The method may further include retrieving the identification of the second network device from the test initiation message and generating test data including at least source information associated with the first network device, destination information associated with the second network device, and timestamp information associated with a time at which the test data is generated. In addition, the method may include transmitting the test data to the second network device via a data network under test and receiving return test data from the second network device. Further, the method may include generating performance information based on the return test data received from the second network device.

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Daniel E Mucha