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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2018
Applicant:

Spirent Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:

Douglas Grinkemeyer, Germantown, MD (US);

Assignee:

Spirent Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04H 20/12 (2008.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/5038 (2013.01); H04H 20/12 (2013.01); H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/0835 (2013.01); H04L 43/0852 (2013.01); H04L 43/50 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some tests can be implemented as services. A network provider can deploy ('push') a test to a container resident on one or more devices of the network, either at installation, periodically, or when a problem is reported. When a customer reports an issue, services running on one or more devices of the customer's installation can cause the containerized tests to be run. For example, the central office of the network provider can initiate a request to run the test through the internet (or other connection) by the container. In some implementations, there is an overlap of the service based test set with traditional technician initiated test sets forming a hybrid testing architecture.


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