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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Pasquale A. Catalano, Wallkill, NY (US);
Michael James Becht, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Christopher J Colonna, Ossining, NY (US);
Stephen Robert Guendert, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A receiving network device obtains a command built to enable a control program to trigger activation of diagnostics on one or more ports of one or more network devices. The command includes an indication of the one or more ports on which diagnostics is to be activated. The receiving network device initiates triggering activation of diagnostics on the one or more ports indicated by the command, and provides diagnostic status resulting from the activation of diagnostics on the one or more ports.