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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ilan Raab, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert W Smith, Los Altos, CA (US);
David B Stevens, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sri Reddy, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Corporation, Montreal, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
709224 ; 709239 ; 714 41 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring the performance of a dedicated communications medium in a switched data networking environment wherein a probe having a bypass circuit allows promiscuous monitoring of all traffic between a switch and a network device, such as a file server, in either direction, and in full duplex mode. Additionally, the bypass circuit eliminates the requirement for a separate repeater between the switch and the network device.