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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001

Filed:

Oct. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Israel Cidon, Haifa, IL;

Moshe Sidi, Haifa, IL;

Assignee:

Attune Networks Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/05 ; H03K 1/9003 ; H04B 1/74 ; H04L 1/22 ; H05K 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/05 ; H03K 1/9003 ; H04B 1/74 ; H04L 1/22 ; H05K 1/000 ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus for testing a network having a plurality of nodes. The method includes sending commands to one or more traffic agents connected to the network and to at least one network management agent coupled to a respective node of the network, transmitting data from at least one of the traffic agents over the network responsive to the commands, determining network information at the at least one network management agent responsive to the commands and to transmission of the data through the respective node, and receiving and evaluating the network information to assess a state of the network.

Published as:
CA2306271A1; WO9918695A1; AU9456098A; EP1021888A1; US6269330B1; JP2001519619A; EP1021888B1; ATE268965T1; DE69824435D1; CA2306271C;

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