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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernesto Colizzi, Monza, IT;
Lucia Bianchi, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 ;
Abstract
An event simulator for telecommunication networks and a method for simulating the operation of such a network, in particular an MS-SPRING-type optical fiber telecommunication networks. The event simulator according to the present invention comprises a set of network elements, whose operation has to be tested, and event simulation means. According to the invention, said event simulation means comprise electronic processing means suitable to generate simulation signals for a virtual telecommunication network ring and interfacing means able to transmit/receive said simulation signals with the set of network elements whose operation has to be tested.