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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:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Randall L. Powers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert S. Kroninger, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Melvin R. Phillips, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dieter H. Nattkemper, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Randall L. Powers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert S. Kroninger, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Melvin R. Phillips, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dieter H. Nattkemper, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
ADC DSL Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J003/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing components in ATM networks utilizing loop-back based ATM layer testing. The method and apparatus utilize interfaces and identifier codes to send and loop-back test cells along portions of virtual channels to test the virtual channels.