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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Marc Robert Pearlman, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Marc Robert Pearlman, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring a communication network is provided. The network includes a plurality of node electronics units communicatively coupled to at least one central control processing unit through at least one network wherein each network includes a network switch. The method includes coupling a monitoring domain to the network, and receiving at least one of network traffic transmitted on at least one of the monitored links, and network traffic received on at least one of the monitored links through at least one monitoring link. The apparatus includes a plurality of node electronics units communicatively coupled to at least one central control processing unit through at least one network wherein each network includes a network switch, and wherein the apparatus comprises a monitoring domain.