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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Akshay Arun Adhikari, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Karen Louise Barrett, Chatswood, AU;
Lorraine Denby, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Neil Hepworth, Artarmon, AU;
Jean Meloche, Madison, NJ (US);
Akshay Arun Adhikari, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Karen Louise Barrett, Chatswood, AU;
Lorraine Denby, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Neil Hepworth, Artarmon, AU;
Jean Meloche, Madison, NJ (US);
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing a digital network having a plurality of subnetworks by determining by one of a plurality of user endpoint devices assigned to one of the plurality of subnetworks upon the one of the plurality of user endpoint devices being idle that the one of the plurality of user endpoint devices should perform the functions of a testing user endpoint device for the one of the plurality of subnetworks; identifying the one of plurality of user endpoint devices to a server or a distributed system of servers as a testing user endpoint device; obtaining the identifies of other testing user endpoint devices in other ones of the plurality of subnetworks from the server; and testing the network by transmission of test packets to other ones of the testing user endpoint devices in the other ones of the plurality of subnetworks.