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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Jeong Eun Joo, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred King, San Jose, CA (US);
Patrick Riley, Campbell, CA (US);
Aart Konynenberg, Gilroy, CA (US);
Paul Chang, Fremont, CA (US);
Jeong Eun Joo, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred King, San Jose, CA (US);
Patrick Riley, Campbell, CA (US);
Aart Konynenberg, Gilroy, CA (US);
Paul Chang, Fremont, CA (US);
Sunrise Telecom Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A network test architecture includes a plurality of modules for performing a plurality of functions, each of the plurality of modules having a unique identifier. An additional module for performing an additional function has an additional unique identifier. A control bus is connected among the plurality of modules; a data bus is connected among the plurality of modules; and a power bus is connected among the plurality of modules. A controller controls operation, data transmission, and powering of the plurality of modules and the additional module, respectively, through the control bus, the data bus, and the power bus, the controller using the unique identifier and the additional unique identifier of the plurality of modules upon simultaneous connection of the control bus, the data bus, and the power bus to the additional module.