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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Jonas Höf, München, DE;
Norbert Löbig, Darmstadt, DE;
Jürgen Tegeler, Penzberg, DE;
Michael Tinnacher, Köflach, AT;
Dieter Wallner, Graz, AT;
Jonas Höf, München, DE;
Norbert Löbig, Darmstadt, DE;
Jürgen Tegeler, Penzberg, DE;
Michael Tinnacher, Köflach, AT;
Dieter Wallner, Graz, AT;
Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In one aspect, a method for detecting the fault of a message interface in a communications device is provided, wherein the message interface comprises at least two layers which communicate with each other, a top layer accesses to the services of the lower layer and offers the services thereof to upper layers, for detecting a fault in the layers, at least one test application sends at least one test message for testing the information state of at least certain individual layers, thereby making it possible to control the information capabilities between the layers of the message interface.