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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, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Jds Uniphase Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
André Dufour, Vancouver, CA;
Alistair Scott, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Viavi Solutions Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 43/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/5038 (2013.01);
Abstract
At least one inline probe is employed to test compliance of a network element with a network traffic policy. The testing capability of the probe is handled by specialized software or hardware. The inline probes hardware can be implemented in network elements such as routers or transceivers. The inline probes can be discovered, registered, and controlled by a dedicated controller disposed at a remote location.