Method and apparatus for determining endpoints for use as...

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2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Pham, Chi (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Diagnostic testing

Path check

C370S242000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10933646

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.

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patent: 7237138 (2007-06-01), Greenwald et al.
patent: 2003/0120811 (2003-06-01), Hanson et al.
patent: 2004/0078683 (2004-04-01), Buia et al.

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