Pass-through test device

摘要

Method and test device for performing testing in a network conveying a plurality of traffic flows. At the test device, receiving traffic flows through a first interface of the test device on a first segment and forwarding the received plurality of traffic flows towards a second segment of the network through a second interface. At the test device, receiving a test request directed to an address of a test module and, in response to the test request, causing a sequence of proprietary traffic to be injected on the second segment. A reprogrammable test device comprising a networked test module at least in part on a reprogrammable partition of a programmable logic device and a reprogramming module, on a static partition of the programmable logic device, for reprogramming at least a portion of the reprogrammable partition implementing the test module in accordance with reprogramming data received at the test device.

主权项

1. A test device connectable in a network node of a network conveying a plurality of live traffic flows, the test device comprising:
a first interface for receiving the plurality of live traffic flows on a first segment of the network; a second interface for forwarding the plurality of live traffic flows received from the first interface towards a second segment of the network; and a test module reachable via an address on the network, wherein the test module:
receives a test request directed to the address; andgenerates a sequence of proprietary traffic, the sequence of proprietary traffic to be injected on the network in addition to the plurality of live traffic flows.