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US 8,402,388 B2Granted
Setting up a communication procedure between instances and a protocol tester using the method
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorsJoerg Ehrhardt, Jens Kittan, Wolfgang Borgert
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Abstract
A method of setting up a communication procedure between instances, one of which is a protocol tester that uses the method, includes the steps of selecting the instances, selecting a protocol layer for the communication procedure, selecting abstract communication interfaces for the protocol layer; selecting communication data and automatically setting up the communication procedure on the basis of the results of the selecting steps. Any of the selecting steps may be performed graphically, and parameters selected are assigned description files that are used in the setting up step.
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A method of setting up a communication procedure between instances, comprising the steps of:
- selecting the instances that take part in the communication procedure, one instance being a protocol tester and another instance being an item under test;
- selecting a protocol layer to be emulated by the protocol tester for testing a specified protocol layer of the item under test on the basis of the communication procedure, the protocol layer selected from a displayed list of protocol layers that are capable of being emulated by the protocol tester, the list of protocol layers including at least one layer 2 protocol from an OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) reference model;
- selecting abstract communication interfaces of the emulated protocol layer for the communication procedure, the abstract communication interfaces selected from a displayed list of abstract communication interfaces associated with the selected protocol layer;
- selecting communication data contained in description files to be exchanged at the abstract communication interfaces;
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- automatically setting up through the protocol tester the communication procedure on the basis of the selections made in the above selecting steps, with parameters for the abstract communications interfaces and the communication data selecting steps being made graphically.
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A protocol tester comprising:
- means for selecting instances taking part in a communication procedure, one of the instances being the protocol tester and another instance being an item under test;
- means for displaying a list of protocol layers capable of being emulated by the protocol tester, the list of protocol layers including at least one layer 2 protocol from an OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) reference model;
- means for selecting a protocol layer to be emulated by the protocol tester for testing a specified protocol layer of the item under test on the basis of the communication procedure;
- means for displaying a list of abstract communication interfaces for the communication procedure, the list of abstract communication interfaces associated with the selected protocol layer to be emulated;
- means for selecting abstract communication interfaces of the emulated protocol layer for the communication procedure;
- means for selecting communication data contained in description files to be exchanged at the abstract communication interfaces;
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- means for automatically setting up the communication procedure through the protocol tester on the basis of the selections of the various selecting means, with parameters for the abstract communication interfaces and the communication data selecting means being made graphically.
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A graphical user interface for a protocol tester comprising:
- means for graphically selecting devices to be used in a communication procedure, a first being the protocol tester and a second device being an item under test;
- means for displaying a list of protocol layers capable of being emulated by the protocol tester, the list of protocol layers including at least one layer 2 protocol from an OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) reference model;
- means for graphically selecting a protocol layer to be emulated by the protocol tester for testing a specified protocol layer of the item under test;
- means for displaying a list of service access points for the communication procedure, the list of service access points interfaces associated with the selected protocol layer;
- means for graphically selecting service access points of the protocol layer to be emulated for the communication procedure;
- means for graphically selecting communication data to be exchanged at the service access points, the communication data contained in description files;
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- means for automatically setting up the communication procedure through the protocol tester on the basis of the selections of the various selecting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.