Endpoint selection in a network test system
AssigneeIxia
InventorsNoah Gintis, Razvan Stan
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Abstract
A method for testing a network and a test manager for a network test system are disclosed. The method for testing a network may including displaying (1) a graphical user interface including a graphical representation of endpoints available for selection as endpoints of traffic to be generated during a test session and (2) a tabular list describing selected endpoints. Source endpoints for the traffic may be selected and the selected source endpoints may be designated on the graphical representation of endpoints and described in the tabular list. Traffic from the selected source endpoints to the selected destination endpoints may be generated for transmission via the network.
Claims25
A method for testing a network, comprising:
- displaying a graphical user interface including a graphical representation of endpoints available for selection as endpoints of traffic to be generated during a test session and a tabular list describing selected endpoints;
- selecting source endpoints for the traffic, selected source endpoints designated on the graphical representation of endpoints and described in the tabular list;
- selecting destination endpoints for the traffic, selected destination endpoints designated on the graphical representation of endpoints and described in the tabular list;
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- generating traffic from the selected source endpoints for transmission to the selected destination endpoints via the network.
A test manager for a network test system, comprising:
- a non-transitory machine readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method for testing a network, the method comprising:
- displaying a graphical user interface including a graphical representation of endpoints available for selection as endpoints of traffic to be generated during a test session and a tabular list describing selected endpoints;
- selecting source endpoints for the traffic, selected source endpoints designated on the graphical representation of endpoints and described in the tabular list;
- selecting destination endpoints for the traffic, selected destination endpoints designated on the graphical representation of endpoints and described in the tabular list;
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- generating traffic forming data to cause a plurality of port units to generate traffic from the selected source endpoints for transmission to the selected destination endpoints via the network.
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