公开(公告)号：US20090003221A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-01

申请号：US12158298

申请日：2005-12-20

申请人： David Joseph Ralph Burns ,  Norman James Robertson ,  Peter A. Palumbo ,  Manuel Lopes Branco ,  Myriam Carole Boyer

发明人： David Joseph Ralph Burns ,  Norman James Robertson ,  Peter A. Palumbo ,  Manuel Lopes Branco ,  Myriam Carole Boyer

IPC分类号： H04L12/24

CPC分类号： H04L12/2856 ,  H04L12/2859 ,  H04L12/2898 ,  H04L43/50

摘要： According to embodiments of the present invention an apparatus suitable for testing a connection defined between a customer entity and a network entity, the connection traversing at least a first portion of a packet-enabled network between said apparatus and the network entity is provided. The apparatus comprises a first interface adapted to exchange with the network entity data associated with the connection over a first traffic VLAN and a second interface adapted to exchange with the customer entity data associated with the connection over a second traffic VLAN bridged to the first traffic VLAN by a bridging entity. The apparatus further comprises a third interface adapted to exchange with a management entity data associated with a management connection over a management VLAN. A control module coupled to the first, second and third interfaces, the control module is provided and the control module is operable to respond to an instruction received from the management entity to cause the switching entity to perform selective bridging of the management VLAN to at least one of the first traffic VLAN and the second traffic VLAN.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的实施例，提供一种适用于测试在客户实体和网络实体之间定义的连接的装置，穿过所述装置和网络实体之间的分组使能网​​络的至少第一部分的连接。 该装置包括适于与第一业务VLAN与网络实体相关联的数据交换的第一接口，以及适于与桥接到第一业务VLAN的第二业务VLAN与客户实体相关联的数据交换的第二接口 由桥接实体。 该装置还包括适于与管理实体交换管理实体的与管理VLAN上的管理连接相关联的数据的第三接口。 耦合到第一，第二和第三接口的控制模块提供控制模块，并且控制模块可操作以响应从管理实体接收的指令，使交换实体至少执行管理VLAN的选择性桥接 第一个流量VLAN和第二个流量VLAN之一。

公开(公告)号：US07869371B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-11

申请号：US12158298

申请日：2005-12-20

申请人： David Joseph Ralph Burns ,  Norman James Robertson ,  Peter A. Palumbo ,  Manuel Lopez Branco ,  Myriam Carole Boyer

发明人： David Joseph Ralph Burns ,  Norman James Robertson ,  Peter A. Palumbo ,  Manuel Lopez Branco ,  Myriam Carole Boyer

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/2856 ,  H04L12/2859 ,  H04L12/2898 ,  H04L43/50

摘要： According to embodiments of the present invention an apparatus suitable for testing a connection defined between a customer entity and a network entity, the connection traversing at least a first portion of a packet-enabled network between said apparatus and the network entity is provided. The apparatus comprises a first interface adapted to exchange with the network entity data associated with the connection over a first traffic VLAN and a second interface adapted to exchange with the customer entity data associated with the connection over a second traffic VLAN bridged to the first traffic VLAN by a bridging entity. The apparatus further comprises a third interface adapted to exchange with a management entity data associated with a management connection over a management VLAN. A control module coupled to the first, second and third interfaces, the control module is provided and the control module is operable to respond to an instruction received from the management entity to cause the switching entity to perform selective bridging of the management VLAN to at least one of the first traffic VLAN and the second traffic VLAN.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的实施例，提供一种适用于测试在客户实体和网络实体之间定义的连接的装置，穿过所述装置和网络实体之间的分组使能网​​络的至少第一部分的连接。 该装置包括适于与第一业务VLAN与网络实体相关联的数据交换的第一接口，以及适于与桥接到第一业务VLAN的第二业务VLAN与客户实体相关联的数据交换的第二接口 由桥接实体。 该装置还包括适于与管理实体交换管理实体的与管理VLAN上的管理连接相关联的数据的第三接口。 耦合到第一，第二和第三接口的控制模块提供控制模块，并且控制模块可操作以响应从管理实体接收的指令，使交换实体至少执行管理VLAN的选择性桥接 第一个流量VLAN和第二个流量VLAN之一。