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。

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：US20090073886A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US12158297

申请日：2006-01-25

申请人： David Joseph Ralph Burns ,  Norman James Robertson

发明人： David Joseph Ralph Burns ,  Norman James Robertson

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04L43/50

摘要： A computer-readable medium is provided, comprising a set of instructions for execution by a processor of a computing device at a subscriber premises. The processor is operable to execute a software application that enables the computing device to participate in a media connection over a data network. Execution of the set of instructions by the processor causes the computing device to execute a method that includes performing a connectivity test over a test connection established through a gateway at the subscriber premises and over the data network; and prior to performing a connectivity test, provisioning the gateway to enable establishment of said test connection.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种计算机可读介质，包括一组用于由用户驻地处理器执行计算设备的指令。 处理器可操作以执行使得计算设备能够通过数据网络参与媒体连接的软件应用。 由处理器执行该组指令使得计算设备执行一种方法，该方法包括通过在用户房屋处和通过数据网络的网关建立的测试连接执行连接性测试; 并且在执行连接性测试之前，提供所述网关以启用所述测试连接的建立。