Patent ID: 11894948
Assignee: PRIMEWAN LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of forming a virtual network, the method comprising:
passing frames of data at a frame rate across one or more fiber optic cables that each has two or more physical fibers,
when the frame rate of the frames of data is greater than a maximum frame rate of a first physical fiber in a fiber optic cable, the method further comprises:
passing a first number of the frames of data over the first physical fiber at a first data rate that is equal to or less than a maximum data rate of the first physical fiber; and
passing a second number of the frames of data over a second physical fiber at a second data rate that is equal to or less than a maximum data rate of the second physical fiber; and

when the frame rate of the frames of data is equal to or less than the maximum frame rate of the first physical fiber in the fiber optic cable, the method comprises:
passing a pair of frames of data in sequence through the first physical fiber such that the pair of frames include data from a plurality of sources;

generating a test frame having a header that identifies a virtual exit device under test, and transmitting the test frame to the virtual exit device under the test; and
receiving the test frame by the virtual exit device, unpacking the test frame, and determining one or more measures of status from the unpacked test frame.