Patent ID: 9438503
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for performing network measurements in an Ethernet network comprising a plurality of network elements (NE), the method comprising: a) providing a central test server; b) providing a pluggable transceiver (PT) connected at one of the plurality of NEs for receiving and transmitting network traffic, the pluggable transceiver comprising a programmable logic array containing a test logic module; c) providing a mediation sub-system in communication with the central test server and the PT, the mediation sub-system comprising logic for generating transceiver-executable commands and for communicating said commands to the pluggable transceiver in response to receiving test requests; d) using the central test server to generate a test request and to communicate the test request to the mediation sub-system; e) using the mediation sub-system to translate the test request into a plurality of subtests, including adjusting a frame rate generation of the PT, to generate a sequence of transceiver-executable commands to execute the plurality of subtests, and to communicate said commands to the PT to execute the plurality of subtests; f) receiving, at the PT, the sequence of transceiver-executable commands, and storing network service parameters for the commands in memory; and, g) using the test logic module of the PT to execute the received transceiver-executable commands to perform a network test.