Patent ID: 9531622
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a memory configured to store a first network control entity to be included within a control plane of a switch fabric system and not within a data plane of the switch fabric system; and a processing device implementing the first network control entity, the first network control entity configured to receive a first test signal including a test instruction to be implemented within the switch fabric system, the first network control entity configured to send a second test signal including instructions to implement the test instruction to a second network control entity, the first network control entity configured to withdraw implementation of the test instruction at the second network control entity a predetermined amount of time after a condition has been met, the first network control entity configured to determine, based on a designated network control entity indicator in the test instruction, not to send the test instruction to a third network control entity within the control plane of the switch fabric system.