Patent ID: 6707794
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A system for visually analyzing physical link layer handshake protocol control packets on a network, the network comprising two nodes and a physical connection between the two nodes, said system comprising:a computer for operating network analysis software; a physical connection between the computer and the two nodes; a buffer in the computer for capturing physical link layer handshake protocol control packets generated by the two nodes; wherein the network analysis software operates on the physical link layer handshake protocol control packets, creating a visual merged list of physical link layer handshake protocol control packets; wherein the network analysis software additionally visually decodes the physical link layer handshake protocol control packets; wherein the list of physical link layer handshake protocol control packets and the decoded physical link layer handshake protocol control packets are, presented on a display; wherein the network analysis software is capable of visually facilitating diagnosis of a symptom.