Patent ID: 8213328
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication information acquisition creation system for evaluating a network switch having a plurality of communication ports, the network switch being configured to output first communication information to a second communication device coupled to a second one of the communication ports, the first communication information being from a first communication device and input to a first one of the communication ports, the system comprising: a communication information acquisition unit configured to acquire the first communication information input to the first communication port and second communication information input to the second communication port; a communication data storage unit configured to acquire, from the first communication information and the second communication information respectively, time information indicating time of acquisition of the first and second communication information, transmitting source information indicating transmission sources of the first and second communication information, and transmitting destination information indicating transmission destinations of the first and second communication information; and to store communication data correlating the time information, the transmitting source information, and the transmitting destination information; a communication information creation unit configured to create, according to the communication data, communication information for evaluation to be input to the network switch; and a communication information output unit configured to output the created communication information for evaluation to a communication port of the network switch specified by the transmitting source information and the transmitting destination information in the order determined according to the time information; wherein the communication information acquisition unit is further configured to acquire the first communication information from a first signal splitter coupled to the first communication device and the first communication port, and the second communication information from a second signal splitter coupled to the second communication device and the second communication port.