Patent ID: 7805514
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a requesting computer system that is network connectable to one or more chassis that each include one or more network diagnostic modules, a method for implementing a change in a network diagnostic function, the method comprising the acts of: sending a resource allocation request to a chassis from among the one or more chassis, the resource allocation request requesting that resources be allocated for implementing a network diagnostic function; receiving an indication of the chassis resources that were allocated for implementing the network diagnostic function; and sending function initiation instructions directly to an allocated resource, the function initiation instructions instructing the allocated resource to implement the network diagnostic function and collect results generated by the network diagnostic function, wherein the function initiation instructions are configured to change the diagnostic functionality of a network diagnostic module from a protocol analyzer to a generator, from a protocol analyzer to a bit error rate tester, from a protocol analyzer to a jammer, from a generator to a bit error rate tester from a generator to a jammer or from a jammer to a bit error rate tester.