Patent ID: 8014371
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for evaluating a network; said network including a plurality of domains; each respective domain of said plurality of domains embodying a respective topology; the system comprising: (a) at least one gateway unit; a respective gateway unit of said at least one gateway unit effecting signal handling between adjacent said respective domains; each respective gateway unit of said at least one gateway unit having a respective plurality of radio objects for modeling communications in two or more domains of said plurality of domains; (b) a plurality of communicating nodes coupled with said at least one gateway unit; and (c) at least one respective edge establishing a respective communication link between adjacent respective communicating nodes of said plurality of communicating nodes; at least one first selected node of said plurality of communicating nodes being a unicast node; at least one second selected node of said plurality of communicating nodes being a multicast node; and at least one node of said plurality of communicating nodes being a media node; each respective unicast node of said at least one unicast node being configured for handling message traffic addressed to said respective unicast node; each respective multicast node of said at least one multicast node being connected with at least one media node of said at least one media node within a respective domain of said plurality of said domains; each respective media node of said at least one media node being configured for handling message traffic addressed to one or more of said multicast nodes connected with said respective media node individually or en masse; each said respective unicast node and each said respective multicast node having at least one respective radio object for modeling communications in a respective domain of said plurality of domains; each said respective media node having at least one respective radio object for modeling communications among at least one said respective gateway unit and at least one of a respective unicast node and a plurality of said multicast nodes.