Patent Document ID: 20110010156
Application ID: 12821482
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. Simulation or test system ( 1 ′) for a network architecture of computers ( 10 - 15 ) and active equipment items ( 20 - 25 ), comprising: a simulation unit ( 100 ) comprising models (M i ) simulating at least one part of the said computers ( 10 - 15 ), each computer or simulation model being able to communicate on a real network ( 2 ) through an active equipment item ( 20 - 25 ) known as corresponding active equipment item, to which the said computer, simulated if need be, is directly connected in the network topology, simulation unit ( 100 ) being equipped to acquire a message (MESS) sent out by a computer or a simulation model on the network, and to transmit the message so acquired to simulation models (M 1 ) that are recipients thereof, simulation unit ( 100 ) is equipped to acquire the said message at the corresponding active equipment item ( 20 - 25 ) to which the sending computer or simulation model is directly connected.