Patent Document ID: 9825842
Application ID: 14579152
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A network test system comprising: a Serial/Deserializer (SERDES) receiver receiving network activity therethrough; a SERDES transmitter downstream from the SERDES receiver receiving network activity therethrough; a circuit switch operatively coupled to the SERDES receiver and operatively coupled to the SERDES transmitter; a port operatively coupled to the circuit switch and adapted to receive an observation device or a control device; and a signal replicator including signal replication logic on the SERDES receiver; wherein the circuit switch is a first digital circuit switch operatively coupled with the signal replicator on the SERDES receiver and coupled with the port; wherein the circuit switch is adapted to tap off a data stream of the network activity to passively observe network activity with the observation device or to inject test traffic into the port from the control device to test a particular portion of the network; and wherein the system is adapted to provide real-time observation and test capability for network activity without disturbing the network or portions of the network not under test signal injection.