Method, system and apparatus for test network appliance

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for testing a network equipment, solving the problem that the prior art has no test to the data flow forwarding capability of the network equipment. The method comprises the steps: a testing apparatus transmits a test data flow and an authentication data flow to the network equipment, the test data flow includes an analog user data flow, the destination address of each analog user data packet is a testing apparatus address, and the source address is an analog user address; the testing apparatus judges whether the network equipment can forward the test data flow normally according to whether or not the test data flow forwarded by the network equipment is received in the setting time and according to the saved authentication information to the analog users by an authentication server; and judges whether the network equipment can offer normal authentication to the analog users with predetermined number according to the authentication results made by the testing apparatus itself and the authentication results returned from the network equipment. The invention also provides a system and an apparatus for testing the network equipment. The invention puts forward the proposal to realize the test to the forwarding data flow capability of the network equipment.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to network communication equipment testing technology, in particular to a method, system and device for testing network equipment. Background technique [0002] Traditional Ethernet technology allows unauthorized users to access the network directly through devices connected to a local area network (LAN) and use network resources for free. However, with the wide application of Ethernet technology, the network resources of network operators are not provided to users for free, and users need to pay corresponding fees to obtain the right to use the corresponding network resources. In this case, the need for security certification of network usage rights is on the agenda. The LAN standard IEEE 802.1x protocol formulated by the 802 committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) was proposed under such a background. The IEEE 802.1x protocol is also called the Port-Based Network Access Control Protocol. [0...

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[0010] In view of this, the embodiment of the present invention provides a method, system and device for testing network equipment, to solve the problem of inability to test whether the network equipment can be normal in the prior art The forwarding of simulated user data flows through authentication, and the inability to test the forwarding status of other common data flows by network equipment

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