Network Load Tester Real-Time Frame Error Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-speed data transmission networks face challenges in diagnosing and resolving issues such as out-of-order, dropped, and misdirected frames due to their increasing complexity and dynamic nature, which hinders network operational reliability and capacity.
Innovation Solution
A network load tester system that receives and analyzes frames in real-time, recording errors and generating traffic profiles to identify and record out-of-order, dropped, and misdirected frames, facilitating immediate error capture and debugging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If network bandwidth is increased to meet growing demand, then data transmission speed improves, but network complexity and difficulty of diagnosing problems increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dedicated error detection and recording device that acts as an intermediary between network components. This device monitors network traffic, detects errors such as dropped or corrupted frames, and records them for analysis, thereby simplifying the diagnosis of network problems in high-speed environments without limiting bandwidth capacity
2Productivity
If network speed increases to 10 gigabits per second or faster, then productivity improves, but error detection and resolution becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs self-service error detection mechanisms that automatically monitor network traffic and identify errors without requiring manual intervention. The device continuously analyzes packet data, detects anomalies such as out-of-order or corrupted frames, and maintains error logs, enabling automatic diagnosis even at high transmission speeds of 10 gigabits per second or faster
3Quantity of substance
If network capacity is increased to handle more data, then service capability improves, but reliability of diagnosing problems decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary error recording actions by continuously monitoring network traffic and immediately capturing error events as they occur. The device maintains dedicated error logs that record details of dropped, corrupted, or out-of-order frames before they can cause broader network issues, ensuring reliable problem diagnosis even as network capacity increases to handle larger data volumes
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AI summary
A load tester is configured to generate traffic streams for testing a network. The traffic streams can include one or more stream objects. Each stream object can be characterized by a unique identifier and can include a fixed number of frames. The frames can share the same S_ID and D_ID while being characterized by a unique sequence count. The load tester can receive a plurality of frames, all or some of which belong to a stream object, and analyze the received frames in real-time to identify the occurrence of one or more errors such as out-of-order frame errors, dropped frame errors, and misdirected frame errors. The different types of errors can be individually recorded.