Protocol independent interface supporting general communications interface debugging and testing tool

US9489488B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9489488-B2
Application numberUS-201113242453-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 23, 2011
Priority dateSep 23, 2011
Publication dateNov 8, 2016
Grant dateNov 8, 2016

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A protocol independent debugging tool for debugging communication interfaces of devices is disclosed. The debugging tool is configured to receive communication protocol plug-ins corresponding to different communication protocols. The debugging tool instantiates a stack interface from the protocol plug-in, such that the stack interface implements a protocol-specific stack wrapper that communicates with a device being tested. The stack specific wrapper receives commands from a command interface for the device being tested, generates data packets in accordance with the communication protocol of the device being tested, and transmits the data packets to the device being tested.

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What is claimed is: 1. A tool operating on a computer for debugging a plurality of different devices having different communication protocols associated thereto to support testing of communications interfaces using commands obtained from a command definition file for the device being tested, the tool comprising: a plurality of communication modules, residing on the computer, for communicating with one or more of the plurality of different devices via a physical transport of the co…

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What does patent US9489488B2 cover?
A protocol independent debugging tool for debugging communication interfaces of devices is disclosed. The debugging tool is configured to receive communication protocol plug-ins corresponding to different communication protocols. The debugging tool instantiates a stack interface from the protocol plug-in, such that the stack interface implements a protocol-specific stack wrapper that communicat…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dean Brian J, Raghuraman Jyotsna, Reinke Robert E, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F19/3412. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 08 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).