Diagnostic traffic generation for automatic testing and troubleshooting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9935818-B1
Application number	US-201715584696-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	May 2, 2017
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A framework in a cloud network that may allow for debugging at multiple vantage points at different layers (e.g., layer 2, layer 3, etc.). The methods may provide tracer or measurement services that filter, capture, or forward flows that may include packets, calls, or protocols to look for particular signatures.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
detecting an event associated with communication between a first device and a second device during a first period;
based on detecting the event, providing instructions to record operations by the first or second device for a second period; and
based on the recorded operations, providing instructions to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the operations further comprising commands executed on the first or second device for the first period.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the providing of instructions to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device is further based on a location of the first device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the providing of instructions to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device is further based on a device capability of the first device, the device capability comprising processor speed.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the event is based on an indication of a complaint associated with the first device or the second device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the event is based on reaching a threshold packet loss.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , the operations further comprising obtaining statistics associated with the test traffic.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
determining a health of a communication path between the first device or second device; and
providing instructions to display an indicator the health.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first device is a mobile device.

10. A method comprising:
detecting, by a server, an event associated with communication between a first device and a second device during a first period;
based on detecting the event, providing instructions, by the server, to record operations by the first or second device for a second period; and
based on the recorded operations, providing instructions, by the server, to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device.

11. The method of claim 10 , the operations further comprising commands executed on the first or second device for the first period.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the providing of instructions to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device is further based on a location of the first device.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the providing of instructions to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device is further based on device capabilities of the first device, the device capabilities comprising processor speed.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the event is based on an indication of a complaint associated with the first device or the second device.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the event is based on reaching a threshold packet loss.

16. The method of claim 10 , the operations further comprising obtaining statistics associated with the test traffic.

17. The method of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:
determining a health of a communication path between the first device or second device; and
providing instructions to display an indicator the health.

18. A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
detecting an event associated with communication between a first device and a second device during a first period;
based on detecting the event, providing instructions to record operations by the first or second device for a second period; and
based on the recorded operations, providing instructions to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , the operations further comprising commands executed on the first or second device for the first period.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the providing of instructions to install a virtual machine for generating test traffic that simulates the recorded operations of the second period on the first device is further based on a location of the first device.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Kim Byoung-Jo
• Xu Yang
• Anwer Muhammad Bilal

Classifications

• H04L43/0829

  Packet loss · CPC title

• H04L43/16

  Threshold monitoring · CPC title

• H04M3/42221

  Conversation recording systems (at the subscriber's set H04M1/656) · CPC title

• H04L41/0681

  Configuration of triggering conditions · CPC title

• H04L43/0894

  Packet rate · CPC title