US 12,244,477 B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for recycling background traffic in a test environment
Thomas Ameling, Woodland Hills, CA (US); and Razvan Ionut Stan, Agoura Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Santa Rosa, CA (US)
Filed by Keysight Technologies, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/498,723.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115762 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 43/08 (2013.01) [H04L 45/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for recycling background traffic in a test environment, the method comprising:
at a test system implemented using at least one processor:
generating background packets usable as background traffic in a data center switching fabric used in delivering test traffic to a system under test (SUT);
sending, from a first packet source of the test system and via the data center switching fabric, the background packets toward a first packet destination of the test system, the first packet destination emulating a first endpoint device;
receiving, by the first packet destination, at least some of the background packets; and
resending, from a re-entry packet source of the test system and via the data center switching fabric, at least one received background packet toward the first packet destination or a second packet destination, the second packet destination emulating a second endpoint device.