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Traffic pattern information for a local area network
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1989-10-30
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2009-10-30
Abstract
Abstract A traffic analyzer (16) for a local area network (10) having multiple stations (14) that exchange message packets (24) receives selected ones of the message packets (24). The analyzer (16) stores a message packet table (TABLE(0)-TABLE(6)) and generates a table pointer (P) as a function of both the source address (S) and the destination address (D) of each received packet (24). A record (S,D,N) of each received packet (24) is stored in the table entry (TABLE(P)) associated with the table pointer value (P) for the respective received packet (24), where N is equal to the number of received packets having the source address S and the destination address D.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacques A. Roth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/02; H04L43/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
In a traffic analyzer for a local area network of the type comprising a plurality of stations, each having a respective address, and a transmission medium interconnecting the stations, wherein a first set of the stations each comprise means for sending message packets to selected other ones of the stations via the transmission medium, and wherein a second set of the stations each comprise means for receiving the message packets, an improved apparatus for recording information regarding traffic patterns on the transmission medium comprising: means for receiving selected ones of the message packets; means for determining a source address indicative of the address of the station sending each of the received message packets; means for determining a destination address indicative of the address of the intended receiving station for each of the received message packets; means for maintaining a message packet table comprising a plurality of table entries; means for generating a table pointer as a function of both the source address and the destination address of each of the received packets such that each value of the table pointer is associated with a respective one of the table entries; and means for storing a record of each of the received packets in the table entry associated with the table pointer value for the respective received packet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
In a traffic analyzer for a local area network of the type comprising a plurality of stations, each having a respective address, and a transmission medium interconnecting the stations, wherein a first set of the stations each comprise means for sending message packets to selected other ones of the stations via the transmission medium, and wherein a second set of the stations each comprise means for receiving the message packets, an improved apparatus for recording information regarding traffic patterns on the transmission medium comprising: means for receiving selected ones of the message packets; means for determining a source address indicative of the address of the station sending each of the received message packets; means for determining a destination address indicative of the address of the intended receiving station for each of the received message packets; means for maintaining a message packet table comprising a plurality of table entries; means for generating a table pointer as a function of both the source address and the destination address of each of the received packets such that each value of the table pointer is associated with a respective one of the table entries; and means for storing a record of each of the received packets in the table entry associated with the table pointer value for the respective received packet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the first set includes all of the stations, and wherein the second set includes all of the stations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the record storing means comprises means for storing a plurality of packet records, each packet record comprising a source record indicative of the respective source address, a destination record indicative of the respective destination address, and a count record indicative of the number of received message packets sent from the source address station to the destination address station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
128 words
The invention of claim 3 wherein the packet record storing means comprises: means for comparing the source and destination addresses of each received packet with the source and destination records of each packet record stored in the table entry associated with the respective table pointer value; means, operative in the event the comparing means fails to find a packet record in the respective table entry having source and destination records matching the respective source and destination addresses, for creating a new packet record in the respective table entry; and means operative in the event the comparing means finds a packet record in the respective table entry having source and destination records matching the respective source and destination addresses, for incrementing the count record of the respective packet record.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
188 words
In a traffic analyzer for a local area network of the type comprising a plurality of stations, each having a respective address, and a transmission medium interconnecting the stations, wherein a first set of the stations each comprise means for sending message packets to selected other ones of the stations via the transmission medium, wherein a second set of stations each comprise means for receiving the message packets, and wherein each of the message packets comprises a source address and a destination address, an improved apparatus for recording information regarding traffic patterns on the transmission medium comprising: means for receiving selected ones of the message packets; means for storing a message packet table comprising a plurality of table entries; means for generating a table pointer as a function of both the source address and the destination address of each of the received packets such that each value of the table pointer is associated with a respective one of the table entries; and means for storing a record of each of the received packets in the table entry associated with the table pointer value for the respective received packet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
188 words
In a traffic analyzer for a local area network of the type comprising a plurality of stations, each having a respective address, and a transmission medium interconnecting the stations, wherein a first set of the stations each comprise means for sending message packets to selected other ones of the stations via the transmission medium, wherein a second set of stations each comprise means for receiving the message packets, and wherein each of the message packets comprises a source address and a destination address, an improved apparatus for recording information regarding traffic patterns on the transmission medium comprising: means for receiving selected ones of the message packets; means for storing a message packet table comprising a plurality of table entries; means for generating a table pointer as a function of both the source address and the destination address of each of the received packets such that each value of the table pointer is associated with a respective one of the table entries; and means for storing a record of each of the received packets in the table entry associated with the table pointer value for the respective received packet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 5 wherein the first set includes all of the stations, and wherein the second set includes all of the stations.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
The invention of claim 5, wherein the record storing means comprises means for storing a plurality of packet records, each packet record comprising a source record indicative of the respective source address, a destination record indicative of the respective destination address, and a count record indicative of the number of received message packets sent from the source address station to the destination address station.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
128 words
The invention of claim 7 wherein the packet record storing means comprises: means for comparing the source and destination addresses of each received packet with the source and address records of each packet record stored in the table entry associated with the respective table pointer value; means operative in the event the comparing means, fails to find a packet record in the respective table entry having source and destination records matching the respective source and destination addresses, for creating a new packet record in the respective table entry; and means, operative in the event the comparing means finds a packet record in the respective table entry having source and destination records matching the respective source and destination addresses, for incrementing the count record of the respective packet record.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
200 words
A method for recording information regarding traffic patterns in a local area network of the type comprising a plurality of stations, each having a respective address, and a transmission medium interconnecting the stations, wherein a first set of the stations each comprise means for sending message packets to selected other ones of the stations via the transmission medium, wherein a second set of the stations each comprise means for receiving the message packets, said method comprising the following steps: receiving selected ones of the message packets; determining a source address indicative of the address of the station sending each of the received message packet and a destination address indicative of the address of the intended receiving station for each of the received message packets; maintaining a message packet table comprising a plurality of table entries; generating a table pointer as a function of both the source address and the destination address of each of the received packets such that each value of the table pointer is associated with a respective one of the table entries, and storing a record of each of the received packets in the table entry associated with the table pointer value for the respective received packet.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
200 words
A method for recording information regarding traffic patterns in a local area network of the type comprising a plurality of stations, each having a respective address, and a transmission medium interconnecting the stations, wherein a first set of the stations each comprise means for sending message packets to selected other ones of the stations via the transmission medium, wherein a second set of the stations each comprise means for receiving the message packets, said method comprising the following steps: receiving selected ones of the message packets; determining a source address indicative of the address of the station sending each of the received message packet and a destination address indicative of the address of the intended receiving station for each of the received message packets; maintaining a message packet table comprising a plurality of table entries; generating a table pointer as a function of both the source address and the destination address of each of the received packets such that each value of the table pointer is associated with a respective one of the table entries, and storing a record of each of the received packets in the table entry associated with the table pointer value for the respective received packet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the storing step comprises the step of storing a plurality of packet records, each packet record comprising a source record indicative of the respective source address, a destination record indicative of the respective destination address, and a count record indicative of the number of received message packets sent from the source address station to the destination address station.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
123 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the packet record storing step comprises the following steps: comparing the source and destination addresses of each received packet with the source and destination records of each packet record stored in the table entry associated with the respective table pointer value; creating a new packet record in the respective table entry in the event the comparing step fails to find a packet record in the respective table entry having source and destination records matching the respective source and destination addresses; and incrementing the count record of the respective packet record in the event the comparing step finds a packet record in the respective table entry having source and destination records matching the respective source and destination addresses.
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