| US 7,516,364 B2 | ||
| Method for testing network devices using breakpointing | ||
| Mark Gooch, Roseville, Calif. (US); Bruce E. LaVigne, Roseville, Calif. (US); and Jonathan M. Watts, Folsom, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 31, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/263,188. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0101195 A1, May 03, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 714—34 [714/35; 714/27] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A method for testing a network device having a plurality of modules for receiving and sending data packets in a network,
said method comprising:
generating in the network device at least one internal data structure associated with a data packet received by the network
device from the network, said internal data structure including a plurality of fields related to a plurality of characteristics
of the data packet;
performing a predefined action on the network device responsive to said internal data structure indicating that the data packet
satisfies a predefined condition; and
setting a breakpoint bit in said internal data structure if the data packet received meets said predefined condition.
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