Richard D Howes

US Patent:

62955578, Sep 25, 2001

Filed:

Jun 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/107256

Inventors:

Andrew L. Foss - San Jose CA
Richard A. Howes - Roswell GA
William M. Leblanc - Athens GA
Edward C. Kersey - Athens GA

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15177
G06F 1338

US Classification:

709224

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for simulating a plurality of TCP connections directed toward an Internet site under test. The method includes activating a producer thread process. The producer thread process includes randomly determining an IP address and requesting a TCP layer process to make a TCP connection to the randomly determined IP address. The producer thread process does not block or wait for the TCP connection to be established. A consumer thread process is activated upon the occurrence of an event on the TCP connection. The consumer thread process includes retrieving information from the TCP connection and recording statistics related to the information.

US Patent:

20150223105, Aug 6, 2015

Filed:

Jan 31, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/170521

Inventors:

- Sunnayvale CA, US
Richard Howes - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Aruba Networks Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04W 28/02
H04L 12/825
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

A non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions which, when executed by one or more processors cause performance of operations, including: receiving feedback information related to a receipt of packets by a receiving device, the packets being transmitted by a source device, modifying the feedback information to obtain modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device, and transmitting, to the source device, the modified information related to the receipt of the packets by the receiving device.