Byte by byte received data integrity check

1. A method for testing a network, comprising:

a source port unit

generating a packet addressed to a destination port unit, the packet including a payload comprising a plurality of blocks, each block containing a respective content identifier and respective content data generated using the respective content identifier as a seed for a first random data generator; and

transmitting the packet via the network;

the destination port unit

receiving the packet; and

for each of the plurality of blocks independently:

extracting the respective content identifier and respective received content data from the received packet;

generating respective expected content data using the extracted respective content identifier as a seed for a second random data generator the same as the first random data generator; and

comparing the respective expected content data and the respective received content data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each block includes a block header containing the respective content identifier and a respective block length.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein each block header includes a respective timestamp.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein each block header includes a respective cyclic redundancy check value.

5. An apparatus for testing a network, comprising:

a source port unit configured to

generate a packet addressed to a destination port unit, the packet including a payload comprising a plurality of blocks, each block containing a respective content identifier and respective content data generated using the respective content identifier as a seed for a first random data generator, and

transmit the packet via the network; wherein

the destination port unit is configured to

receive the packet, and

for each of the plurality of blocks independently:

extract the respective content identifier and respective received content data from the received packet,

generate respective expected content data using the extracted respective content identifier as a seed for a second random data generator the same as the first random data generator, and

compare the respective expected content data and the respective received content data.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein each block includes a block header containing the respective content identifier and a respective block length.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein each block header includes a respective timestamp.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein each block header includes a respective cyclic redundancy check value.

9. A method for generating traffic to test a network, comprising:

a source port unit generating a packet addressed to a destination port unit, the packet including a payload comprising a plurality of blocks, each block containing a respective content identifier and respective content data generated using the content identifier as a seed for a random data generator.

10. A method for processing a packet, the packet including a payload comprising a plurality of blocks, each block containing a respective content identifier and respective content data generated using the content identifier as a seed for a random data generator, the method comprising:

receiving the packet via a network; and

for each of the plurality of blocks independently:

extracting the respective content identifier and respective received content data from the received packet;

generating respective expected content data using the extracted respective content identifier as a seed for a random data generator; and

comparing the respective expected content data and the respective received content data.