SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW COST AND LOW POWER NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING
An apparatus for network testing receives data from a test network, validates, via a physical layer controller (PHY), a link to the test network based on the received data. A rate of the received data is throttled from the test network to a lower rate in response to a first condition. The received data is then processed at the lower rate via a media access controller (MAC).
1 . A method comprising:
receiving data from a test network;
validating, via a physical layer controller (PHY), a link to the test network based on the received data;
throttling a rate of the received data from the test network to a lower rate in response to a first condition; and
processing the received data at the lower rate via a media access controller.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first condition is a validated link.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein processing the received data at the lower rate comprises performing data packet testing at the lower rate.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing data packet testing at the lower rate, further comprises performing at least one of a Ping connectivity test and a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) test.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving data from the test network comprises receiving data from four twisted pair media connections in operable communication with the test network.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein throttling the rate of the received data comprises, receiving data from the test network at the lower rate in response to a validated link via two of the four twisted pair media connections.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC is a 100 Megabyte (Mb) controller.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving data from the test network comprises receiving data from the test network at approximately 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps), wherein the lower rate comprises approximately 100 Mbs.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein validating the link to the test network based on the received data comprises linking the MAC at gigabit to validate the link.
10 . A apparatus for network testing comprising:
at least one network port that receives data from a test network; and
one or more network interfaces including a physical layer controller (PHY) and a media access controller (MAC) in operative communication with the network port;
a processor coupled to the network interfaces and adapted to execute one or more processes; and
a memory configured to store a instructions executable by the processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive data from a test network via the at least one network port;
validate, via the PHY, a link to the test network based on the received data;
throttle a rate of the received data from the test network to a lower rate in response to a validated link; and
perform data packet testing at the lower rate via the MAC.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor to perform data packet testing, further cause the processor to:
perform at least one of a Ping connectivity test and a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) test.
12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed to receive data from a test network via the at least one network port, further cause the processor to receive data from four twisted pair media connections in operable communication with the test network.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed to throttle the rate of the received data from the test network to the lower rate in response to a validated link, further cause the processor to:
receive data from the test network at the lower rate via two of the four twisted pair media connections.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor receives data from the test network at approximately 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps), wherein the lower rate comprises approximately 100 Megabit/second.
15 . A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having software encoded thereon, the software when executed by a processor operable to:
receive data from a test network;
validate, via a physical layer controller (PHY), a link to the test network based on the received data;
throttle a rate of the received data from the test network to a lower rate in response to a first condition; and
process the received data at the lower rate via a media access controller (MAC).
16 . The computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the first condition is a validated link
17 . The computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the software, when executed by the processor to process the received data at the lower rate is further operable to:
perform data packet testing at the lower rate.
18 . The computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the software, when executed by the processor to perform data packet testing at the lower rate is further operable to:
perform at least one of a Ping connectivity test and a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) test.
19 . The computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the software, when executed by the processor to receive data from the test network is further operable to:
receive data from four twisted pair media connections in operable communication with the test network.
20 . The computer-readable media of claim 19 , wherein the software, when executed by the processor to throttling the rate of the received data, is further operable to:
receive data from the test network at the lower rate in response to a validated link via two of the four twisted pair media connections.