Download System and method for design, tracking, measurement, prediction

U.S. Patent
Dec. 6,2005
Sheet 2 0f 6
US 6,973,622 B1
Figure 3: Illustration of the difference between bits, packets and frames.
Frames -
length of bits with
a certain pattern or
format to indicate
Packets — Self
Bits - l or 0
smallest unit of
information
?rst and last bits
contained lengths
of bits with header
and or footer
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Figure 4: Illustration of the data displayed in each node of the Tree View of a data
communications network.
-Name and type of network device
—Speci?cations
‘Electrical, Optical, and Electromagnetic speci?c operating
parameters
~So?ware, Firmware and Hardware version numbers and settings
—Physical connectors
Specifications and setting speci?c to each connector