Abstract: A network device may include a packet generator device implemented in hardware. The packet generator device may include a control component, a payload generation component, and an interface element to receive test packet generation information. The test packet generation information may include one or more control inputs, header data that is to be included in one or more test packets, and information regarding a data pattern that is to be included in payload data of the one or more test packets. The one or more control inputs, when provided to the control component, may cause the control component to control the payload generation component to generate the one or more test packets based on the header data and the information regarding the data pattern.

Abstract: A network device may include a packet generator device implemented in hardware. The packet generator device may include a control component, a payload generation component, and an interface element to receive test packet generation information. The test packet generation information may include one or more control inputs, header data that is to be included in one or more test packets, and information regarding a data pattern that is to be included in payload data of the one or more test packets. The one or more control inputs, when provided to the control component, may cause the control component to control the payload generation component to generate the one or more test packets based on the header data and the information regarding the data pattern.

Abstract: An online network device monitoring and recovery system generates, based at least in part on a schema that describes entities included in a network device, a software entity profile of entity object instances that represent the entities included in the network device, the entities including both hardware components and interfaces between the hardware components. The system registers the software entity profile to one or more proxies implemented on the network device. The system receives diagnostic information corresponding to a respective entity from the plurality of entities represented in the software entity profile registered to the one or more proxies. The system communicates diagnostic information for the respective entity, and a respective connective path through the entities for the respective entity based at least in part on the software entity profile.

Abstract: An online network device monitoring and recovery system generates, based at least in part on a schema that describes entities included in a network device, a software entity profile of entity object instances that represent the entities included in the network device, the entities including both hardware components and interfaces between the hardware components. The system registers the software entity profile to one or more proxies implemented on the network device. The system receives diagnostic information corresponding to a respective entity from the plurality of entities represented in the software entity profile registered to the one or more proxies. The system communicates diagnostic information for the respective entity, and a respective connective path through the entities for the respective entity based at least in part on the software entity profile.