A method is disclosed for simulating a load on an application server in a network. The method intercepts data packets of a request from a sender to a receiver. The data packets to be intercepted can be selected according to specified criteria, such as communications protocol or port and address information...http://www.google.de/patents/US7313635?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7313635 - Method and apparatus for simulating a load on an application server in a network