Method for remote collection of signaling messages for routing analysis and trouble detection
US5867558A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13349
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for monitoring the signaling network in a telecommunication system comprises extending a copy of each signaling message processed by a particular signal transfer point to an interface unit. The interface unit relays "of interest" messages to a signal monitoring system (SMS) in accordance with a pre-determined filtering protocol. In the SMS, messages are correlated in accordance with a pre-defined correlating protocol. The correlated signaling messages are subsequently retrieved by an OSS technician for analysis and updates.
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