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Voice-over-IP network test device and method

US7460467B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 2003
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 10, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/2535
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention includes a device and a method for testing a communication network that includes an Internet Protocol (VoIP) network. The inventive device includes a user interface for communicating results of a test, a transceiver for allowing the test device to communicate with a telecommunications network, and a digital signal processor for reformatting a communication signal to be tested by the device. The inventive device may include a processor, random access memory, read only memory, a user interface, and a network interface. The inventive method for testing the VoIP network includes accessing a telecommunications network that includes the VoIP network, conducting tests on the VoIP network using a butt set device, and displaying results of the test on the user interface located on the test device.

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