Voice over internet protocol network test device and method
US7773587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2029 |
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 digital signal processor may include at least one coder/decoder that uses various compression protocols including wherein the digital signal processor uses at least one of the following data compression techniques: G.711a-law, G711μ-law, G.720, G.723.1, G.726, G.728, G.729, G.729A, and G.729AB2. The transceiver also may be a power line modem. 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. The present invention may also compri…
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