Method of listening in to calls
First Claim
1. A method of listening in to calls between two or more subscribers of a communications network comprising one or more IP networks, wherein a listening server, when detecting a request to monitor one of the subscribers, determines at least one call control server associated with the subscriber, that at least one IP router is determined which is responsible for a network access point of the subscriber to the IP network or IP networks, that the listening server causes the at least one determined call control server to acquire call data associated with calls in which the subscriber is involved, and that the at least one determined IP router is caused to acquire contents data associated with calls in which the subscriber is involved.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of listening in to calls between two or more subscribers of a communications network comprising one or more IP networks as well as to a listening server, a call control server, and an IP router for carrying out the method. When the listening server detects a request to monitor one of the subscribers, it determines at least one call control server assigned to the subscriber. Further, at least one IP router is determined which is responsible for a network access point of the subscriber to the IP network or IP networks. The listening server causes the at least one determined call control server to acquire call data associated with calls in which the subscriber is involved. Further, the at least one determined IP router is caused to acquire contents data associated with calls in which the subscriber is involved.
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- 1. A method of listening in to calls between two or more subscribers of a communications network comprising one or more IP networks, wherein a listening server, when detecting a request to monitor one of the subscribers, determines at least one call control server associated with the subscriber, that at least one IP router is determined which is responsible for a network access point of the subscriber to the IP network or IP networks, that the listening server causes the at least one determined call control server to acquire call data associated with calls in which the subscriber is involved, and that the at least one determined IP router is caused to acquire contents data associated with calls in which the subscriber is involved.
- 9. A listening server for supporting the listening in to calls between two or more subscribers of a communications network comprising one or more IP networks, wherein the listening server comprises a control unit which is so designed that when detecting a request to monitor one of the subscribers, it determines at least one call control server associated with the subscriber, and that the control unit is further designed to cause the at least one determined call control server to acquire call data associated with calls in which the subscriber is involved.
- 11. A call control server comprising a control unit for controlling calls in an IP network, wherein the call control server further comprises a listening logic which is so designed that when caused to do so by a listening server which, in response to a request to monitor a subscriber, has determined the call control server as a call control server associated with the subscriber, acquires contents data associated with calls in which one or more subscribers determined by the listening server are involved.
- 13. An IP router comprising a control unit for controlling the switching of IP packets in an IP network, wherein IP router comprises a listening logic which is so designed that, when caused to do so by a listening server which, in response to a request to monitor a subscriber, has determined the IP router as an IP router responsible for a network access point of the subscriber to the IP network, acquires contents data associated with calls in which one or more subscribers determined by the listening server are involved.
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