System and method for end-to-end communications tracing
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1. A method of tracing communications, comprising:
- receiving a trace trigger request from a management node, the trace trigger request comprising a unique identifier, trace scope parameters, trace criteria, and report parameters;
receiving a call signaling message;
determining whether the call signaling message matches the trace criteria; and
attaching a trace tag to the call signaling message if the call signaling message matches the trace criteria, the trace tag comprising the unique identifier.
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Abstract
A method for tracing communications includes receiving trace criteria from a first remote element and determining whether a call signaling message matches the trace criteria. The method includes attaching a trace tag to the call signaling message, if the call signaling message matches the trace criteria. The method further includes transmitting the call signaling message to a second remote element.
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61 Claims
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1. A method of tracing communications, comprising:
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receiving a trace trigger request from a management node, the trace trigger request comprising a unique identifier, trace scope parameters, trace criteria, and report parameters;
receiving a call signaling message;
determining whether the call signaling message matches the trace criteria; and
attaching a trace tag to the call signaling message if the call signaling message matches the trace criteria, the trace tag comprising the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for tracing communications, comprising:
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a management interface module operable to receive a trace trigger request from a management node, the trace trigger request comprising a unique identifier, trace scope parameters, trace criteria, and report parameters;
a call control module operable to receive a call signaling message;
a filter module operable to determine whether the call signaling message matches the trace criteria; and
a tagging module operable to attach a trace tag to the call signaling message if the call signaling message matches the trace criteria, the trace tag comprising the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program operable to:
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receive a trace trigger request from a management node, the trace trigger request comprising a unique identifier, trace scope parameters, trace criteria, and report parameters;
receive a call signaling message;
determine whether the call signaling message matches the trace criteria; and
attach a trace tag to the call signaling message if the call signaling message matches the trace criteria, the trace tag comprising the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for tracing communications, comprising:
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a management node, operable to transmit trace trigger requests to one or more remote elements; and
a tracing node, comprising;
a management interface module operable to receive a trace trigger request from a management node, the trace trigger request comprising a unique identifier, trace scope parameters, trace criteria, and report parameters;
a call control module operable to receive a call signaling message;
a filter module operable to determine whether the call signaling message matches the trace criteria; and
a tagging module operable to attach a trace tag to the call signaling message if the call signaling message matches the trace criteria, the trace tag comprising the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A system of tracing communications, comprising:
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means for receiving a trace trigger request from a management node, the trace trigger request comprising a unique identifier, trace scope parameters, trace criteria, and report parameters;
means for receiving a call signaling message;
means for determining whether the call signaling message matches the trace criteria; and
means for attaching a trace tag to the call signaling message if the call signaling message matches the trace criteria, the trace tag comprising the unique identifier.
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