TEST SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY TESTING SWITCHES WITHIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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1. A method of operating remote call processors to test telecommunications networks remotely from one or more test controllers, the method comprising:
- receiving time synchronization information at a remote call processor;
synchronizing the remote call processor based on the received time synchronization information;
receiving control signals at the remote call processor from a test controller, the remote call processor remotely located with respect to the test controller, the control signals indicative of at least one instruction to establish at least one test call;
establishing the at least one test call from the remote call processor to a destination via at least a portion of a telecommunications network;
receiving telecommunications signals at the remote call processor that are indicative of at least one characteristic of the test call; and
transmitting test information from the remote call processor to the test controller, the test information indicative of at least one characteristic of the test call.
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Abstract
A system for centrally and remotely testing cellular and conventional telecommunications network wherein a controller located at a remote location provides instructions to Remote Call Processor (RCP) to thereby prompt the RCPs to establish a communication link from the RCP through a switch to a destination device whereby audio from said destination device is communicated, by way of the RCP, to the controller in order to verify that the network properly routed and billed the call. The destination device may be a service provided by such network or it may be another RCP.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of operating remote call processors to test telecommunications networks remotely from one or more test controllers, the method comprising:
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receiving time synchronization information at a remote call processor;
synchronizing the remote call processor based on the received time synchronization information;
receiving control signals at the remote call processor from a test controller, the remote call processor remotely located with respect to the test controller, the control signals indicative of at least one instruction to establish at least one test call;
establishing the at least one test call from the remote call processor to a destination via at least a portion of a telecommunications network;
receiving telecommunications signals at the remote call processor that are indicative of at least one characteristic of the test call; and
transmitting test information from the remote call processor to the test controller, the test information indicative of at least one characteristic of the test call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A remote call processor operable to test telecommunications networks remotely from one or more test controllers, the remote call processor comprising:
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a first phone;
a second phone; and
a processor coupled to receive time synchronization information and control signals from a test controller that the remote call processor is remotely located from, the control signals indicative of instructions to establish test calls, and the processor configured to synchronize the remote call processor based on the received time synchronization information, and to establish the test calls from at least the first phone of the remote call processor to one or more destinations via at least a portion of a telecommunications network, to receive telecommunications signals that are indicative of at least one characteristic of the test call; and
to transmit test information indicative of at least one characteristic of the test call from the remote call processor to the test controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for remotely testing the proper functioning of a switch in a telecommunications network comprising:
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sending a control signal from a controller located at a remote user location, which is accessible to said telecommunications network, to a remote call processor (RCP) having at least one telephone, said remote call processor (RCP) located in a service area of said telecommunications network;
receiving said control signal in said remote call processor (RCP);
establishing a first communications link including said controller and said remote call processor (RCP);
processing said control signal in said remote call processor (RCP) wherein said control signal includes instructions for establishing a test telephone call from said remote call processor (RCP) through a calling area switch located in said service area to a destination telecommunications device;
establishing said test telephone call from said remote call processor (RCP) through said calling area switch to said destination telecommunications device;
receiving in said remote call processor (RCP), telecommunications signals related to said test telephone call wherein said telecommunications signals include audio signals; and
testing by said controller said telecommunications signals related to said test telephone call to verify proper operation of said calling area switch. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A remote controller system for remotely testing at least one calling area switch of a calling area in a telecommunications network, said controller system comprising:
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a controller located remotely from said at least one calling area switch of said calling area, said controller being capable of generating, sending, receiving and processing audio signals or telecommunications data signals;
a build script mode application stored in at least one memory and executed by said controller which builds test calls having at least said audio signals to test proper operation of said calling area switch;
said build scripts mode application further including first commands for selecting a remote call processor (RCP), having at least one telephone, to place said test calls in said calling area through said calling area switch and second commands for recording said audio signals which are present in said test calls;
a run mode application stored in at least one memory and executed by said controller for executing said first commands and said at least second commands; and
a results mode application stored in at least one memory and executed by said controller to process, display, and store in a memory accessible to said controller, a result from said test calls. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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