Service-centric communication network monitoring
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a service traffic identification module operable to identify, in communication traffic being transferred through a communication network, service traffic associated with a service that is accessible through the communication network and provided by a service provider that is controlled independently of the communication network; and
a traffic monitor operatively coupled to the service traffic identification module and operable to perform monitoring of the identified service traffic.
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Abstract
Service-centric communication network monitoring apparatus and methods are provided. Service traffic, associated with a third-party service provided by an external service provider that is controlled independently of a communication network, is identified in communication traffic that is being transferred through that communication network. The identified service traffic is monitored, for example, to compile service usage statistics, to police usage of the service, to generate billing records for usage of the service, and/or to mirror the identified service traffic. A registry in which the service is registered may interact with a monitoring system of the communication network so as to establish monitoring for the service traffic.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a service traffic identification module operable to identify, in communication traffic being transferred through a communication network, service traffic associated with a service that is accessible through the communication network and provided by a service provider that is controlled independently of the communication network; and a traffic monitor operatively coupled to the service traffic identification module and operable to perform monitoring of the identified service traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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identifying, in communication traffic being transferred through a communication network, service traffic associated with a service that is accessible through the communication network and provided by a service provider that is controlled independently of the communication network; and monitoring the identified service traffic. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a services registry for storing a record associated with a service that is accessible through a communication network; and a services portal module operatively coupled to the services registry and operable to control access to the service by a user system that is configured for communications in the communication network, and to exchange monitoring control information with a monitoring system of the communication network where a user system is allowed to access the service, the monitoring system being operable to monitor service traffic associated with usage of the service by the user system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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