Monitoring Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony Signaling Links
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an interface at an endpoint coupled to a network, the interface operable to receive signaling packets from the network; and
a monitoring agent at the endpoint coupled to the interface, the monitoring agent operable to;
detect faults in the signaling packets received at the interface; and
report the faults to a call agent residing at a server coupled to the network.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes, at an endpoint, receiving signaling packets from a network coupled to the network. The method also includes, at the endpoint, detecting faults in the signaling packets received at the interface. The method also includes, from the endpoint, reporting the faults to a call agent residing at a server coupled to the network.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface at an endpoint coupled to a network, the interface operable to receive signaling packets from the network; and a monitoring agent at the endpoint coupled to the interface, the monitoring agent operable to; detect faults in the signaling packets received at the interface; and report the faults to a call agent residing at a server coupled to the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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at an endpoint, receiving signaling packets from a network coupled to the network; at the endpoint, detecting faults in the signaling packets received at the interface; and from the endpoint, reporting the faults to a call agent residing at a server coupled to the network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a call agent at a server coupled to a network, the call agent operable to; receive, from a plurality of endpoints coupled to the network, reports of faults in signaling packets received at the endpoints; generate a record of the faults from the reports; and communicate the record of the faults to a memory coupled to the call agent; and the memory, operable to store the record of the faults for analysis. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a plurality of endpoints coupled to the network, reports of faults in signaling packets received at the endpoints; generating a record of the faults from the reports; and storing the record of the faults for analysis. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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