Proactive quality assessment of voice over IP calls systems
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- (a) accessing administrative information stored in a database associated with an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX), the administrative information correlating to a geographic configuration of end-user telephone devices connected via one or more network connections susceptible to voice quality problems;
(b) generating a test call pattern based on the administrative information, the test call pattern including a set of test calls between the end-user telephone devices connected across the one or more network connections;
(c) placing the test calls; and
(d) acquiring voice quality information from the test calls.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a database that stores administrative information of an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX). The administrative information correlates to a geographic configuration of endpoint devices connected via low bandwidth network links. A node is operable to access the database in order to retrieve and analyze the administrative information. Following the analysis, the node generates a test call pattern that is limited to test calls between the endpoint devices connected across the low bandwidth network links. The node is further operable to place the test calls of the test call pattern and acquire voice quality information therefrom. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) accessing administrative information stored in a database associated with an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX), the administrative information correlating to a geographic configuration of end-user telephone devices connected via one or more network connections susceptible to voice quality problems; (b) generating a test call pattern based on the administrative information, the test call pattern including a set of test calls between the end-user telephone devices connected across the one or more network connections; (c) placing the test calls; and (d) acquiring voice quality information from the test calls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Logic encoded in one or more media for execution and when executed is operable to:
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retrieve administrative information associated with an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX) from a database, the administrative information correlating to a geographic configuration of endpoint devices connected via one or more network connections susceptible to voice quality problems; generate a test call pattern based on an analysis of the administrative information, the test call pattern being limited to test calls between the endpoint devices connected across the one or more network connections; and place the test calls of the test call pattern; and acquire voice quality information from the test calls. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a database that stores administrative information of an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX), the administrative information correlating to a geographic configuration of endpoint devices connected via one or more network connections susceptible to voice quality problems; and a node operable to access the database to retrieve and analyze the administrative information to generate a test call pattern that is limited to test calls between the endpoint devices, the node being further operable to instruct the test calls of the test call pattern and acquire voice quality information therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a database to store administrative information of an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX), the administrative information correlating to a geographic configuration of endpoint devices connected via one or more network connections susceptible to voice quality problems; and means for accessing the database to retrieve and analyze the administrative information, the means also for placing test calls based on the administrative information, the test calls being limited to a full mesh coverage of the endpoint devices connected across the one or more network connections, the means also for acquiring voice quality information from the test calls and notifying an administrator when the voice quality information includes data indicating that one or more of the test calls fails to meet a minimum speech quality assessment level.
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