Evaluating Performance of a Voice Mail Sub-System in an Inter-Messaging Network
First Claim
1. A system for evaluating the performance of an inter-messaging network, the inter-messaging network featuring a plurality of voice mail systems, each voice mail system being serviced by redundant network interface sub-systems that respond to voice mail requests, the system comprising:
- an examining device connected to the inter-messaging network, the examining device configured to receive identification of a particular voice mail system to be evaluated on the inter-messaging network and identification of a particular redundant network interface sub-system of at least one of a plurality of redundant network interface sub-systems that has been verified to be responsive to network communications on the identified voice mail system, wherein the examining device requests a test data file from a particular redundant network interface sub-system on the identified voice mail system and outputs a result of a request attempt, wherein the result is indicative of the performance of the redundant network interface sub-system being evaluated.
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Abstract
One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for evaluating the performance of a network interface sub-system of an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes a network query device that connects to the inter-messaging network and requests a test data file to be retrieved from a particular voice mail network interface sub-system in the inter-messaging network. The requests for the test data file are generated according to user command. Accordingly, the performance of a network interface sub-system in the inter-messaging network, as represented by the result of the request attempt, is evaluated according to a defined level of performance, such as a preferred time limit. Other systems and methods are also provided.
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1. A system for evaluating the performance of an inter-messaging network, the inter-messaging network featuring a plurality of voice mail systems, each voice mail system being serviced by redundant network interface sub-systems that respond to voice mail requests, the system comprising:
an examining device connected to the inter-messaging network, the examining device configured to receive identification of a particular voice mail system to be evaluated on the inter-messaging network and identification of a particular redundant network interface sub-system of at least one of a plurality of redundant network interface sub-systems that has been verified to be responsive to network communications on the identified voice mail system, wherein the examining device requests a test data file from a particular redundant network interface sub-system on the identified voice mail system and outputs a result of a request attempt, wherein the result is indicative of the performance of the redundant network interface sub-system being evaluated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for examining the performance of a network interface sub-system of an inter-messaging network, comprising:
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receiving identification of a particular voice mail system to be evaluated on the inter-messaging network; receiving identification of a particular redundant network interface sub-system of at least one of a plurality of redundant network interface sub-systems that has been verified to be responsive to network communications on the identified voice mail system, requesting a test data file from a particular redundant network interface sub-system on the identified voice mail system; and outputting a result of a request attempt, wherein the result is indicative of the performance of the redundant network interface sub-system being evaluated. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable storage medium embedded with a computer program with executable instructions for examining the performance of a network interface sub-system of an inter-messaging network, the program for performing:
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receiving identification of a particular voice mail system to be evaluated on the inter-messaging network; receiving identification of a particular redundant network interface sub-system of at least one of a plurality of redundant network interface sub-systems that has been verified to be responsive to network communications on the identified voice mail system, requesting a test data file from a particular redundant network interface sub-system on the identified voice mail system; and outputting a result of a request attempt, wherein the result is indicative of the performance of the redundant network interface sub-system being evaluated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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