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Network information concentrator

  • US 5,854,834 A
  • Filed: 04/21/1995
  • Issued: 12/29/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a telephone network having switches, other network elements, and data access points, all located at inputs of respective adjunct processors for collecting and storing call detail records presented at the inputs, the call detail records being utilized by a plurality of downstream application subsystems, the data from the records being useful to end users, a consolidated feed comprising:

  • network information concentration means for providing single point access between outputs of each adjunct processor and downstream application subsystems, the network information concentration means selecting data fields from call detail records supplied by the adjunct processors, as required by the subsystems; and

    means for connecting the applications subsystems to end users requiring data from corresponding selected fields and processed by selected subsystems;

    wherein the network information concentration means further includesmeans for receiving call records from the adjunct processors;

    distributor means for detecting the type of call record being received;

    means for detecting anomalies in the call records being received;

    means for generating a request for retransmission of call records, to a respective adjunct processor, when a missing record is detected;

    means for processing the call records in accordance with a selected application; and

    means for sending processed call records to a downstream user of the processed call records.

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