Method for testing network
First Claim
1. A method of testing provisioned data and functionality of a network comprising the steps of:
- under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, populating information for a first test query at an originating network element;
under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, specifying at least one receiving network element to be queried;
constructing said first test query based on said information;
sending said first test query from said originating network element to said at least one receiving network element;
processing said first test query at said at least one receiving network element as if said first test query is an actual network query;
integrating a first test response; and
sending first test response from said at least one receiving network element to said originating network element; and
providing said first test response to said operations personnel for analysis of the accuracy of said provisioned data and network functionality.
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Abstract
In order to test provisioned data and functionality of a network, the operations personnel input data via an operations interface to an originating network element. The originating network element constructs a test query based on the data and selects a receiving network element to be tested. When the originating network element sends the test query to the receiving network element, the test query is processed as if it is a normal network query. A response to the test query is returned to the originating network element and reported to the operations personnel. The reported response contains not only the test results of the provisioned data in the receiving network element but also the routing functionality of the network.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of testing provisioned data and functionality of a network comprising the steps of:
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under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, populating information for a first test query at an originating network element; under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, specifying at least one receiving network element to be queried; constructing said first test query based on said information; sending said first test query from said originating network element to said at least one receiving network element; processing said first test query at said at least one receiving network element as if said first test query is an actual network query; integrating a first test response; and sending first test response from said at least one receiving network element to said originating network element; and providing said first test response to said operations personnel for analysis of the accuracy of said provisioned data and network functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of testing provisioned data and functionality of a network comprising the steps of:
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under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, populating information for a first test query at an originating network element; under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, specifying at least one first network element to be queried; creating said first test query based on said information; and sending said first test query to said at least one first network element as if said test query is an actual network query. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A test query method of testing provisioned data and functionality of a network comprising the steps of:
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under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, providing information for a database query, said information including the specification of at least one database for testing; receiving at a switch said information provided by said operations personnel for a database test query from an operations interface; processing said information to locate said at least one database; constructing said database test query based on said information; and sending said database test query from said switch to said at least one database as if said test query is an actual network query. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A test query method of testing provisioned data and functionality of a network comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a switch information for a database test query from an operations interface; processing said information to locate at least one database; constructing said database test query based on said information; sending said database test query from said switch to said at least one database as if said test query is an actual network query; receiving at said at least one database said database query; processing said database test query with provisioned data to locate at least one service processor and integrate a database test response; constructing a service processor test query; sending said service processor test query to said at least one service processor; sending said database test response to said switch; receiving at said at least one service processor said test query; processing said service processor test query with provisioned data to integrate a service processor test response; sending said service processor test response to said switch; and reporting an error to said operations interface if said database test response is received prior to said service processor test response. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of testing provisioned data and functionality of a network comprising the steps of:
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under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, populating information for a test query at an originating network element; under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, specifying at least one service processor to be queried; under the guidance and control of an operations personnel, constructing said test query based on said information; sending said test query to said service processor as if said test query is an actual network query; and receiving a response to said test query from said service processor; and providing said response to said operations personnel for analysis of the accuracy of said provisioned data and network functionality. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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