Test system for use with a communications network, and apparatus and method for testing digital data transfer within a communications network
First Claim
1. A test system for use with a communications network having a plurality of switches and trunks, comprising:
- test circuitry operative to test the transmission of digital data over a selected network trunk;
a test interface communicating with the test circuitry and operative to connect the test circuitry with the selected network trunk;
a test set communicating with the test circuitry and the test interface and operative to selectively connect to the network switches via the test interface, the test set including processing circuitry, memory and a switching application program;
wherein the processor executes the application program to route a digital data call via a switch from the selected network trunk to another network trunk, and specify a terminating circuit used to terminate the digital data call via the switch where the call is thereafter delivered, and wherein the test circuitry implements testing of the selected trunk.
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Abstract
A test system is provided for use with a communications network having a plurality of switches and trunks. The test system includes test circuitry, a test interface, and a test set. The test circuitry is operative to test the transmission of digital data over a selected network trunk. The test interface communicates with the test circuitry and is operative to connect the test circuitry with the selected network trunk. The test set communicates with the test circuitry and the test interface. The test set is operative to selectively connect to the network switches via the test interface. The test set includes processing circuitry, memory and a switching application program. The processor executes the application program to route a digital data call via a switch from the selected network trunk to another network trunk, and to specify a terminating circuit used to terminate the digital data call via the switch where the call is thereafter delivered. The test circuitry implements testing of the selected trunk. A method is also provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A test system for use with a communications network having a plurality of switches and trunks, comprising:
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test circuitry operative to test the transmission of digital data over a selected network trunk;
a test interface communicating with the test circuitry and operative to connect the test circuitry with the selected network trunk;
a test set communicating with the test circuitry and the test interface and operative to selectively connect to the network switches via the test interface, the test set including processing circuitry, memory and a switching application program;
wherein the processor executes the application program to route a digital data call via a switch from the selected network trunk to another network trunk, and specify a terminating circuit used to terminate the digital data call via the switch where the call is thereafter delivered, and wherein the test circuitry implements testing of the selected trunk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for testing digital data transfer within a communications network having a plurality of switches and trunks, comprising:
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an interface configured to couple with a selected network trunk; and
a test set including test circuitry, processing circuitry, memory and a switching application program, the test circuitry configured to test digital data transmission over the selected network trunk, the test set operative to selectively connect with the network switches via the test interface;
wherein the processor executes the application program to transfer a digital data call with a switch from the selected network trunk to another network trunk having a terminating circuit used to terminate the digital data call via the switch where the call is thereafter delivered, and wherein the test circuitry implements testing of the selected trunk. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of testing network trunks within a network having a plurality of switches and trunks comprising:
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providing a test interface and a test set, the test set including test circuitry, processing circuitry, memory and a switching application program operative to route digital data calls over the network;
identifying a selected network trunk via the test set;
selectively connecting to the selected network trunk with an associated network switch via the test interface;
executing the application program to route a digital data call via the switches from the selected network trunk to a terminating circuit on another network trunk to transfer the digital data call over to the another network trunk where the call is delivered to the another network trunk; and
testing the selected network trunk with the test circuitry to identify a degraded capability to transmit digital data over the selected network trunk. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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