Method and apparatus for media stream monitoring
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1. A method for monitoring a media path in a network, comprising:
- receiving, at a media endpoint, a request to send information to an observer device that is not in the media path from a device other than the observer device, the request identifying a location of the observer device; and
sending information about the media path from the media endpoint in the media path to the observer device not in the media path.
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Abstract
A network processing device is signaled to establish a media path with another network processing device in a packet switched network with Session Initiated Protocol (SIP), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard H.323, MGCP, Megaco, or some other signaling protocol. The network processing device receives a request to send information to an observer device that is not directly in the media path. The network processing device then sends information about the media path to the observer device.
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1. A method for monitoring a media path in a network, comprising:
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receiving, at a media endpoint, a request to send information to an observer device that is not in the media path from a device other than the observer device, the request identifying a location of the observer device; and sending information about the media path from the media endpoint in the media path to the observer device not in the media path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network processing device, comprising:
a processor configured to participate in a media path connection over a packet switched network and receive a request to send information regarding the media path connection to a monitoring device not participating in the media path connection over a signaling network from a device other that the monitoring device, the processor obtaining information regarding the media path connection and sending the information to the monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A protocol, comprising:
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signaling messaging for establishing a media path over a packet based network and identifying locations that are not participating in the media path to receive statistics regarding the media path, the signaling messaging directly exchanged between devices participating in the media path over a signaling network; and report messaging containing statistics for the media path that are sent to the locations identified in the signaling messaging. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electronic storage medium containing software for monitoring a media path in a network when executed by a processor or multiple communicating processors, the software comprising:
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code for receiving, at a media endpoint, a request to send information to an observer device that is not in the media path over a signaling network from a device other that the observer device, the request identifying a location of the observer device; and code for sending information about the media path from the media endpoint in the media path to the observer device not in the media path. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for monitoring a media path in a network, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a media endpoint, a request to send information to an observer device that is not in the media path over a signaling network from a device other that the observer device; and means for sending information about the media path from the media endpoint in the media path to the observer device not in the media path. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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