Real-time network traffic view

• US 8,085,914 B1
• Filed: 11/14/2002
• Issued: 12/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chen, Min-Hsuan, Chiang, Richard, Kwan, Christopher, Lang, Stephen R.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, QUOC DUC
• Application Number:
  US10/294,284
• Time in Patent Office: 3,330 Days
• Field of Search: 379/112.01, 37911205-11208, 379/115.01, 379/115.03, 379/126, 379133-140
• US Class Current: 379/133
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5025 by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/55 Testing of service level quality, e.g. simulating service usage
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring

Abstract

At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method, comprising requesting real-time measurement data for a telephone network between a transit carrier and a predetermined terminating carrier; and automatically receiving the real-time measurement data via the Internet at an originating carrier associated with the transit carrier. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

requesting real-time circuit performance metrics for a communications network between a transit carrier and a predetermined terminating carrier via a predetermined customer information device;

automatically receiving the real-time circuit performance metrics via an internet at an originating carrier associated with the transit carrier so that the originating carrier can monitor the real-time circuit performance metrics, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are received by the predetermined customer information device; and

routing traffic at direction of the originating carrier, and not by a user, through a different transit carrier if the real-time performance metrics are considered to be unacceptable, wherein the traffic is routed by the predetermined customer information device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a list of potential real-time circuit performance metrics.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the real-time circuit performance metrics.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a list of countries.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a country of the terminating carrier.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a list of terminating carriers.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the terminating carrier.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring the real-time circuit performance metrics.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising routing traffic based on the real-time circuit performance metrics.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are graphically rendered.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are rendered in a tabular form.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to telephone calls.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to plain old telephone system telephone calls.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to network capacity.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to network traffic.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to idle circuits.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to overflow circuits.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to traffic busy circuits.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to maintenance busy circuits.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are related to satellite circuits.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are obtained via the Internet from a network operating system.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are received via a web browser.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are obtained at a predetermined time interval.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time circuit performance metrics are obtained at a customizable predetermined time interval.

25. A system, comprising:

a predetermined customer information device configured to;

request real-time circuit performance metrics for a communications network between a transit carrier and a predetermined terminating carrier;

receive the real-time circuit performance metrics via an internet at an originating carrier associated with the transit carrier so that the originating carrier can monitor the real-time circuit performance metrics; and

route traffic at direction of the originating carrier, and not by a user, through a different transit carrier if the real-time performance metrics are considered to be unacceptable.

26. A tangible computer-readable medium containing instructions for activities comprising:

requesting real-time circuit performance metrics for a communications network between a transit carrier and a predetermined terminating carrier;

automatically receiving the real-time circuit performance metrics via an internet at an originating carrier associated with the transit carrier so that the originating carrier can monitor the real-time circuit performance metrics; and

routing traffic at direction of the originating carrier, and not by a user, through a different transit carrier if the real-time performance metrics are considered to be unacceptable.

27. A predetermined customer information device comprising a graphical user interface comprising a rendering of real-time circuit performance metrics for a communications network between a transit carrier and a predetermined terminating carrier, wherein the rendering is updated via an internet connection at a predetermined time interval, wherein an originating carrier monitors the real-time circuit performance metrics, and wherein the rendering displays routing traffic at direction of the originating carrier, and not by a user, through a different transit carrier if the real-time performance metrics are considered to be unacceptable.