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Method and apparatus for monitoring a packet network

  • US 8,477,637 B1
  • Filed: 12/31/2006
  • Issued: 07/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for monitoring an internet protocol service on a packet network, comprising:

  • receiving a call detail record at a termination of a call by a call detail record collecting and analysis server, wherein the call detail record is received from a voice gateway router, wherein the voice gateway router is deployed at a customer premises, wherein the customer premises is external to a core network and is external to an access network;

    forwarding the call detail record by the call detail record collecting and analysis server to a database; and

    accessing the database by the call detail record collecting and analysis server, wherein the call detail record collecting and analysis server monitors the internet protocol service on the packet network in accordance with call detail records that are retrieved from the database, wherein the call detail record collecting and analysis server monitors the internet protocol service by monitoring a performance parameter to determine whether the performance parameter has exceeded a threshold value.

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