System and method for managing telecommunication trunk groups
First Claim
1. A method for managing telecommunication trunk groups, a trunk group comprising media over which a plurality of trunks are established with hardware associated with the media, the method comprising:
- receiving information regarding the configuration of telephony circuits comprising each trunk group to be managed;
receiving traffic information regarding the historical volume of traffic using the hardware associated with a trunk group;
displaying trunk groups;
displaying information regarding at least one trunk group'"'"'s configuration and traffic information associated with the at least one trunk group;
receiving user input selecting a displayed trunk group;
receiving user input setting a grade of service for the selected trunk group; and
calculating the number of trunks required for the selected trunk group to provide the set grade of service based upon the traffic information for the selected trunk group.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for managing telecommunication trunk groups. Configuration, operational, and other information may be maintained regarding trunk groups in a telecommunication network. Various calculations and searches may be performed using the information maintained regarding the trunk groups of telecommunication network and provided to a user to allow a user to identify the performance of various trunk groups. The present invention may further allow a user to propose changes to the configuration or routing associated with one or more trunk groups and provide a user with predicted outcomes should such changes be made.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for managing telecommunication trunk groups, a trunk group comprising media over which a plurality of trunks are established with hardware associated with the media, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding the configuration of telephony circuits comprising each trunk group to be managed; receiving traffic information regarding the historical volume of traffic using the hardware associated with a trunk group; displaying trunk groups; displaying information regarding at least one trunk group'"'"'s configuration and traffic information associated with the at least one trunk group; receiving user input selecting a displayed trunk group; receiving user input setting a grade of service for the selected trunk group; and calculating the number of trunks required for the selected trunk group to provide the set grade of service based upon the traffic information for the selected trunk group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing telecommunication trunk groups, a trunk group comprising media over which a plurality of trunks are established with associated hardware, such as switches, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding the configuration of telephony circuits that use a trunk group; receiving traffic information regarding the volume of traffic using the hardware associated with the trunks comprising a trunk group; determining the percentage utilization of each trunk group using the traffic information and the configuration information for each trunk group; placing trunk groups in user-groups; receiving user input establishing trunk group selection criteria; displaying the trunk groups that meet the established trunk group selection criteria to a user; receiving user input selecting a displayed trunk group; displaying the percentage utilization of the selected trunk group; receiving input from a user setting a grade of service requirement for the selected trunk group; calculating the number of trunks required for the selected trunk group to provide the set grade of service based upon the traffic information for the selected trunk group; and displaying the number of trunks required for the selected trunk group to provide the set grade of service. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. At least one computer-readable media containing embodied thereon computer-readable code for causing a computer to perform a method for managing telecommunication trunk groups, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding the configuration of telephony circuits comprising each trunk group to be managed; receiving traffic information regarding the historical volume of traffic using the hardware associated with a trunk group; displaying trunk groups; displaying information regarding at least one trunk group'"'"'s configuration and traffic information associated with the at least one trunk group; receiving user input selecting a displayed trunk group; receiving user input setting a grade of service for the selected trunk group; and calculating the number of trunks required for the selected trunk group to provide the set grade of service based upon the traffic information for the selected trunk group. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. At least one computer-readable media containing embodied thereon computer-readable code for causing a computer to perform a method for managing telecommunication trunk groups, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding the configuration of telephony circuits that use a trunk group; receiving traffic information regarding the volume of traffic using the hardware associated with the trunks comprising a trunk group; determining the percentage utilization of each trunk group using the traffic information and the configuration information for each trunk group; placing trunk groups in user-groups; receiving user input establishing trunk group selection criteria; displaying the trunk groups that meet the established trunk group selection criteria to a user; receiving user input selecting a displayed trunk group; displaying the percentage utilization of the selected trunk group; receiving input from a user setting a grade of service requirement for the selected trunk group; calculating the number of trunks required for the selected trunk group to provide the set grade of service based upon the traffic information for the selected trunk group; and displaying the number of trunks required for the selected trunk group to provide the set grade of service. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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