AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

At&t Mobility II LLC

Scott Sheppard

Geoffrey Richard Zampiello

Randy S Young

Jeffrey Neumann

Roy Mongiovi

Earl C Meggison

Henry Jackson Fowler, Jr

Donald M Kemp

Lianne H Griffin

Bryn S Henderson

Data traffic, such as wireless data traffic egressing to the Internet, is aggregated at one or more regional aggregation hubs, and a portion(s) of data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest is captured at the regional aggregation hub(s). Data traffic associated with subscribers can be aggregated at an access concentrator(s) and respective public Internet Protocol (IP) addresses can be given to respective subscribers. The data traffic can be aggregated at the regional aggregation hub(s) and data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be identified based at least in part on the public IP address(es) of the respective subscriber(s) of interest. The data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be captured and provided to a consumer (e.g., law enforcement, service provider) who desires such data.

Aggregating and capturing subscriber traffic

System(s), method(s), and device(s) that can aggregate all or substantially all data traffic, such as wireless data traffic egressing to the Internet, at one or more regional aggregation hubs and capture a portion(s) of data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest at the regional hub(s) are presented. Data traffic associated with subscribers can be aggregated at an access concentrator(s) and respective public Internet Protocol (IP) addresses can be given to respective subscribers. The data traffic can be aggregated at the regional hub(s) and data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be identified based at least in part on the public IP address(es) of the respective subscriber(s) of interest. The data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be captured and provided to a consumer (e.g., law enforcement, service provider) who desires such data.

Methods of importing data from an edge router including a plurality of interface types to a network management system include configuring the edge router to export a flat file containing the data at a designated time to a designated network device communicatively coupled to the edge router. The flat file includes data associated with a plurality of different ones of the interface types. The flat file is received at the designated network device. The data from the received flat file is parsed to a format configured to be imported by the network management system at the designated network device. The parsed data is provided to the network management system.

Methods, systems and computer program products for importing data from an edge router to a network management system

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for analyzing data traffic captured by a lawful interception system. A first record, one or more intermediate records, and a second record are received. Each of the records contains a record of test traffic, such as a website, transmitted across a broadband network. The first record, the one or more intermediate records, and the second record are reassembled to form various versions of the website. The various versions of the website are displayed so that a visual comparison can be made to verify the operation of the lawful interception system.

Traffic analysis for a lawful interception system

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for verifying a lawful interception system. A first file and a second file are received. The first file is formed by recording data traffic at a computer as the data traffic generated at the computer is transmitted from the computer to a remote network via a broadband remote access server (BRAS), saving the recorded data traffic as a first packet capture and flat file export (PCAP) file, and exporting packet summary lines from the first PCAP file. The second file is formed by intercepting the data traffic as the data traffic egresses from a mediation system to a law enforcement agency (LEA) system, saving the intercepted data traffic as a second PCAP file, and exporting packet summary lines from the second PCAP file. The first file is compared with the second file to verify an accuracy of the mediation system.

Verifying a lawful interception system

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing network testing. The disclosed systems and methods may include connecting to at least one element within a network. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include performing a test on the network through at least one element. The test may be associated with at least one addressable device connected to the network. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods may include analyzing data associated with the test.

Methods and systems for providing end-to-end testing of an IP-enabled network

Methods, systems and computer program products for integrating data in a communications network received at provider (P) routers from provider edge (PE) routers having a plurality of different configurations are provided. Global collection and export parameters for the P routers are configured. A collector associated with the P routers is configured to maintain a netflow exported data table for the P routers based on the global collection and export parameters received from the P routers. P router text files are configured. The P router text files identify all P routers associated with the collector using Internet protocol (IP) addresses associated with each of the P routers. A destination PE router is located for a selected P router based on IP addresses in the P router text file associated with the selected P router such that the interface IP address of the selected P router is matched with the open shortest path first (OSPF) router identification of the destination PE router.

Methods, systems and computer program products for integrating network traffic

Methods, systems, and computer program products producing, transporting, and capturing network traffic data are provided. The method includes associating a mirroring policy with a service profile assigned to a service subscriber, the service subscriber identified by a static Internet Protocol address. The method also includes associating a routing policy with the service profile. Upon detecting an active session for the service subscriber, the method includes mirroring traffic data generated as a result of subscriber activity, the mirroring implemented in accordance with the mirroring policy. The method further includes routing the mirrored traffic data through a public network to a central collection facility in accordance with the routing policy.

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