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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Richard D. Terpstra, Superior, CO (US);
Thomas S. Traylor, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gregory Keith Brown, Thornton, CO (US);
John Thomas Ward, Erie, CO (US);
Andrew B. Lundgren, Thornton, CO (US);
Richard D. Terpstra, Superior, CO (US);
Thomas S. Traylor, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gregory Keith Brown, Thornton, CO (US);
John Thomas Ward, Erie, CO (US);
Andrew B. Lundgren, Thornton, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for verifying the routing of a call through a network, including: generating an outbound call from a test tool in a first network, the outbound call including a test key and a destination number, the destination number being associated with a communication device accessible to first network, routing the outbound call to second network, receiving outbound call from second network in the form of inbound call to first network, the inbound call including the test key and the destination number, accessing the test key, and based at least in part on the test key, routing the inbound call to the test tool. In some instances, call tracking information may be collected, analyzed, and/or displayed.