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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
John Thomas Ward, Erie, CO (US);
Richard D. Terpstra, Superior, CO (US);
Thomas S. Traylor, Broomfield, CO (US);
Timothy Roy Missner, Broomfield, CO (US);
Andrew B. Lundgren, Thornton, CO (US);
John Thomas Ward, Erie, CO (US);
Richard D. Terpstra, Superior, CO (US);
Thomas S. Traylor, Broomfield, CO (US);
Timothy Roy Missner, Broomfield, 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 collecting, analyzing, and/or displaying signaling information for a call through a network, including: receiving a request for signaling information, wherein the request identifies a particular call handled by at least one network element within a voice over internet protocol network, querying the at least one network element for signaling information related to the particular call, and displaying the signaling information for the particular call. According to some embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods may further include storing signaling information on a network element, generating a call detail record based on the signaling information, wherein the call detail record identifies the network element and the particular call, sending the call detail record to a database, and searching the database based on the one or more criteria to identify the at least one network element.