Session border controller with dynamic reporting

A method performed by a session border controller (SBC) connected between a first communications network and a second communications network, the method comprising:

• receiving, at an ingress of the SBC, a first message from the first communications network;
• receiving, by a SBC processing unit connected to the ingress, the message from the ingress;
• based on the message and an ingress message manipulation function (MMF) stored at a memory of the ingress, the ingress MMF comprising a first plurality of rules, accumulating and computing first statistics of events that are specific to the first communications network and wherein the first plurality of rules are modifiable to change the first statistics that are accumulated and computed while the SBC is in operation between the first communications network and a second communications network;
• receiving, by an egress connected to the SBC processing unit, the message from the SBC processing unit;
• forwarding, by the egress, the message to the second communications network;
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• based on the message and an egress MMF stored at a memory of the egress, the egress MMF comprising a second plurality of rules, accumulating and computing second statistics of events that are specific to the second communications network and wherein the second plurality of rules are modifiable to change the second statistics that are accumulated and computed while the SBC is in operation between the first communications network and a second communications network.

A system comprising a processor and memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first message from a first communications network;
• based on the first message and an ingress message manipulation function (MMF) comprising a first plurality of rules, accumulating and computing first statistics of events that are specific to the first communications network and wherein the first plurality of rules are modifiable to change the first statistics that are accumulated and computed while the system is in operation between the first communications network and a second communications network;
• forwarding the message to a second communications network;
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• based on the message and an egress MMF comprising a second plurality of rules, accumulating and computing second statistics of events that are specific to the second communications network and wherein the second plurality of rules are modifiable to change the second statistics that are accumulated and computed while the system is in operation between the first communications network and a second communications network.