Method and apparatus for measuring data transport quality over an Internet Protocol

A computer-readable storage medium for measuring data transport quality over an Internet Protocol (IP) operating in a communication system, the storage medium comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving a request to establish a test session with a corresponding test node;
• establishing one or more IP connections with the test node;
• carrying out the test session with the test node on said IP connections;
• and
• measuring a quality level for each of said IP connections.

An IP server coupled to a plurality of processors placed at different segments in a communication system, wherein said IP server operates in a computer-readable storage medium and serves to measure data transport quality over an Internet Protocol (IP) operating in the communication system, the storage medium comprising computer instructions for:

• presenting a calling party with a selection of test options, each test option comprising a test session at a corresponding test node;
• receiving from the calling party a selection of one or more of the test options;
• for each test option, submitting a request to a corresponding one of the processors to:
• establish a test session at a corresponding test node;
• establish one or more IP connections with the test node;
• carry out the test session with the test node on said IP connections;
• measure a quality level for each of said IP connections;
• reporting to said calling party of the quality level of each IP connection;
• and
• repeating the foregoing steps as needed to diagnose transport quality from the calling party to a destination party.

A method for measuring data transport quality over an Internet Protocol operating in a communication system, comprising:

• presenting a selection of test options, each test option comprising a test session at a corresponding test node;
• selecting one or more of the test options;
• for each test option, submitting a request to a corresponding one of a plurality of processors at different segments of the communication system;
• from the corresponding one of the processors, establishing a test session at a corresponding test node, establishing one or more IP connections with the test node, carrying out the test session with the test node on said IP connections, and measuring a quality level for each of said IP connections;
• reporting the quality level of each IP connection;
• and
• repeating the foregoing steps as needed to diagnose transport quality from the calling party to a destination party.