Network signal tracing using charging identifiers as trace recording session references
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsEster Gonzalez De Langarica, Sarah Gannon
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Abstract
Signaling through a plurality of network elements is traced during a trace session. The network elements generate trace records that record information associated with a communication session and that include a charging identifier that is used as a trace recording session reference for the trace session. The charging identifier is a unique network-wide identifier for a subscriber, UE or service and can be used by an operations support system to correlate which trace records are associated with a same subscriber, UE or service that is being traced and, thereby, may enable end-to-end tracing through a network.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method for tracing signaling through a plurality of network elements (NEs) during a trace session, the method comprising:
- electronically generating at a first one of the network elements (NEs) a trace record that records information associated with a communication session and that includes a charging identifier that is used as a trace recording session reference for the trace session.
A computer-implemented method for tracing signaling through a plurality of network elements (NEs) during a trace session comprising:
- electronically receiving at an operation support system a plurality of trace records from the plurality of network elements (NEs) that record information attributes with a communication session and that include a charging identifier that is used as a trace recording session reference for the trace session;
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- identifying at the operation support system which of the received trace records are associated with the trace session in response to the charging identifier of the received trace records.
A network comprising:
- a network element (NE) that is configured to generate a trace record that records information associated with a communication session and that includes in the trace record a charging identifier that is used as a trace recording session reference for the trace session.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.