Systems and methods for integrating route and rank information into call detail records

A system for generating a call detail record in an IP telephony system, comprising:

• means for receiving information relating to an established communication between a first communication device and a second communication device, the information including routing information for the established communication that includes at least a route identifier and a rank identifier;
• and
• means for recording the received route identifier and the rank identifier in a call detail record that is generated for the established communication.

A system for generating a call detail record in an IP telephony system, comprising:

• a CDR unit that receives information relating to an established communication between a first communication device and a second communication device, the information including routing information for the established communication that includes at least a route identifier and a rank identifier, wherein the CDR unit records the received route identifier and the rank identifier in a call detail record that is generated for the established communication.