Systems and methods for displaying call flow through elements of an ip telephony system

A computerized interactive node associated with an Internet protocol (IP) telephony system, the node comprising:

• a processor;
• a display device;
• wherein the processor is configured to
• determine plural elements of the Internet protocol (IP) telephony system which are involved in processing a telephony communication;
• obtain, for each of the plural elements, at least one respective indication of time at which the respective plural element processed the telephony communication;
• generate on the device a visual display formatted to comprise representations of the plural elements connected based on the respective time indications to depict the flow path.

An Internet protocol (IP) telephony system comprising:

• plural elements of the Internet protocol (IP) telephony system which are involved in processing a telephony communication;
• a computerized interactive node comprising:
• a processor;
• a display device;
• wherein the processor is configured to
• determine plural elements of the Internet protocol (IP) telephony system which are involved in processing a telephony communication;
• obtain, for each of the plural elements, at least one respective indication of time at which the respective plural element processed the telephony communication;
• generate on the device a visual display formatted to comprise representations of the plural elements connected based on the respective time indications to depict the flow path.