Voice-over-IP network test device and method
AssigneeCurrent Technologies, LLC
InventorKevin F. Corcoran
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Abstract
The invention includes a device and a method for testing a communication network that includes an Internet Protocol (VoIP) network. The inventive device includes a user interface for communicating results of a test, a transceiver for allowing the test device to communicate with a telecommunications network, and a digital signal processor for reformatting a communication signal to be tested by the device. The inventive device may include a processor, random access memory, read only memory, a user interface, and a network interface. The inventive method for testing the VoIP network includes accessing a telecommunications network that includes the VoIP network, conducting tests on the VoIP network using a butt set device, and displaying results of the test on the user interface located on the test device.
Claims45
A portable voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) test device for testing a VoIP network, comprising:
- a user interface comprising an audio input device and an audio output device;
- a transceiver configured to communicate with the VoIP network;
- a memory storing a test algorithm;
- a codec configured to use a plurality of compression protocols;
- a media access controller (MAC);
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- a processor in communication with said user interface, said transceiver, said codec, said media access controller, and said memory and configured to execute said test algorithm to cause said transceiver to communicate with the VoIP network to test at least one of the group:
- jitter, packet loss, and latency of the VoIP network.
A method of using a portable test device to test a VoIP network, comprising:
- transmitting test signals over the VoIP network;
- receiving response signals in response to transmitting said test signals;
- wherein the response signals are received from the VoIP network via a codec and a media access controller forming part of the device;
- wherein said codec is configured to process signals via a plurality of compression protocols;
- processing said response signals to determine at least one of the group:
- jitter, packet loss, and latency of the VoIP network;
- presenting an indication of a result of said processing of said response signals to the user;
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- providing an audio output device and an audio input device in the test device to facilitate bi-directional VoIP communications over a VoIP network by the user.
A method of using a test device to test a VoIP network, comprising:
- receiving an input from a user interface;
- executing a test algorithm;
- transmitting a first test signal over the VoIP network;
- receiving a second signal from the VoIP network;
- processing the received second signal via a codec and a media access controller;
- wherein said codec is configured to use a plurality of compression protocols;
- processing said second signal to determine a jitter, a packet loss, and a latency of the VoIP network;
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- providing an audio output device and an audio input device in the test device to facilitate bi-directional VoIP communications over a VoIP network by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.