System and method for correlation of dissimilar telecommunication signaling protocols

A method for remotely correlating and displaying dissimilar communication protocol signaling messages, comprising:

• receiving communication information that spans at least two dissimilar communication networks;
• passively detecting in an analysis device remote from and coupled to the first communication network a first call identifier associated with a first communication protocol;
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• passively detecting in the analysis device external correlation key data identifying a first call portion associated with the first communication protocol, and a second call portion associated with a second communication protocol, the external correlation key data obtained by the analysis device, the external correlation key data characterizing a signaling message related to the first communication protocol and characterizing a signaling message related to the second communication protocol, where the external correlation key data is separate from the signaling message related to the first communication protocol and the signaling message related to the second communication protocol, where the external correlation key data comprises information identifying the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol, and wherein the external correlation key data is detected in real time and characterizes a single call.

A computer readable medium having a stored program, the stored program comprising executable code for remotely correlating and displaying dissimilar communication protocol signaling messages, comprising:

• logic for receiving communication information that spans at least two dissimilar communication networks;
• logic for passively detecting a first call identifier associated with a first communication protocol;
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• logic for passively detecting in an analysis device remote from and coupled to the at least two dissimilar communication networks external correlation key data identifying a first call portion associated with the first communication protocol, and a second call portion associated with a second communication protocol, the external correlation key data obtained by an analysis device, the external correlation key data characterizing a signaling message related to the first communication protocol and characterizing a signaling message related to the second communication protocol, where the external correlation key data is separate from the signaling message related to the first communication protocol and the signaling message related to the second communication protocol, where the external correlation key data comprises information identifying the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol, and wherein the correlation data is detected in real time and characterizes a single call.

A system for remotely correlating and displaying dissimilar communication protocol identifiers in real time, comprising:

• user communication information carried on a network, where the user communication information is characterized by at least two dissimilar communication protocols;
• a first communication protocol associated with a first communication network;
• a second communication protocol associated with a second communication network;
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• an analysis device remote from and coupled to the first communication network and to the second communication network, the analysis device configured to passively detect external correlation key data identifying a first call portion associated with the first communication protocol, and configured to passively detect external correlation key data identifying a second call portion associated with the second communication protocol, the external correlation key data obtained by an analysis device, the external correlation key data characterizing a signaling message related to the first communication protocol and characterizing a signaling message related to the second communication protocol, where the external correlation key data is separate from the signaling message related to the first communication protocol and the signaling message related to the second communication protocol, where the external correlation key data comprises information identifying the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol, wherein the external correlation key data is passively detected in real time, and wherein the first communication protocol is SS7 and the second communication protocol is internet protocol (IP).