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US 9,426,038 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for managing a network
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsBrian P. Huntley, Jimmy E. Bodkin, Clifton L. DeBlasio, Marc Thurston, Brian Young
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for managing a network are disclosed. For example, the method collects a plurality of call detail records (CDRs), and organizes one or more parameters of the CDRs in accordance with a plurality of cause codes. The method displays the one or more parameters of the CDRs in a hierarchical representation comprising a plurality of screen displays.
Claims20
A method for managing a network, comprising:
- collecting, by a processor, a plurality of call detail records;
- organizing, by the processor, a plurality of parameters of the call detail records in accordance with a plurality of cause codes, wherein each of the plurality of cause codes provides information regarding a disposition of a call attempt;
- and
- displaying, by the processor, the plurality of parameters of the call detail records in a hierarchical representation comprising a plurality of screen displays, wherein a first screen display of the plurality of screen displays presents a first defect per million calculation associated with a core internet protocol network for a day, and a second defect per million calculation associated with a service that is external to the core internet protocol network for the day, wherein a second screen display of the plurality of screen displays is presented upon an activation of a cell located in the first screen display, wherein the second screen display presents the plurality of cause codes for a plurality of time periods within the day, wherein the second screen display comprises a plurality of columns associated with the plurality of time periods within the day and a plurality of rows associated with the plurality of cause codes, where each column of the plurality of columns is for displaying a defects per million measure associated with each of the plurality of cause codes and associated with the one of the plurality of time periods that is associated with the column.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing a network, the operations comprising:
- collecting a plurality of call detail records;
- organizing a plurality of parameters of the call detail records in accordance with a plurality of cause codes, wherein each of the plurality of cause codes provides information regarding a disposition of a call attempt;
- and
- displaying the plurality of parameters of the call detail records in a hierarchical representation comprising a plurality of screen displays, wherein a first screen display of the plurality of screen displays presents a first defect per million calculation associated with a core internet protocol network for a day, and a second defect per million calculation associated with a service that is external to the core internet protocol network for the day, wherein a second screen display of the plurality of screen displays is presented upon an activation of a cell located in the first screen display, wherein the second screen display presents the plurality of cause codes for a plurality of time periods within the day, wherein the second screen display comprises a plurality of columns associated with the plurality of time periods within the day and a plurality of rows associated with the plurality of cause codes, where each column of the plurality of columns is for displaying a defects per million measure associated with each of the plurality of cause codes and associated with the one of the plurality of time periods that is associated with the column.
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An apparatus for managing a network, comprising:
- a processor;
- and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- collecting a plurality of call detail records;
- organizing a plurality of parameters of the call detail records in accordance with a plurality of cause codes, wherein each of the plurality of cause codes provides information regarding a disposition of a call attempt;
- and displaying the plurality of parameters of the call detail records in a hierarchical representation comprising a plurality of screen displays, wherein a first screen display of the plurality of screen displays presents a first defect per million calculation associated with a core internet protocol network for a day, and a second defect per million calculation associated with a service that is external to the core internet protocol network for the day, wherein a second screen display of the plurality of screen displays is presented upon an activation of a cell located in the first screen display, wherein the second screen display presents the plurality of cause codes for a plurality of time periods within the day, wherein the second screen display comprises a plurality of columns associated with the plurality of time periods within the day and a plurality of rows associated with the plurality of cause codes, where each column of the plurality of columns is for displaying a defects per million measure associated with each of the plurality of cause codes and associated with the one of the plurality of time periods that is associated with the column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.