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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7406166 | Message conversion system A message conversion system comprising a first interface configured to receive a call signaling message for a call in a first format wherein the call signaling message includes a plurality of call information elements, a processing system configured to copy the plur... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7342581 | Method and apparatus for displaying 3-D state indicators A method for presenting a user selected status of an object in a three dimensional graphic display is disclosed. The method includes the step of receiving a request to select a property of an object for display. The method further includes the step of displaying at ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7319747 | Method and system for combining an emergency standalone switching device with a switching system interface The present invention is a system and method of combining an emergency standalone switching device with a switching system interface used to bypass the common control and switch matrix of a class 5 digital switch. The emergency standalone switching device pro... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7257205 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, ea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7215742 | Troubleshooting interface for client-routed toll-free telephone calls A remote processor (RP) adapted for use with a telephone system is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The RP includes a communication interface capable of communicating with a service control point (SCP) of the telephone system and a processing s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203622 | Value-based transmission asset maintenance management of electric power networks A systematic approach is presented for the development and implementation of cost-effective transmission asset maintenance strategies. The overall concept and methodology are based on transmission reliability and risk management and address the value of preventive m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7131037 | Method and system to correlate a specific alarm to one or more events to identify a possible cause of the alarm A system is provided to monitor network performances. The system maintains a database of performance abnormalities, alarms and events from a system of monitored elements. The system automatically identifies a possible cause of a specific alarm by correlating the spe... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096502 | System and method for assessing the security posture of a network A method and data processing system assesses the security vulnerability of a network by creating a system object model database representing a network. The system object model database supports the information data requirements of disparate network vulnerability ana... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7050549 | Real time call trace capable of use with multiple elements A system for testing and monitoring the operation of telephone systems uses a call trace method for capturing messages associated with a phone call. The system can provide an indication as to the time a particular triggering signaling message (e.g., IAM or RLC messa... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7012992 | Methods and apparatus for automating testing of signalling transfer points Methods and apparatus for automating network testing to determine device interoperability and standards compliance in a network setting are described. The invention provides for maintaining clock error information for multiple network clocks and for adjusting test r... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010718 | Method and system for supporting network system troubleshooting The system for supporting network troubleshooting of the invention includes: storage means for periodically storing setting/configuration data and performance data of devices constituting the network based upon a schema of device IDs, interface IDs, and a respective... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996514 | Time simulation techniques to determine network availability A time simulation technique for determining the service availability (or unavailability) of end-to-end network connections (or paths) between source and sink nodes is disclosed. The failure could be either a single failure mode or a multiple failure mode. The time s... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980927 | Enhanced system, method and medium for certifying and accrediting requirements compliance utilizing continuous risk assessment A computer-assisted system, medium and method of providing a risk assessment of a target system. The method includes electronically scanning, on a predetermined basis, hardware and/or software characteristics of components within a target system to obtain and store ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957172 | Complex signal decomposition and modeling A system, method and program product for monitoring a complex signal for ultrasensitive detection of state changes, or for signature recognition and classification is provided. A complex signal is decomposed periodically for empirical modeling. Wavelet analysis, fre... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6768787 | Common channeling signaling network maintenance and testing An SS7 Network Preventative Maintenance System for detecting potential SS7 and switched network troubles, automatically analyzing the troubles, providing alarm and corrective action to avoid major network events. Real time monitors on SS7 links at the STP provide in... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6577710 | Method for checking a switching center, line unit and switching center for implementing the method, as well as an appertaining computer program A method for checking a switching center is explained, whereby reference data are checked in the memory of the switching center. On the basis of status data, a processor determines the operational status of programs, which utilize the reference data (step... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6351521 | Communications test system The invention is a test system that gives the user a single point of control to generate calls and run tests on a switching system for use in a communications network. The test system is capable of generating calls through a tandem switching system withou... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5912946 | Method for detecting improper delivery of parameters, in an initial address message, from an interconnecting switch A method for detecting improper delivery of parameters in an initial address message (IAM), such as a calling party number (CPN), for calls set up to a switch over SS7 trunk groups connected to other carriers is described. When a call originates from a sw... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5896441 | Communication state management system and method in an intelligent network A subscriber A accommodated in an SSP is connected to a terminal to which a telephone number is assigned by a number conversion service. The communication state of the converted telephone number becomes in a busy state, and a corresponding SSP number is w... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5850426 | Remote access terminal A cost-efficient process and system for the centralized monitoring and/or control of a telephone network. The centralized computer system maintains simultaneous and continuous communications links with a plurality of reporting computer systems that are ea... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5699403 | Network vulnerability management apparatus and method A data processing system is provided for identifying risks associated with abnormal conditions of network elements in a communications network. A data collection and processing module collects alarm message signals from a communications network and proces... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5652834 | Method of avoiding non-desired interference between services by creating a truncated binomial tree which represent active or passive action elements A method of avoiding undesirable interferences between services in a telecommunications system that includes basic software for a basic service and supplemental software for services supplemental to the basic service. The supplemental software is divided ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5619550 | Testing within communication systems using an arq protocol An apparatus for and method of testing the components of a communication system that uses an ARQ protocol is provided. A processor (117) within the communication system is designated to emulate the ARQ protocol so that the normal paths of communication th... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5546450 | System and method for providing switch translations A method for providing switch translations upon a failure in the conventional recent change message handling system. The failure results in triggering a common channel signaling inquiry, to a signaling control point which responds with instructions for se... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5509065 | Dual span monitoring system for maintenance shelf control A telecommunication system is described that has an interface and multiple lines, such as T-1 lines. The multiple lines include at least one service line and at least one spare line. The interface comprises a bus across the service line and spare line and... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5347270 | Method of testing switches and switching circuit Incoming lines (I0 to I7) are connected to a space switch (2) through input data latches (1). The space switch (2) is connected to a normal/test changeover switch (12), which is connected to a normal/test changeover switch (13) through serial-to-parallel ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 4439826 | Diagnostic system for a distributed control switching network A diagnostic system for a telecommunications system including a digital switching network is controlled via a plurality of data processors. Each of the distributed data processors has a unique address and has diagnostic data stored therein for use in perf... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4393491 | Automatic self-test system for a digital multiplexed telecommunication system An automatic self-test apparatus for use in a digital multiplexed communication system and self-testing idle circuitry coupled to idle telephone lines. The apparatus utilizes a tone generator which generates digital words describing an analog test signal ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4345324 | Process and system for error detection in a computer-controlled telephone exchange A method of supervising a plurality of data processing units in a redundant data processing system for controlling a telephone exchange having redundant digital switching networks, preferably of the TST type (Time-Space-Time), said processing units servin... | 08/17/1982 |
