Patent ID: 9729402
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: providing, via a user interface, a graphical representation of a communications network; receiving, at a first network device executing a device simulation tool, a selection of a second network device in the communications network selected via the user interface; providing, via the user interface, a user-selectable first list of a plurality of use cases, a user-selectable second list of a plurality of scenarios, and a user-selectable third list of a plurality of error conditions associated with operation of the second network device or the communications network; receiving, at the first network device, a selection of at least one use case, scenario or error condition associated with operation of the second network device or the communications network selected from the user-selectable first, second or third lists, wherein receiving the selection of at least one use case, scenario or error condition, further comprises: executing a network simulation of the communications network based on the selected at least one use case, scenario or error condition; generating a call flow diagram, that involves the selected second network device, based on the executed network simulation; and providing a graphical display of the generated call flow diagram.