Patent ID: 6768787
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: G06F,H04J,H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
In a communication system comprising a switched network controlled by a common channel signaling network including signal transfer points (STPs) connected to signaling points (SPs) of said switched network via links between said SPs and STPs, a method of monitoring comprising:a) detecting link signal data on a plurality of said links coupled to one of the STPs; b) processing the detected link signal data for the links coupled to the one STP to provide: (i) measurement of link signal load for each of the links coupled to the one STP, and (ii) thresholding of link signal load for each of the links coupled to the one STP; and c) transmitting signals responsive to the thresholding regarding link signal load on any of the links coupled to the one STP exceeding a threshold to a control processor.