Patent ID: 7020247
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for verifying a data field in a telecommunications environment employing flow-through operations, the method comprising: receiving a line record; extracting a target field from the line record, the target field comprising one of the following types: type one, type two, and type three, wherein type one comprises an eight character common language location identification (CLLI) code followed by a letter ‘K’ and then a two digit number, type two comprises an 11 character CLLI code followed by an alpha numeric string indicating either a rack location of a switch or a digital multiplexer cable designator, and wherein type three comprises an eight character CLLI code followed by a dash (‘-’) in a ninth position and an alphanumeric string indicating either the rack location of a switch or a digital multiplexer cable designator; and validating the target field prior to the target field entering the flow-through operations by examining the target field to verify that the target field includes a valid entry or to verify that the target field does not include an erroneous entry, thereby operating to prevent a disruption of the flow-through operations.