Patent ID: 6731730
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for building a Combined Call Detail Records data base (Combined CDR) in a management system of a telecommunications network, comprising steps of:a) collecting one or more call related events with respect to a particular call from two or more data sources associated with said network, at least one of said data sources being a source of signaling data and at least another of said sources being a non-signaling bearer source of non-signaling data, by one or more probes and in real time, said call related events being real time Pre-CDRs; b) obtaining at least one Call Detail Records data base from a system being external to said management system, said Call detail Records data bases being off-line CDRs, c) integrating data produced at steps (a) and (b) thereby obtaining a combined Call Detail Records data base (Combined CDR) of said management system.