Patent ID: 6516052
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of creating and distributing call pattern data for use in assessing a communications network, the communications network having a plurality of sites, each operable to transmit and/or receive calls, the method comprising:(i) receiving call data identifying number of calls to be made over the communications network, and a time period defining boundaries within which to make the calls; (ii) receiving constraint data identifying a plurality of call constraint criteria including receiving and sending capabilities of the respective sites; (iii) scheduling the received call data in accordance with the received constraint data, thereby creating call pattern data defining instructions for each of a plurality of the sites to make a plurality of connections across the communications network to one or more other sites within the boundaries of the time period; (iv) organizing the call pattern data into a plurality of sub-schedules, each of the sub-schedules corresponding to a different one of said sites; (v) distributing the sub-schedules to the respective sites; and (vi) operating the sites in accordance with their respective sub-schedule.