Patent ID: 7012992
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. An automated testing method for use in a communications network with a plurality of different clocks, the method comprising: storing clock error information for said plurality of different clocks; monitoring a plurality of network points to detect events; generating a set of test results including detected events and corresponding event times, at least some of said event times having been obtained from timing information corresponding to different clocks; processing said set of test results to generate set of timing corrected test results, said processing including modifying at least some event times as a function of said stored clock error information; comparing events and corresponding event times included in the set of timing corrected test results to expected events and corresponding expected event times included in a set of expected test results; and generating a set of test result information including information indicating differences between the set of timing corrected test results and expected test results.