Patent ID: 7593833
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable medium accessible to a processor for executing instructions contained in a computer program embedded in the computer readable medium, the computer program comprising: an instruction to receive a first set of measurements that includes a measurement relating to each of a plurality of parameters relating to at least one data communication line in a telecommunication network; an instruction to determine a performance metric relating to the at least one line from the first set of measurements; an instruction to determine a benchmark from a second set of measurements, wherein the second set of measurements includes measurements for a group of lines in the telecommunication network, wherein the group of lines corresponds to at least one of: lines having substantially same loop length, lines connected to a common wire center, a city, or a state; an instruction to compare the performance metric with the benchmark to infer performance of the at least one line; and an instruction to store a result of the comparison on a suitable medium.