Patent ID: 6529583
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A telephone call simulator for PSTN-IP telephone services, comprising:(a) a test input file containing IP subscriber numbers identified in ranges with each range representing a call behavior group of internet clients; (b) test logic scripts which describe calling process actions and/or internet client call behavior in each call behavior group for the respective applications; (b1) an application server responsive to the test scripts for providing applications for different types of telephone services for the internet clients. (c) test assignment apparatus which assigns the test logic scripts to a call processing pool; (d) call implementation apparatus within the call processing pool, the apparatus implementing the test logic script in executing a call to a group of telephone numbers of the internet clients in different behavior groups related to the test logic script for testing telephone services prior to the availability of the services to the internet clients; and (e) a test output data file which records the test logic scripts and corresponding responses received by each call implementation apparatus for the test logic script in each group of related telephone numbers of the internet clients for comparison and validation of the test logic script for each group.