Patent ID: 7765210
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a computer system to consolidate data records received from at least one network element in a consolidation node, the method comprising: the consolidation node distributing incoming data records to different links in the consolidation node by routing the incoming data records in at least two sub-flows, wherein a plurality of the incoming data records relating to a first session/call are associated with a first key and routed to a first sub-flow of the at least two sub-flows, and a plurality of the incoming data records relating to a second session/call are associated with a second key and routed to a second sub-flow of the at least two sub-flows such that the plurality of the incoming data records relating to the first session/call are routed to the plurality of the incoming data records relating to the second session/call are routed to the second sub-flow; the consolidation node splitting the at least two sub-flows of the incoming data records; and the consolidation node consolidating the incoming data records of the at least two sub-flows in parallel, wherein the plurality of the incoming data records relating to the first session/call are consolidated and the plurality of the incoming data records relating to the second session/call are consolidated.