Patent ID: 6189031
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method for testing the integrity of at least one of a plurality of network elements within a network, wherein the network includes an emulator connected to and emulating at least one of said plurality of network elements, and a message configuration table coupled with a network, the method comprising the steps of:storing test information including critical event data of said network in a database;retrieving an entry from the emulator;parsing a signaling message from the emulator to identify a call record;extracting key fields from the signaling message;sending a default response if the received signaling message is unidentifiable in the message configuration table and discarding corresponding call records from the database;sending a message response with corresponding cause value indicating validity of received signaling message if the signaling message is identified in the message configuration table; andcorrelating data from said database to anticipated test case results.