Patent ID: 7549096
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for administering an error condition in a communications network having a messaging infrastructure, the communications network including a data storage module connected to a network transport bus, the method comprising: receiving via the network transport bus a message, wherein the network transport bus communicatively connects a plurality of network elements and utilizes a common messaging format for communication among and between the network elements, wherein the network elements comprise a plurality of adaptive routing concentrators, a plurality of routing and validation entities, and a data storage module all communicatively connected to the network transport bus and wherein the plurality of network elements operate under a plurality of different message protocols; monitoring the received message that is moving through the communications network and determining if an error condition associated with the message was created when the message moved through the communications network; recording basic information relating to the message in the data storage module, the basic information including at least one of a message identifier, a message origin, a message destination, and a message path if the error condition was not created, wherein the information recording step comprises recording detailed data related to the message if the error condition was created, and wherein detailed data comprises basic data plus additional data; flagging a portion of the message to indicate that the portion is for troubleshooting and not for actual execution if the error condition was created; replaying the message through the communications network, wherein the replaying step includes transmitting the message through the communications network based on the recorded information and includes at least one of transmitting the message while the communications network is in a safe mode and transmitting the message on a step-by-step basis.