Patent ID: 8897179

Claim:
A method comprising: obtaining an indication, the indication being arranged to indicate that a donor radio is online with respect to an interoperability system, the indication further being arranged to indicate that the donor radio is transmitting, wherein obtaining the indication includes detecting at least one real-time transport protocol (RTP) packet on a multicast group associated with the donor radio; determining if the indication is accurate, wherein determining if the indication is accurate includes determining if a notification is received from the donor radio, the notification being arranged to indicate that the donor radio is transmitting, and wherein determining if the indication is accurate further includes determining if the notification is received from the donor radio within a predetermined time period; identifying a communication status for the donor radio as a fail if it is determined that the indication is not accurate, the communication status being identified within the interoperability system; and identifying the communication status for the donor radio as a success if it is determined that the indication is accurate within the interoperability system.