Patent ID: 8295826

Claim:
A system for monitoring the quality of service in a communication network comprising: at least one terminal; at least one SIM housed in said terminal; and at least one monitoring agent comprising: processing functionalities housed in said SIM; and measuring functionalities distributed between said terminal and said SIM for performing measures, said processing functionalities being configured for: identifying operation modes according to which the measures are performed, wherein each operation mode includes at least one of a measuring mode specifying measuring sample numbers, a transmission mode specifying a manner the respective measure is transmitted between said terminal and said SIM, or a storage mode specifying a location where the respective measure is stored; determining resources required for performing the measures using the respective operation modes; driving the measuring functionalities located on said terminal and said SIM to detect operating conditions of said terminal and said SIM, respectively; and adaptively distributing said measuring functionalities between said terminal and said SIM depending at least on the resources required for performing the measures and the detected operating conditions of said terminal and said SIM.