Patent ID: 8374599

Claim:
A parameter measurement system, for measuring parameters accessible by mobile equipment which communicates over a communication network, the communication network including a network service provider, the network service provider having first and second services available for use by the mobile equipment, the system comprising: an agent which includes: (i) measuring means for measuring predetermined parameters of operation of the mobile equipment regarding one of the first and second services, and for detecting a change of service; (ii) means for changing measurement parameters to make parameter measurements appropriate for a detected change of service; and (iii) a transmitter for transmitting measured parameters over the communication network; wherein the first and second services are resources provided to network clients such as customers or other users, taken from the group of services consisting of: General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Packet Data Protocol (PDP); Transmission Control Protocol (TCP); E-mail; Wireless Application Protocol (WAP); HyperText markup language (HTML); User Datagram Protocol (UDP); Global Mobile (Communications) System (GMS); Short Message Service (SMS); and Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (IDEN).