Patent ID: 7738640

Claim:
A method, comprising: retrieving a first data set from a billing system configured to facilitate a billing operation associated with a network, the first data set including a plurality of billing records, the plurality of billing records including a first billing record associated with and including a field identifying a first circuit from a plurality of circuits included within the network; retrieving a second data set from a configuration management system configured to facilitate an operation associated with the network, the second data set including a plurality of configuration records, the plurality of configuration records including a first configuration record associated with and including a field identifying the first circuit; determining, via a processor, a correct identifier associated with the first circuit when the field included in the first configuration record differs from the field included in the first billing record; producing a report when the field included in the first configuration record differs from the field included in the first billing record; updating the field included in the first billing record to include the correct identifier associated with the first circuit when the field included in the first billing record includes an incorrect identifier associated with the first circuit; and updating the field included in the first configuration record to include the correct identifier associated with the first circuit when the field included in the first configuration record includes an incorrect identifier associated with the first circuit.