Patent ID: 7983155

Claim:
A method for testing a network comprising: transmitting a plurality of requests to a plurality of endpoints distributed over a network to generate network testing traffic, wherein said plurality of requests are transmitted to generate network testing traffic at a selected load level for the network and wherein the plurality of requests each specify one of the plurality of endpoints generating network testing traffic at a set frequency for a set period of time, said frequency being at least fifty per hour; generating Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messages from each of the plurality of endpoints responsive to the plurality of requests, generated VoIP messages from the plurality of endpoints being network testing traffic and loading the network with VoIP messages from each generating endpoint at said selected load level, the network testing traffic load on said network being distributed over and loading said network under selected network operating conditions; and collecting network testing traffic data, collected network testing traffic data indicating network congestion from generated network testing traffic, and network VoIP load capacity, call reception being selectively measured based on the network testing traffic load.