Patent ID: 7974635

Claim:
A method for collecting location-sensitive call routing data in a wireless telecommunications network under test, the method comprising: automatically placing a test call from a test call device according to a configuration file, wherein the configuration file includes instructions for when to place the test call, under what condition to place the test call, when to collect data, and under what condition to collect data; routing said automatically placed test call by said wireless telecommunications network under test to one or more appropriate destination devices, based on a geographic area from which the test call is placed; receiving the test call by said one or more destination devices, via said wireless telecommunications network under test; generating originator call records by the test call device; generating destination call records by the one or more destination devices; electronically collecting originator call records from the test call device; electronically collecting destination call records from the one or more destination devices; electronically collecting network call records including at least time, calling device identification, and network routing information from said network under test from the wireless telecommunications network under test; storing said collected originator call records, destination call records, and network call records in a data collecting device; and organizing said call records such that the originator call records, the destination call records, and the network call records pertaining to the placed test call are associated together.