Patent ID: 7298832

Claim:
A method for developing a report on usage of voice-over-Internet (VoIP) calling between network equipment that connects to a packet network and network paths that said equipment uses to connect to the packet network comprising the steps of: collecting call detail records (CDRs) having an identifier that permits segregating call detail records based on said specified piece of equipment or network path, which call detail records are adapted to yield call-beginning information, or call-ending information, or both; conditioning said collected CDR by employing a process of culling CDRs that pertain to said network equipment that connects to a packet network and network paths that said equipment uses to connect to the packet network, and a process for permitting said CDRs to be considered in time-ordered manner, said conditioning executing said processes in any chosen order; and employing the conditioned CDR to identify VoIP calls from call origin and destination information contained in said CDRs, and developing therefrom a report of concurrent VoIP calls that said equipment carries.