US6185439B1
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Method for providing on demand service measurements
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1999-04-02
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Granted: 2001-02-06
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Expires: 2019-04-02
Abstract
Abstract In a digital switching network system wherein service measurements are periodically automatically collected, a user interfaces with the network via a Web browser to select those traffic counts of interest for on-demand sampling. The user designates whether the selected traffic counts are retrieved as a single sample or as a periodic sample. When the traffic counts are to be retrieved as a periodic sample, the user designates a period for the periodic sample. The system determines the locations where the traffic counts resides in the network, retrieves the traffic counts from their locations, and displays the traffic counts to the user.
Inventors
- 👤 Arturo Guerrero
- 👤 Terry George Hinrichs
- 👤 Kuo-Ting Hsu
- 👤 Dale Oliver Knudson
- 👤 Todd Hamilton Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W24/00; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/22; H04M3/36; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/42; H04Q3/54; H04Q3/545; H04Q3/54575; H04Q3/54591; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/18; H04M7/00; H04M7/12; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13034; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13092; H04Q2213/13093; H04Q2213/13098; H04Q2213/13164; H04Q2213/13175; H04Q2213/13176; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13389
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
In a digital switching network wherein service measurements are periodically automatically collected, a method for a user to obtain on-demand service measurements, comprising the steps of: a) selecting at least one traffic count; b) providing a choice to said user whether said at least one traffic count is to be retrieved as a single sample or as a periodic sample; c) determining a location where said at least one traffic count resides in said network; d) retrieving said at least one traffic count from said location; and e) displaying said at least one traffic count to said user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
In a digital switching network wherein service measurements are periodically automatically collected, a method for a user to obtain on-demand service measurements, comprising the steps of: a) selecting at least one traffic count; b) providing a choice to said user whether said at least one traffic count is to be retrieved as a single sample or as a periodic sample; c) determining a location where said at least one traffic count resides in said network; d) retrieving said at least one traffic count from said location; and e) displaying said at least one traffic count to said user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of displaying is done via a web browser.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein, when said at least one traffic count is chosen by said user to be retrieved as a periodic sample, said user designates a period for said periodic sample.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said location is selected from the group consisting of ECP, DCS, cell site, link node, and SS 7 node.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one traffic count is selected from the group consisting of AGGR-S, AGGR-L, DCCH-CS, CDMA-CS, and CP-AMPS.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 5 , wherein said at least one traffic count is further selected from the group consisting of antenna face, vocoder type, mobile power class, and server group along with an antenna face associated with said server group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a digital switching network wherein service measurements are periodically automatically collected, an apparatus for a user to collect on-demand service measurements, comprising: a) selection means for said user to select at least one traffic count to be collected; b) means for providing a choice to said user whether said at least one traffic count is to be retrieved as a single sample or as a periodic sample; c) determining means, associated with said selection means, for determining a location where said at least one traffic count resides in said network; d) means, associated with said selection means and said determining means, for retrieving said at least one traffic count from said location; and e) means for displaying said at least one traffic count to said user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a digital switching network wherein service measurements are periodically automatically collected, an apparatus for a user to collect on-demand service measurements, comprising: a) selection means for said user to select at least one traffic count to be collected; b) means for providing a choice to said user whether said at least one traffic count is to be retrieved as a single sample or as a periodic sample; c) determining means, associated with said selection means, for determining a location where said at least one traffic count resides in said network; d) means, associated with said selection means and said determining means, for retrieving said at least one traffic count from said location; and e) means for displaying said at least one traffic count to said user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising means, when said at least one traffic count is chosen by said user to be retrieved as a periodic sample, for said user to designate a period for said periodic sample.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein said location is selected from the group consisting of ECP, DCS, cell site, link node, and SS 7 node.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein said at least one traffic count is selected from the group consisting of AGGR-S, AGGR-L, DCCH-CS, CDMA-CS, and CP 3 -AMPS.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein said at least one traffic count is further selected from the group consisting of antenna face, vocoder type, mobile power class, and server group along with an antenna face associated with said server group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
165 words
In a digital switching network wherein service measurements are periodically automatically collected, an apparatus for a user to collect on-demand service measurements, comprising: a) a first computer processor; b) a second computer processor; c) a browser installed in said second computer processor; d) said first computer processor being linked to said second computer processor; e) means, in said second computer processor, for selecting at least one traffic count to be collected; f) means, in said second computer processor, for providing a choice to said user whether said at least one traffic count is to be retrieved as a single sample or as a periodic sample; g) means, in said first computer processor, for determining a location where said at least one traffic count resides in said network; h) means, in said first computer processor, for retrieving said at least one traffic count from said location; and i) means, associated with said second computer processor, for displaying said at least one traffic count to said user.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
165 words
In a digital switching network wherein service measurements are periodically automatically collected, an apparatus for a user to collect on-demand service measurements, comprising: a) a first computer processor; b) a second computer processor; c) a browser installed in said second computer processor; d) said first computer processor being linked to said second computer processor; e) means, in said second computer processor, for selecting at least one traffic count to be collected; f) means, in said second computer processor, for providing a choice to said user whether said at least one traffic count is to be retrieved as a single sample or as a periodic sample; g) means, in said first computer processor, for determining a location where said at least one traffic count resides in said network; h) means, in said first computer processor, for retrieving said at least one traffic count from said location; and i) means, associated with said second computer processor, for displaying said at least one traffic count to said user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein said first computer processor is linked to said second computer processor via a TCP/IP network.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein said second computer processor is selected from the group consisting of a PC, an X-window terminal, and a GUI workstation.
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