Network signal tracing using charging identifiers as trace recording session references

EG De Langarica, S Gannon - US Patent 9,369,887, 2016 - Google Patents
Signaling through a plurality of network elements is traced during a trace session. The
network elements generate trace records that record information associated with a communi …

Automated central trace management

J Suonvieri, M Graham, G Bodog… - US Patent App. 11/707,012, 2007 - Google Patents
Automated central trace management in a communication network including a network
managing entity and at least one subordinate network entity, comprising the steps of …

Network Elements for End-to-End (E2E) Circuit Service (CS) Call Tracing Functionality

W Chunbo, H Chu, Z Dong, K Turina… - US Patent App. 13 …, 2013 - Google Patents
According to the invention, it provides a Network Element (NE) acting as an originating NE
for End-to-End (E2E) Circuit Service (CS) call tracing functionality, the NE comprising: a …

Subscriber-specific tracing in communications

JO Soderlund, JP Hyttinen, JO Nousiainen… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A method for subscriber tracing comprises capturing user plane packets in a network
apparatus implementing a 3GPP policy and charging enforcement functionality PCEF …

Providing subscriber identity for cell traffic trace in E-UTRAN

G Bodog - US Patent App. 12/457,481, 2009 - Google Patents
One embodiment is directed to an apparatus includ ing a receiver configured to receive a
traffic trace activation message. The apparatus may further comprise a processor configured …

Technique for monitoring data traffic

G Heikkilä, A Rácz, A Veres - US Patent 10,015,688, 2018 - Google Patents
A technique that assists in identifying services for monitoring data traffic in a communication
network is provided. The communication network includes a terminal configured to …

Charging in telecommunications network

H Lialiamou, V Ilama - US Patent 7,889,662, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention relates generally to event detail record (EDRS) collection and
management (related to charg ing, monitoring, lawful interception etc.) in a telecommuni …

Method for charging of data reaching a network element of a communication network during a data session

E Lialiamou, M Stura, JP Koskinen, A Narhi - US Patent 8,345,676, 2013 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and device for charging of data reaching a
network element of a communication network during a data session, the data session …

Collecting, processing, and distributing telemetry data

S Deshmukh, BC Basler, R Agarwal… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of reporting telemetry data in a
telecommunication network. The telemetry data is collected from a set of one or more …

Next generation network monitoring architecture

GR Gupta, P Kunjunny - US Patent 11,206,205, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A stream processing system in a first zone of a telecommu nication network
may obtain at least one policy for process ing trace data of virtual network functions (VNFs) …