David C Sheldon

US Patent:

7324502, Jan 29, 2008

Filed:

May 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/151374

Inventors:

David Charles Sheldon - Colorado Springs CO, US
David John McDonald - Divide CO, US
Douglas John Carson - Edinburgh, GB

Assignee:

Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352, 370401, 370466, 370467

Abstract:

A system for mapping dissimilar communication protocols is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises user communication information that spans at least two dissimilar communication networks, a first communication protocol associated with a first communication network, a second communication protocol associated with a second communication network, and a software code segment configured to detect a call setup identifier and a call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol, the software code segment also configured to detect a call setup identifier and call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol, where the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol may occur within a predetermined amount of time before or after the call setup identifier or the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol. The system maps the call identifiers from the dissimilar networks so that the user information can be characterized over the dissimilar networks.