SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING NETWORK LINK QUALITY

摘要

Monitoring network link quality in a telecommunications network which includes a plurality of intermediate network elements connected to network links via which communications sessions are conducted between respective terminating devices. A communications session comprises signalling procedures relating to the control of the session and media transfer procedures for transmitting media content via a media path established using at least part of the procedures. The established media path includes media path legs which are each established between respective media path leg endpoints connected via a network link. One or more endpoints of a media path leg is determined from at least part of the procedures. The determined one or more endpoints includes a media path leg end point at an intermediate network element. Reporting data is generated that comprises data identifying the determined one or more endpoints. The reporting data is transmitted to an analysis system for network link quality analysis.