MEDIATION SYSTEM FOR A TELEPHONE NETWORK

摘要

A mediation system for a telephone network. The telephone network includes a plurality of signaling service points (SSPs) communicating message signaling unit (MSU) data with a plurality of signal transfer points (STPs). The MSU data is routed on data links connecting the plurality of SSPs and STPs. The mediation system includes a probe and a mediator. The probe is connected to at least one of the data links for intercepting the MSU data routed on the one data link, and the mediator is coupled to the probe for collecting the MSU data and generating a call detail record (CDR). The probe intercepts either A-link data and/or E-link data on the data links. The mediator correlates the MSU data against a call list and generates either a full CDR or a partial CDR depending on a mode selected by a user of the system.