Abstract: A distributed system and method usable by multiple and concurrent users for decoding telecommunication tracer information originating from any telecommunication network element and utilizing any industry standard or proprietary telecommunication protocol. The distributed system can include a plurality of integrated trace analysis system application servers, each providing a CDL based decoding service, an encoding sub-system used to encode each telecommunication protocol into executable CDL programs or catalogs, and a decoder engine that uses signatures to determine the telecommunication protocol associated with each event in the trace data and invoke the appropriate executable CDL program to decode the tracer event. This set of decoding services coupled with administrative services comprises an integrated trace analysis system (or iTAS) engine that executes on the application server(s).

Abstract: A display format for a distributed system and method using a catalog definition language (CDL) based integrated trace analysis (iTAS) application for decoding telecommunication tracer information originating from any telecommunication network element and utilizing any Industry standard or proprietary telecommunication protocol using a browser-based graphical user interface (GUI). The display format of the browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) includes a common display page having three panes in which to display a tree view of trace events, a view of the decoded trace data, and a view of the original trace. The view within all three panes can be synchronized based on the selection of an event from the tree view pane. Additional panes on the common display page are provided for controlling the display, searching and filtering the contents of the three panes, and displaying the progress of decoding.

Abstract: A display format for a distributed system and method using a catalog definition language (CDL) based integrated trace analysis (iTAS) application for decoding telecommunication tracer information originating from any telecommunication network element and utilizing any industry standard or proprietary telecommunication protocol. User input to iTAS is provided using the appropriate form or forms on a browser-based graphical user interface (GUI). The display format of the browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) uses a common display page having three panes in which to display a tree view of trace events, a view of the decoded trace data, and a view of the original trace. For each original trace request partial results are displayed in the tree view and the decoded trace data, with regular updating until complete results are provided. The display provides for a plurality of concurrently pending original trace requests.

Abstract: A distributed system and method usable by multiple and concurrent users for decoding telecommunication tracer information originating from any telecommunication network element and utilizing any industry standard or proprietary telecommunication protocol. The distributed system can include a plurality of integrated trace analysis system application servers, each providing a CDL based decoding service, an encoding sub-system used to encode each telecommunication protocol into executable CDL programs or catalogs, and a decoder engine that uses signatures to determine the telecommunication protocol associated with each event in the trace data and invoke the appropriate executable CDL program to decode the tracer event. This set of decoding services coupled with administrative services comprises an integrated trace analysis system (or iTAS) engine that executes on the application server(s).

Abstract: A system and method for decoding telecommunication tracer information originating from any telecommunication network element and utilizing any commercial or proprietary telecommunication protocol. The system includes a storage repository for storing trace data that includes a plurality of individual events provided by a telecommunications network element that utilizes one or more telecommunications protocol. An encoder creates and stores a plurality of executable programs used to decode the trace data. A decoder engine receives trace data from the storage repository, determines the telecommunication protocol or protocols associated with the trace data, and invokes one or more executable programs stored in the catalog encoder subsystem to decode the trace data. A graphical user interface that receives an output from said decoder engine and displays the decoded results.