Abstract: An apparatus in one example has: a network having a plurality of interconnected nodes; each of the nodes having a respective local reporter daemon and a storage operatively coupled thereto; at least one of the nodes having an editor daemon; an event broadcast message that is originated by a respective software component in a respective node in which an event occurred, the event broadcast message being sent to all local reporter daemons; information related to the event stored in a respective storage of a respective node by a respective software component; reports sent by the local reporter daemons to the editor daemon, the reports containing information related to the occurrence of the event; and a news story formed by the editor daemon from the received information.

Abstract: A test system in a communication system provides for a simulation of a test telephone call to a switching system under test. A test controller is integrated with the system under test for simulating the telephone call to the system under test. A high speed interface card with a processor is interfaced with the computer on the system under test through a computer bus interface for gathering call processing event data, A high speed interface communicates with the test controller to convey the simulated call processing event data to the controller computer.