A METHOD FOR MONITORING SERVICE PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY LEVEL IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

The invention discloses a method for monitoring service performance and quality level in a telecommunications network. The method comprises the use of Traffic Streams as the objects which are observed and used for said monitoring. The Traffic Streams are defined as objects which comprise: A Traffic Stream Type, which defines the nature of the traffic stream, A Traffic Source, which defines the origin of a traffic stream, A Traffic Destination which defines the termination of a traffic stream, A Traffic Handling Element, which is that part of the telecommunications network that has conveyed contents of a traffic stream from a source to a destination. Examples of Traffic Stream Types are chosen from the group of: Data traffic Voice traffic SMS traffic MMS traffic Electronic mail traffic.