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Abstract

A system and method to monitor call data for a number of cellular phones simultaneously and in real time. A UNIX-based diagnosis software allows flexibility and versatility in call monitoring and functionality testing of a cellular switch. The diagnosis software scans and parses, in real time, the call data received from a cellular switch so as to enable a technician to monitor (and diagnose) the radio environment of a cell when a call is placed from that cell. Additional cellular switch-specific data such as, for example, radio channels assigned to a cell phone call, handoff signals communicated, power level for a radio link, etc., may also be monitored on a per-call basis. Thus, simultaneous and real time testing of more than one radio link can be performed by a technician in a cellular service provider's network during, for example, routine maintenance of a cellular switch, installation and testing of a new switch, addition or reconfiguration of a cell site, etc.

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