| abstract |
A method and system of evaluating network usage among signals experiencing varying enhancements or impairments collects data of network communications signals, which may describe parameters relating to the quality of the signal, such as noise level or echo level. Data, such as call durations data, is also collected describing the behavior of the callers using those signals. The system then correlates the signal data with the behavior data in order to determine how signal quality affects the duration or frequency of communications between callers. Ring tones, idle times, and other call parameters may be processed in a manner improving accuracy of the analysis. As a result, network usage may be evaluated in an objective manner that may also be directly relevant to network revenue. Data compression may be applied to store and analyze large volumes of call data. |