System and method for network infrastructure management
First Claim
1. A method for deploying a fiber optic communication network comprising:
- storing an attribute of an optical communication component in a catalog database entry;
associating said catalog database entry with a design profile;
selecting said database entry from said design profile;
reading said attribute from said database entry; and
associating said attribute with a planned deployment of a physical instance of said component.
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Abstract
A system, method is provided for engineering, deploying, and/or maintaining a network such as a communications network. A computer, and application software, support a method of recording the characteristics of network components and their geographic locations relative to a map. Graphical and tabular display of the stored information, along with automatic functions for calculating system attributes such as power supply load and signal strength throughout the network are included. Networks including various transmission media, such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, and wireless are supported. Automatic wireless signal strength data collection, and fiber by fiber optical cable tracking are among further features of the invention.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for deploying a fiber optic communication network comprising:
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storing an attribute of an optical communication component in a catalog database entry;
associating said catalog database entry with a design profile;
selecting said database entry from said design profile;
reading said attribute from said database entry; and
associating said attribute with a planned deployment of a physical instance of said component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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13. A system for planning a network comprising:
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a first computer including a first memory storage device having application software encoded therein;
a second computer, operatively connected to said first computer, having a second memory storage device adapted to record first project data;
a third computer, operatively connected to said second computer, having a third memory storage device adapted to record second project data, said first and second project data being substantially instantaneously identical;
said software including a catalog portion, a design profile portion, and a calculations portion;
said catalog portion being adapted to receive data defining a plurality of communication network components;
said design profile portion adapted to receive data defining a plurality of design rules related to logical design of a network; and
said first data including a logical model of a communications network;
said calculations portion being adapted to calculate power and signal relationships within said communications network.
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18. A system for planning a network comprising:
a computer including a memory storage device having application software encoded therein;
said software including a catalog portion, a design profile portion, a project storage portion, and a calculations portion;
said catalog portion adapted to receive data defining a plurality of communication network components;
said design profile portion adapted to receive data defining a plurality of design rules related to logical design of a network;
said project storage portion adapted to receive data including a logical model of a communications network;
said calculations portion adapted to calculate power and signal relationships within said communications network;
said communications network including an optical fiber portion.
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19. A system for planning a network comprising:
a computer including a memory storage device having application software encoded therein;
said software including a catalog portion, a design profile portion, a project storage portion, and a calculations portion;
said catalog portion adapted to receive data defining a plurality of communication network components;
said design profile portion adapted to receive data defining a plurality of design rules related to logical design of a network;
said project storage portion adapted to receive data including a logical model of a communications network;
said calculations portion adapted to calculate power and signal relationships within said communications network;
said communications network including an optical fiber portion; and
one of said communication network components including an optical cable having a buffer with first and second optical fibers, said optical fibers having different nominal characteristics.
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20. A system for planning a network comprising:
a computer including a memory storage device having application software encoded therein;
said software including a catalog portion, a design profile portion, a project storage portion, and a calculations portion;
said catalog portion adapted to receive data defining a plurality of communication network components;
said design profile portion adapted to receive data defining a plurality of design rules related to logical design of a network;
said project storage portion adapted to receive data including a logical model of a communications network;
said calculations portion adapted to calculate power and signal relationships within said communications network;
said communications network including a wireless communication portion; and
one of said communication network components including an antenna adapted to radiate radio frequency signals.
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21. A method of deploying a communications network comprising:
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providing first and second computers including first and second memory storage devices respectively, each having application software encoded therewithin;
operatively connecting said first and second computers through a communications link;
including a logical model of a communications network within said first storage device, said model including first and second logical communication cables, said model depicting operative connection of said first and second cables;
receiving said logical model through said link into said second computer memory device;
representing said logical model graphically; and
operatively connecting first and a second physical communication cables according to said model. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 26)
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25. A method of deploying a communications network comprising:
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providing first and second computers including first and second memory storage devices respectively, each having application software encoded therewithin, said second computer being a portable computer;
operatively connecting said first and second computers through a communications link;
including a logical model of a communications network within said first storage device, said model including first and second logical communication cables, said model depicting operative connection of said first and second cables;
receiving said logical model through said link into said second computer memory device;
representing said logical model graphically; and
operatively connecting first and second physical communication cables according to said model.
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27. A method of modeling a fiber optic communication network comprising:
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defining a land base map;
defining a first plurality of optical network components including a second plurality of optical cable segments;
associating each component of said first plurality with a location of said land base;
associating each component of said first plurality with at least one other component of said first plurality;
calculating signal loss through at least one segment of said second plurality; and
displaying said land base map and said signal loss calculation result.
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