Method and system, with component kits, for designing or deploying a communications network which considers frequency dependent effects
First Claim
1. A communications network analysis system, comprising:
- one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments, said one or more software applications performing one or more of a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network; and
a parts list library forming part of said one or more software applications or which is usable by said one or more software applications, said parts list library comprising information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in said communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers or one or more software applications.
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Abstract
A computerized model provides a display of a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed. The communications network is comprised of several components, each of which are selected by the design engineer and which are represented in the display. Errors in the selection of certain selected components for the communications network are identified by their attributes or frequency characteristics as well as by their interconnection compatibility for a particular design. The effects of changes in frequency on component performance are modeled and the results are displayed to the design engineer. A bill of materials is automatically checked for faults and generated for the design system and provided to the design engineer. For ease of design, the design engineer can cluster several different preferred components into component kits, and then select these component kits for use in the design or deployment process.
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55 Claims
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1. A communications network analysis system, comprising:
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one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments, said one or more software applications performing one or more of a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network; and
a parts list library forming part of said one or more software applications or which is usable by said one or more software applications, said parts list library comprising information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in said communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers or one or more software applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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3. The communications network analysis system wherein said information includes one or more of cost data, maintenance data, measured data, electromechanical data, manufacturer'"'"'s data, physical connector data, and orientation data.
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13. A machine readable electronic file which is prepared using
one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments, said one or more software applications performing one or more of a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network; - and
a parts list library forming part of said one or more software applications or which is usable by said one or more software applications, said parts list library comprising information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in said communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers or one or more software applications, said electronic file comprising;
a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments in which a communications network is or may be deployed; and
computerized representations of one or more components obtained from said parts list library. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine readable parts list library, comprising information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in an in-building or campus communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers or one or more software applications, and wherein said parts list library is usable by one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments and perform one or more of
a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network.
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25. A machine readable electronic file for use in
one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments, said one or more software applications performing one or more of a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network; - said machine readable electronic file comprising;
a parts list library forming part of said one or more software applications or which is usable by said one or more software applications, said parts list library comprising information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in said communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers or one or more software applications. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
- said machine readable electronic file comprising;
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30. A communications network analysis system, comprising:
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means for using one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments, said one or more software applications performing one or more of a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network; and
a parts list library forming part of said one or more software applications or which is usable by said one or more software applications, said parts list library comprising information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in said communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers or one or more software applications. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A method for performing communications network analysis, comprising the steps of:
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using one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments, to perform one or more a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network; and
obtaining from a parts list library forming part of said one or more software applications or which is usable by said one or more software applications, information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in said communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of using a machine readable parts list library which comprises information pertaining to a plurality of components which are or may be used in a communications network and at least some of said information including frequency characteristics of particular components of said plurality of components and at least some of said plurality of components being wireless communication components, and wherein said plurality of components are each represented by a standard mark up language in said parts list library which is transferable between one or more computers, comprising the steps of:
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providing information from said machine readable parts list library to one or more software applications which provide or use a site-specific computerized model of one or more physical environments; and
performing one or more of a) modeling electrical performance of a communications network or one or more components which are or may be used in a communications network, b) determining a cost of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, c) storing or editing maintenance records of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, d) providing analysis, measurement, or simulation of said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network, e) visualizing within said site-specific computerized model of said physical environment a configuration of said communications network or said one or more components which are or will be used in said communications network, and f) verifying proper interconnections or identifying errors in interconnections in said communications network or said one or more components which are or may be used in said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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