System and method for design, tracking, measurement, prediction and optimization of data communication networks
9 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and method for design, tracking, measurement, prediction and optimization of data communications networks includes a site specific model of the physical environment, and performs a wide variety of different calculations for predicting network performance using a combination of prediction modes and measurement data based on the components used in the communications networks, the physical environment, and radio propagation characteristics.
222 Citations
79 Claims
-
1-11. -11. (canceled)
-
12. A method for analyzing a communications network, comprising the steps of:
-
generating a computerized model of a communications network within a physical space in which said communications network is or will be deployed, said computerized model identifying locations within said physical space of components used in said communications network, said computerized model having modeled attributes for each of said components;
positioning data collection measurement devices within said physical space;
identifying locations within said computerized model which correspond to said measurement devices;
measuring field measurement data with said data collection measurement devices; and
predicting a performance metric for said communications network based on said field measurement data, said modeled attributes for said components, and said locations of said components within said computerized model. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 70, 71)
-
-
29. A system for analyzing a communications network, comprising:
-
a computerized model which shows a communications network within a physical space in which said communications network is or will be deployed, said computerized model identifying locations within said physical space of components used in said communications network, said computerized model having modeled attributes for each of said components;
data collection measurement devices positioned within said physical space, said data collection measurement devices being represented within said computerized model at locations that correspond to said data collection measurement devices, said data collection measurement devices measuring field measurement data for said physical space; and
means for predicting a performance metric for said communications network based on said field measurement data, said modeled attributes for said components, and said locations of said components within said computerized model. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 72, 73)
-
-
40. A method for analyzing a communications network, comprising the steps of:
-
generating a computerized model of a communications network within a physical space in which said communications network is or will be deployed, said computerized model identifying locations within said physical space of components used in said communications network, said computerized model having modeled attributes for each of said components;
identifying locations within said computerized model which correspond to said measurement devices;
downloading or inputting files of field measurement data; and
predicting a performance metric for said communications network based on said field measurement data, said modeled attributes for said components, and said locations of said components within said computerized model. - View Dependent Claims (41)
-
-
42. A site specific method for analyzing a communications network, comprising the steps of:
-
generating a computerized model of a communications network within a physical space in which said communications network is or will be deployed, said computerized model identifying locations within said physical space of components used in said communications network, said computerized model having modeled attributes for each of said components, said computerized model may contain objects which model objects within the physical space which may have attributes which impact performance of the communications network;
positioning data collection measurement devices within said physical space;
identifying locations within said computerized model which correspond to said measurement devices;
measuring field measurement data with said data collection measurement devices; and
predicting one or more performance metrics for said communications network based on said computerized model and said field measurement data, said modeled attributes for said components, said modeled attributes for said objects within the physical space, and said locations of said components within said computerized model. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 76, 77)
-
-
59. A site specific system for analyzing a communications network, comprising:
-
a computerized model which represents and displays a communications network within a physical space in which said communications network is or will be deployed, said computerized model identifying locations within said physical space of components used in said communications network, said computerized model having modeled attributes for each of said components, said computerized model may contain objects which model objects within the physical space which may have attributes which impact performance of the communications network;
data collection measurement devices positioned within said physical space, said data collection measurement devices being represented within said computerized model at locations that correspond to said data collection measurement devices, said data collection measurement devices measuring field measurement data for said physical space; and
prediction device for predicting one or more performance metrics for said communications network based on said computerized model and said field measurement data, said modeled attributes for said components, said modeled attributes for said objects within the physical space, and said locations of said components within said computerized model. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 74, 75, 78, 79)
-
Specification