Method and Apparatus For Network Planning

• US 20070094000A1
• Filed: 12/19/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Freeman, David, Vicharelli, Pablo, Boyer, Pete
• Granted Patent: US 7,668,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools

Abstract

A system and method for wireless network planning utilizing raster data, stored and manipulated in raster data planes (204-212) and vector data (522) stored and manipulated in vector data planes (528-532). The invention increases the accuracy of network planning by simultaneously utilizing vector data planes (528-532) and raster data planes (204-212) to perform computations using vector features contained within map pixels (604). The disclosed method makes it possible to perform accurate computations such as propagation loss to vector points (602) contained within map pixels (604). Accuracy is further increased because other characteristics such as received power, elevation, and best server can be computed to the vector features rather than processing them with traditional raster resolutions.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling at least one computer to perform a method for executing an event for processing vector data using a vector data plane, and a pixel data plane referenced using coordinate data, generated by a process written in a simulation language, by a component written in a target language, the method comprising:

generating an event by the process;

establishing a connection between the process and the component to transmit the event;

translating the event to the target language; and

executing the translated event by the component to produce a result.