CONVERGED TOOL FOR SIMULATION AND ADAPTIVE OPERATIONS COMBINING IT INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE, QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE, AND FINANCE PARAMETERS
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing an information technology infrastructure comprising:
- identifying an information technology infrastructure configuration having an estimated subscriber load resulting from at least one service provided over the infrastructure;
computing performance metrics for the infrastructure based upon the estimated subscriber load;
determining quality of experience metrics for subscribers receiving the at least one service via the infrastructure based in part upon the computed performance metrics; and
calculating financial metrics based in part upon an expected subscriber population, which is based in part upon the determined quality of experience metrics, wherein the expected subscriber population is used to automatically adjust the estimated subscriber load.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a convergence tool for analyzing an information technology infrastructure that integrates network performance, quality of experience (QOE), and anticipated financial return parameters, which are interdependent on one another. One aspect of the invention includes a method including a step of identifying an information technology infrastructure configuration having an estimated subscriber load resulting from at least one service provided over the infrastructure. Performance metrics for the infrastructure can be computed based upon the subscriber load. Quality of experience metrics for subscribers receiving the service via the infrastructure can be determined based in part upon the computed performance metrics. Financial metrics can be calculated that are based in part upon an expected subscriber population, which is based in part upon the determined quality of experience metrics. The expected subscriber population can be used to adjust the estimated subscriber load.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing an information technology infrastructure comprising:
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identifying an information technology infrastructure configuration having an estimated subscriber load resulting from at least one service provided over the infrastructure; computing performance metrics for the infrastructure based upon the estimated subscriber load; determining quality of experience metrics for subscribers receiving the at least one service via the infrastructure based in part upon the computed performance metrics; and calculating financial metrics based in part upon an expected subscriber population, which is based in part upon the determined quality of experience metrics, wherein the expected subscriber population is used to automatically adjust the estimated subscriber load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A software tool for analyzing an information technology infrastructure comprising:
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an infrastructure performance component configured to compute performance metrics experienced for an identified technology infrastructure that is operating under an identified load; a quality of experience component configured to determine quality of experience metrics experience by subscribers of at least one identified service provided over the information technology infrastructure based at least in part upon the computed performance metrics; and a finance component configured to calculate financial metrics based in part upon a subscriber population that varies in accordance with the quality of experience metrics, whereby the identified load is dynamically adjusted in accordance with the subscriber population. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The software method for planning a digital network comprising:
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developing a performance model based upon an identified information technology infrastructure and an identified tool; developing a quality of experience model, wherein at least one formula used to construct the quality of experience model is a function of a service delivered to at least one subscriber via the infrastructure under the identified load, wherein metrics from the performance model are used to solve the at least one formula of the quality of experience model; developing a finance model, wherein the finance model is based upon a subscriber population for the service, wherein the finance model adjusts the subscriber population in accordance with a blocking probability, which is dependent upon quality of experience metrics generated by quality of experience model; identifying constraints for each of the performance model, the quality of experience model, and the finance model; and automatically determining at last one solution that concurrently satisfies the identified constraints. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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