METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING A FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a memory to store a first list of available fibers between a plurality of nodes of a fiber-optic network and a second list of forecasted services for the plurality of nodes; and
a network planner to recursively trace a network design tree to identify a preferable network design based on the first and the second lists.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for designing a fiber-optic network are disclosed. An example apparatus comprises a memory to store a first list of available fibers between a plurality of nodes of a fiber-optic network and a second list of forecasted services for the plurality of nodes, and a network planner to recursively trace a network design tree to identify a preferable network design based on the first and the second lists.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store a first list of available fibers between a plurality of nodes of a fiber-optic network and a second list of forecasted services for the plurality of nodes; and a network planner to recursively trace a network design tree to identify a preferable network design based on the first and the second lists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of designing a communication network, the method comprising:
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adding a first intermediate office (IO) node pair to a first network design to form a second network design; adding a second IO node pair to the second network design to form a third network design when the second network design represents a potentially better solution than a previously preferred solution; and adding a third IO node pair to the first network design to form a fourth network design when the second network design represents a worse solution than the previously preferred solution. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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present a first interface that allows a user to provide a topology for a fiber-optic network; present a second interface that allows the user to provide traffic forecast data; and present a third interface that allows the user to initiate a recursive tracing of network design tree to select a design for the fiber-optic network. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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