Fiber to the Premises Network Modeling Systems and Methods
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- assigning, by a fiber to the premises (“
FTTP”
) network modeling system, a cost factor to each of a plurality of street segments within a geospatial polyline map of a fiber optic network service area, each street segment within the plurality of street segments being a potential path segment along which one or more fiber optic cables are to be run in an FTTP network;
receiving, by the FTTP network modeling system, input representative of a geospatial location of each of a plurality of FTTP demand sites;
automatically determining, by the FTTP network modeling system, a least cost path along one or more of the street segments for each of the FTTP demand sites to a central office included in the FTTP network in accordance with the assigned cost factors;
automatically determining, by the FTTP network modeling system based on the geospatial location of each of the FTTP demand sites and on the automatically determined least cost paths, a demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments; and
automatically determining, by the FTTP network modeling system based on the automatically determined demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments and in accordance with a predetermined hub size selection heuristic, a geospatial location and a size of a plurality of fiber distribution hubs to be included in the FTTP network.
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes a fiber to the premises (“FTTP”) network modeling system assigning a cost factor to each of a plurality of street segments within a geospatial polyline map of a fiber optic network service area, receiving input representative of a geospatial location of each of a plurality of FTTP demand sites, automatically determining a least cost path along one or more of the street segments for each of the FTTP demand sites to a central office included in the FTTP network in accordance with the assigned cost factors, automatically determining a demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments; and automatically determining a geospatial location and a size of a plurality of fiber distribution hubs to be included in the FTTP network. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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assigning, by a fiber to the premises (“
FTTP”
) network modeling system, a cost factor to each of a plurality of street segments within a geospatial polyline map of a fiber optic network service area, each street segment within the plurality of street segments being a potential path segment along which one or more fiber optic cables are to be run in an FTTP network;receiving, by the FTTP network modeling system, input representative of a geospatial location of each of a plurality of FTTP demand sites; automatically determining, by the FTTP network modeling system, a least cost path along one or more of the street segments for each of the FTTP demand sites to a central office included in the FTTP network in accordance with the assigned cost factors; automatically determining, by the FTTP network modeling system based on the geospatial location of each of the FTTP demand sites and on the automatically determined least cost paths, a demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments; and automatically determining, by the FTTP network modeling system based on the automatically determined demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments and in accordance with a predetermined hub size selection heuristic, a geospatial location and a size of a plurality of fiber distribution hubs to be included in the FTTP network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a path module configured to assign a cost factor to each of a plurality of street segments within a geospatial polyline map of a fiber optic network service area, each street segment within the plurality of street segments being a potential path segment associated with a plurality of fiber optic cables along which one or more fiber optic cables are to be run in a fiber to the premises (“
FTTP”
) network,receive input representative of a geospatial location of each of a plurality of FTTP demand sites, and automatically determine a least cost path along one or more of the street segments for each of the FTTP demand sites to a central office included in the FTTP network in accordance with the assigned cost factors; a demand module communicatively coupled to the path module and configured to automatically determine, based on the geospatial location of each of the FTTP demand sites and on the automatically determined least cost paths, a demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments; and a fiber distribution hub selection module communicatively coupled to the path module and the demand module and configured to automatically determine, based on the automatically determined demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments and in accordance with a predetermined hub size selection heuristic, a geospatial location and a size of a plurality of fiber distribution hubs to be included in the FTTP network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions configured to direct at least one computing device to:
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assign a cost factor to each of a plurality of street segments within a geospatial polyline map of a fiber optic network service area, each street segment within the plurality of street segments being a potential path segment along which one or more fiber optic cables are to be run in a fiber to the premises (“
FTTP”
) network;receive input representative of a geospatial location of each of a plurality of FTTP demand sites; automatically determine a least cost path along one or more of the street segments for each of the FTTP demand sites to a central office included in the FTTP network in accordance with the assigned cost factors; automatically determine, based on the geospatial location of each of the FTTP demand sites and on the automatically determined least cost paths, a demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments; and automatically determine, based on the automatically determined demand associated with each street segment included in the plurality of street segments and in accordance with a predetermined hub size selection heuristic, a geospatial location and a size of a plurality of fiber distribution hubs to be included in the FTTP network. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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