Method and system for automated selection of optimal communication network equipment model, position, and configuration
First Claim
1. A site specific method for designing, deploying or optimizing a network, comprising the steps of:
- generating a computerized model of a space, said space having a plurality of different objects therein each of which may have attributes which impact performance of a communications network;
establishing a desired performance metric for at least one selected location within said space;
modeling performance attributes of a plurality of different components which may be used in said communications network;
specifying components from said plurality of different components to be used in said communications network;
specifying locations within said space for said specified components in said computerized model;
predicting a predicted performance metric for said at least one selected location within said space based on said specified components and said specified locations; and
comparing under computer control said predicted performance metric to said desired performance metric, wherein said steps of specifying components or specifying locations is performed automatically, by computer control, multiple times until a desired comparison result is obtained.
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Abstract
A method for engineering management and planning for the design of a communications network in three dimensions (3-D) combines computerized organization, database fusion, and site-specific communication system performance prediction models. The method enables a designer to keep track of communication system performance through the process of pre-bid, design, installation and maintenance of a communication system. Automated selection, placement and configuration of communication component equipment can be performed using desired performance criteria identified at finite locations within the environment along with a finite set of communication component models and suitable locations and configurations in the environment.
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44 Claims
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1. A site specific method for designing, deploying or optimizing a network, comprising the steps of:
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generating a computerized model of a space, said space having a plurality of different objects therein each of which may have attributes which impact performance of a communications network; establishing a desired performance metric for at least one selected location within said space; modeling performance attributes of a plurality of different components which may be used in said communications network; specifying components from said plurality of different components to be used in said communications network; specifying locations within said space for said specified components in said computerized model; predicting a predicted performance metric for said at least one selected location within said space based on said specified components and said specified locations; and comparing under computer control said predicted performance metric to said desired performance metric, wherein said steps of specifying components or specifying locations is performed automatically, by computer control, multiple times until a desired comparison result is obtained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A site specific method for designing, deploying or optimizing a network, comprising the steps of:
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generating a computerized model of a space, said space having a plurality of different objects therein each of which may have attributes which impact performance of a network; establishing a desired performance metric for at least one selected location within said space; modeling performance attributes of a plurality of different components which may be used in said network; specifying components from said plurality of different components to be used in said network; specifying locations within said space for said specified components in said computerized model; predicting a predicted performance metric for said at least one selected location within said space based on said specified components and said specified locations; and comparing under computer control said predicted performance metric to said desired performance metric, wherein said steps of specifying components or specifying locations is performed automatically, by computer control, multiple times until a desired comparison result is obtained. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A site specific apparatus for designing, deploying or optimizing a network, comprising:
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a computerized model of a space, said space having a plurality of different objects therein each of which may have attributes which impact performance of a network; device for establishing a desired performance metric for at least one selected location within said space; computerized models of performance attributes of a plurality of different components which may be used in said network; specifier specifying components from said plurality of different components to be used in said network; specifier specifying locations within said space for said specified components in said computerized model; predictor predicting a predicted performance metric for said at least one selected location within said space based on said specified components and said specified locations; comparator comparing said predicted performance metric to said desired performance metric; and specifier specifying under computer control a configuration for said selected components, and wherein one or more of said specifier specifying components, said specifier specifying locations, and said specifier specifying a configuration are performed automatically, by computer control, multiple times until a desired comparison result is obtained. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A site specific system for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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a display for displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; a computer representation, rendered on said site map on said display, of a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipments settings stored in a database; device for establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; device for changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; device for determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network for said site computer representation; and device for determining, under computer control, one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said device for determining predicted or measured parameters and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said device for establishing, wherein said device for changing automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process a type of component or said one or more components. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A site specific system for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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a display for displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; a computer representation, rendered on said site map on said display, of a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipment settings stored in a database; device for establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; device for changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; device for determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network for said site computer representation; and device for determining under computer control one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said device for determining predicted or measured parameters and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said device for establishing, wherein said device for changing automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process a manufacturer of said one or more components.
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35. A site specific system for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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a display for displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; a computer representation, rendered on said site map on said display, of a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipment settings stored in a database; device for establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; device for changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; device for determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network for said site computer representation; and device for determining under computer control one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said device for determining predicted or measured parameters and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said device for establishing, wherein said device for changing automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process a location of a component of said one or more components.
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36. A site specific system for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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a display for displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; a computer representation, rendered on said site map on said display, of a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipment settings stored in a database; device for establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; device for changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; device for determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network for said site computer representation; and device for determining under computer control one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said device for determining predicted or measured parameters and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said device for establishing, wherein said device for changing automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process one or more of transmit power, channel or frequency, bandwidth, data rate, antenna type, antenna configurations or positions, modulation or coding type, protocol, data rate, switching in a spare component, resetting, or changing settings of a component of said one or more components.
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37. A site specific method for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; configuring a computer representation on said site map on said display a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipment settings stored in a database; establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network within said site generated by said configuring step and said changing step; and determining under computer control one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said determining predicted or measured parameters step and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said establishing step, wherein said changing step automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process a type of component or said one or more components. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A site specific method for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; configuring a computer representation on said site map on said display a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipment settings stored in a database; establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network for said site generated by said configuring step and said changing step; and determining under computer control one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said determining predicted or measured parameters step and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said establishing step, wherein said changing step automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process a manufacturer of said one or more components.
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43. A site specific method for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; configuring a computer representation on said site map on said display a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipment settings stored in a database; establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network for said site generated by said configuring step and said changing step; and determining under computer control one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said determining predicted or measured parameters step and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said establishing step, wherein said changing step automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process a location of a component of said one or more components.
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44. A site specific method for modeling a communications network, comprising:
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displaying a site map of a site in which a communications network is or will be deployed; configuring a computer representation on said site map on said display a possible configuration of a communications network which includes a plurality of components which are or may be used in the communications network, one or more of said plurality of components having at least one of performance data, cost data, maintenance data, and equipment settings stored in a database; establishing one or more parameters of a desirable configuration of said communications network; changing at least one of a) one or more components within said configuration of said communications network, and b) equipment settings of one or more components within said configuration of said communications network; determining predicted or measured parameters for said communications network for said site generated by said configuring step and said changing step; and determining under computer control one or more optimized or preferred configurations of said communications network based on a comparison of predicted or measured parameters generated by said determining predicted or measured parameters step and said one or more parameters of said desirable configuration established by said establishing step, wherein said changing step automatically, by computer control, changes in an iterative process one or more of transmit power, channel or frequency, bandwidth, data rate, antenna type, antenna configurations or positions, modulation or coding type, protocol, data rate, switching in a spare component, resetting, or changing settings of a component of said one or more components.
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