Digital subscriber line user capacity estimation
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a data network, the method comprising:
- determining a bandwidth capacity of a communications link connecting a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch based on a first user type selected from a plurality of user types, each of the plurality of user types having a different bandwidth capacity;
determining an average peak bandwidth per user value based on the first user type;
determining a data transmission slowdown indicator that includes a slowdown amount and a probability of experiencing a slowdown event;
determining an estimated maximum number of users of the first user type for digital subscriber lines that may be supported by the DSLAM, where the estimated maximum number of users of digital subscriber lines is based on the average peak bandwidth per user value, the bandwidth capacity of the communication link, and the customer data transmission slowdown indicator; and
configuring the data network such that the DSLAM has a configured number of users of digital subscriber lines that is less than or equal to the estimated maximum number of users of digital subscriber lines.
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Abstract
In a particular embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a data communications system. The data communication system includes a plurality of digital subscriber lines, a digital subscriber line multiplexer coupled to each of the plurality of digital subscriber lines, and a data switch coupled to the digital subscriber line multiplexer via a communication link. The data communications system is configured such that the number of digital subscriber line users supported by the digital subscriber line multiplexer is determined based on an estimated maximum number of users, the estimated maximum number of users determined based on an average peak bandwidth per user value, a data communication capacity of the communication link, and a data transmission slowdown indicator. The communication capacity is based on a user type selected from a set of available user types.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a data network, the method comprising:
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determining a bandwidth capacity of a communications link connecting a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch based on a first user type selected from a plurality of user types, each of the plurality of user types having a different bandwidth capacity; determining an average peak bandwidth per user value based on the first user type; determining a data transmission slowdown indicator that includes a slowdown amount and a probability of experiencing a slowdown event; determining an estimated maximum number of users of the first user type for digital subscriber lines that may be supported by the DSLAM, where the estimated maximum number of users of digital subscriber lines is based on the average peak bandwidth per user value, the bandwidth capacity of the communication link, and the customer data transmission slowdown indicator; and configuring the data network such that the DSLAM has a configured number of users of digital subscriber lines that is less than or equal to the estimated maximum number of users of digital subscriber lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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7. A method of configuring a data network, the method comprising:
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determining a user type selected from a set of available user types, each of the available user types associated with a different bandwidth capacity; determining an average peak bandwidth per user value for the data network and based on the user type; determining a capacity of a communication link connecting a remote terminal (RT) to asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch via an optical concentrator device, the capacity based on the bandwidth capacity associated with the user type; determining a data transmission slowdown indicator that includes a slowdown amount and a probability of experiencing a slowdown event; determining an estimated maximum number of users that may be supported by the RT, where the estimated maximum number of users is based on the average peak bandwidth per user value, the capacity of the communication link, and the data transmission slowdown indicator; and configuring the data network such that the RT has a configured number of users of subscriber lines that is less than or equal to the estimated maximum number of users that may be supported by the RT. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A data communications system comprising:
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a plurality of digital subscriber lines; a digital subscriber line multiplexer coupled to each of the plurality of digital subscriber lines; and a data switch coupled to the digital subscriber line multiplexer via a communication link; wherein the data communications system is configured such that the number of digital subscriber line users supported by the digital subscriber line multiplexer is determined based on an estimated maximum number of users, the estimated maximum number of users determined based on an average peak bandwidth per user value, a data communication capacity of the communication link, and a data transmission slowdown indicator, wherein the data communication capacity is determined based on a type of user selected from a set of available user types. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A data communications system comprising:
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a plurality of digital subscriber lines; a remote terminal device coupled to each of the plurality of digital subscriber lines; and a data switch coupled to the remote terminal device via a communication link; wherein the data communications system is configured such that the number of digital subscriber line users supported by the remote terminal device is determined based on an estimated maximum number of users, the estimated maximum number of users determined based on an average peak bandwidth per user value, a data communication capacity of the communication link, and a data transmission slowdown indicator, wherein the data communication capacity is determined based on a type of user selected from a set of available user types. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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