Method and system, with component kits for designing or deploying a communications network which considers frequency dependent effects
First Claim
1. An apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising:
- a means for providing(I) a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment, and(II) performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristics wherein said frequency dependent characteristics define electrical properties of said system components at at least two different frequencies;
a means for selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network;
a means for representing said selected specific components in said display; and
a means for running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components, said prediction models utilizing said frequency dependent characteristics in calculations which predict said performance characteristics of said communications network.
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Abstract
A computerized model provides a display of a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed. The communications network is comprised of several components, each of which are selected by the design engineer and which are represented in the display. Errors in the selection of certain selected components for the communications network are identified by their attributes or frequency characteristics as well as by their interconnection compatibility for a particular design. The effects of changes in frequency on component performance are modeled and the results are displayed to the design engineer. A bill of materials is automatically checked for faults and generated for the design system and provided to the design engineer. For ease of design, the design engineer can cluster several different preferred components into component kits, and then select these component kits for use in the design or deployment process.
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162 Claims
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1. An apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising:
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a means for providing (I) a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment, and (II) performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristics wherein said frequency dependent characteristics define electrical properties of said system components at at least two different frequencies; a means for selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; a means for representing said selected specific components in said display; and a means for running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components, said prediction models utilizing said frequency dependent characteristics in calculations which predict said performance characteristics of said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising:
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a means for providing (I) a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment, and (II) performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristics, and wherein said system components allow one or more of the following;
(a) converting between radio frequency and optical frequency, (b) converting between optical frequency and baseband frequency, and (c) converting between radio frequency and baseband frequency;a means for selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; a means for representing said selected specific components in said display; and a means for running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components, said prediction models utilizing said frequency dependent characteristics in calculations which predict said performance characteristics of said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment; providing performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristics, and wherein said system components operate at at least one of optical frequencies, radio frequencies, and baseband frequencies; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; representing said selected specific components in said display; running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components, said prediction models utilizing said frequency dependent characteristics in calculations which predict said performance characteristics of said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising:
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a means for providing (I) a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment, and (II) performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristic, and wherein said system components operate at at least one of optical frequencies, radio frequencies, and baseband frequencies; a means for selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; a means for representing said selected specific components in said display; and a means for running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components, said prediction models utilizing said frequency dependent characteristics in calculations which predict said performance characteristics of said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment; providing performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristics; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; representing said selected specific components in said display; incorporating measured performance attributes in said physical environment into said computerized model; and running prediction models using the computerized model and one or more of said performance attributes provided in said providing step and said measured performance attributes incorporated in said incorporating step to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. An apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising:
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a means for providing (I) a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment, (II) performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristics, and (III) measured performance attributes for said physical environment; a means for selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; a means for representing said selected specific components in said display; and a means for running prediction models using the computerized model and one or more of said performance attributes for said system components or said measured performance attributes for said environment to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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108. A method for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment; providing performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristics; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; representing said selected specific components in said display; running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components, said prediction models utilizing said frequency dependent characteristics in calculations which predict said performance characteristics of said communications network; and evaluating tradeoffs for one or more of cost, performance, and a combination of cost and performance. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134)
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135. An apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising:
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a means for providing (I) a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed, said computerized model providing a display of at least a portion of said physical environment, and (II) performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment, a number of said system components having associated with them frequency dependent characteristic; a means for selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in a communications network; a means for representing said selected specific components in said display; a means for running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of said communications network comprised of said selected specific components, said prediction models utilizing said frequency dependent characteristics in calculations which predict said performance characteristics of said communications network; and means for evaluating tradeoffs for one or more of cost, performance, and a combination of cost and performance. - View Dependent Claims (136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162)
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