System and method for efficiently visualizing and comparing communication network system performance
First Claim
1. A method for designing, deploying or optimizing a communications network, comprising the steps of:
- 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;
selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in said computerized model;
representing said selected specific components in said display;
selecting specific points within said display where performance data is desired;
running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of a communications network composed of said selected specific components, said prediction models providing predicted performance data for said selected specific points; and
displaying results from said prediction models on said display at said selected specific points in the form of one or more icons.
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Abstract
A method for visualizing and efficiently making comparisons of communication system performance utilizing predicted performance, measured performance, or other performance data sets is described. A system permits visualizing the comparisons of system performance data in three-dimensions using fluctuating elevation, shape, and/or color within a three-dimensional computer drawing database consisting of one or more multi-level buildings, terrain, flora, and additional static and dynamic obstacles (e.g., automobiles, people, filing cabinets, etc.). The method enables a design engineer to visually compare the performance of wireless communication systems as a three-dimensional region of fluctuating elevation, color, or other aesthetic characteristics with fully selectable display parameters, overlaid with the three-dimensional site-specific computer model for which the design was carried out.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for designing, deploying or optimizing 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; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in said computerized model; representing said selected specific components in said display; selecting specific points within said display where performance data is desired; running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of a communications network composed of said selected specific components, said prediction models providing predicted performance data for said selected specific points; and displaying results from said prediction models on said display at said selected specific points in the form of one or more icons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for designing, deploying or optimizing a communications network, comprising:
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a means for 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; a means for providing performance attributes for a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment; a means for selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in said computerized model; a means for representing said selected specific components in said display; a means for selecting specific points within said display where performance data is desired; a means for running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of a communications network composed of said selected specific components, said prediction models providing predicted performance data for said selected specific points; and a means for displaying results from said prediction models on said display at said selected specific points in the form of one or more icons. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for designing, deploying or optimizing 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; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in said computerized model; representing said selected specific components in said display; selecting specific points within said display where performance data is desired; running prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of a communications network composed of said selected specific components, said prediction models providing predicted performance data for said selected specific points; measuring actual performance data for said physical environment; and comparing said actual performance data to said predicted performance data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for designing, deploying or optimizing 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; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in said computerized model; representing said selected specific components in said display; selecting specific points within said display where performance data is desired; running at least two different prediction models using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of a communications network composed of said selected specific components, said prediction models providing at least two predicted performance data for said selected specific points; and comparing said at least two predicted performance data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for designing, deploying or optimizing 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; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in said computerized model; representing said selected specific components in said display; selecting specific points within said display where performance data is desired; running at least one predictive model using the computerized model and said performance attributes to predict performance characteristics of a communications network composed of said selected specific components, said step of running being performed at least two times where performance parameters in said predictive model have changed between said at least two times so as to provide at least two predicted performance data for said selected specific points; and comparing said at least two predicted performance data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for designing, deploying or optimizing 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; selecting specific components from said plurality of system components for use in said computerized model; representing said selected specific components in said display;
selecting specific points within said display where performance data is desired;measuring actual performance data for said physical environment which correspond to said specific points, said measuring step being performed using different measurement devices, or being performed at different time periods such that at least two sets of measurement data are obtained; and comparing said at least two sets of measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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