Network planning and optimization of equipment deployment
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing a network node having a plurality of transport-side line cards and a backplane, the method comprising:
- identifying a first group of transport-side line cards that connect a plurality of traffic circuits through the network node; and
identifying a second group of transport-side line cards that connect said plurality of traffic circuits through the network node, said identifying the second plurality of transport-side line cards including ordering nodal flows across the backplane, said identifying the second plurality of transport-side line cards being based on one or more of a set of constraints selected from a group consisting of shortest path calculations associated with the plurality of traffic circuits, protected path diversity associated with the plurality of traffic circuits, connectivity between each of the first group of transport-side line cards, topology of the backplane, and routing restrictions within a chassis,wherein a number of the first plurality of transport-side line cards is larger than a number of the second plurality of transport-side line cards.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, devices and methods for improving the efficient deployment and configuration of networking equipment within a network build-out. In certain embodiments of the invention, an iterative analysis of inter-node equipment placement and connectivity, and inter- and intra-node traffic flow is performed to identify a preferred deployment solution. This analysis of deployment optimization takes into account both configurations from a network node perspective as well as from a network system perspective. Deployment solutions are iteratively progressed and analyzed to determine a preferred solution based on both the cost of deployment and satisfaction of the network demands. In various embodiments of the invention, a baseline marker is generated from which the accuracy of the solution may be approximated that suggests to an engineer whether the deployment is approaching an optimal solution.
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1. A method for optimizing a network node having a plurality of transport-side line cards and a backplane, the method comprising:
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identifying a first group of transport-side line cards that connect a plurality of traffic circuits through the network node; and identifying a second group of transport-side line cards that connect said plurality of traffic circuits through the network node, said identifying the second plurality of transport-side line cards including ordering nodal flows across the backplane, said identifying the second plurality of transport-side line cards being based on one or more of a set of constraints selected from a group consisting of shortest path calculations associated with the plurality of traffic circuits, protected path diversity associated with the plurality of traffic circuits, connectivity between each of the first group of transport-side line cards, topology of the backplane, and routing restrictions within a chassis, wherein a number of the first plurality of transport-side line cards is larger than a number of the second plurality of transport-side line cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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