Systems and methods for creating network architecture planning tools
First Claim
1. A method of creating a planning tool, comprising:
- determining a sequence of steps in a planning process relating to a network installation relating to a public switched telephone network, wherein determining a sequence of steps comprises;
assimilating requirements from a plurality of requirements sources, the plurality of requirements sources comprising one or more government regulations;
identifying parameters relating to projects that determine applicable ones of the requirements;
creating at least one step for each parameter that acquires information relating to the parameter; and
ordering the steps so as to acquire parameter information according to a particular sequence;
associating at least one object with each step in the planning process; and
linking the objects according to the sequence;
wherein each object comprises an operation and the operation depends on a location of the step associated with the object in the sequence of steps.
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Abstract
A method of creating a network architecture planning tool includes receiving at a host computer system a request from a user computer to display a first object template, transmitting an electronic file comprising the object template to a user computer, receiving at the host computer system information defining a first object comprising at least a function defining a next object, receiving at the host computer system a request from a user computer to display at least a second object template, transmitting an electronic file comprising the at least a second object template to the user computer, receiving at the host computer system information defining at least a second object relating to a network, and storing the information defining the first object and the information defining at least the second object.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of creating a planning tool, comprising:
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determining a sequence of steps in a planning process relating to a network installation relating to a public switched telephone network, wherein determining a sequence of steps comprises; assimilating requirements from a plurality of requirements sources, the plurality of requirements sources comprising one or more government regulations; identifying parameters relating to projects that determine applicable ones of the requirements; creating at least one step for each parameter that acquires information relating to the parameter; and ordering the steps so as to acquire parameter information according to a particular sequence; associating at least one object with each step in the planning process; and linking the objects according to the sequence; wherein each object comprises an operation and the operation depends on a location of the step associated with the object in the sequence of steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for creating a planning tool, the system comprising:
a host computer system programmed to; determine a sequence of steps in a planning process relating to a network installation relating to a public switched telephone network, wherein determining a sequence of steps comprises; assimilating requirements from a plurality of requirements sources, the plurality of requirements sources comprising one or more government regulations; identifying parameters relating to projects that determine applicable ones of the requirements; creating at least one step for each parameter that acquires information relating to the parameter; and ordering the steps so as to acquire parameter information according to a particular sequence; associate at least one object with each step in the planning process; and link the objects according to the sequence; wherein each object comprises an operation and the operation depends on a location of the step associated with the object in the sequence of steps.
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