Method and system for designing or deploying a communications network which allows simultaneous selection of multiple components
First Claim
1. A method for designing or deploying 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;
identifying a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment as at least a part of said communications network, some or all of said system components having one or more electrical characteristics or frequency specific information;
identifying at least one component kit composed of at least two system components of said plurality of system components, wherein interconnectivity of said at least two system components without a fault is assured;
determining, using said computerized model, at least one performance characteristic for said at least a part of said communications network which includes said at least one component kit; and
representing said at least one component kit in said at least a part of said communications network together with a representation of at least a portion of said physical environment.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network is disclosed. A computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed is provided. System components which may be used in the physical network as a part of the network having electrical characteristics or frequency specific information are identified. At least one component kit composed of at least two system components, wherein interconnectivity of the at least two system components without a fault is assured, is also identified. Using the computerized model, at least one performance characteristic for a part of the communications network is determined. At least one component kit in a part of the communications network together with a representation of a part of the physical environment is represented.
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13 Claims
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1. 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; identifying a plurality of system components which may be used in said physical environment as at least a part of said communications network, some or all of said system components having one or more electrical characteristics or frequency specific information; identifying at least one component kit composed of at least two system components of said plurality of system components, wherein interconnectivity of said at least two system components without a fault is assured; determining, using said computerized model, at least one performance characteristic for said at least a part of said communications network which includes said at least one component kit; and representing said at least one component kit in said at least a part of said communications network together with a representation of at least a portion of said physical environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for designing or deploying a communications network, comprising:
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a computerized model which represents a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed a selector for selecting one or more computerized representations of one or more system components which may be used in said physical environment as at least a part of a communications network wherein some or all of said system components have one or more electrical characteristics or frequency specific information; and for selecting at least one component kit composed of at least two system components of said plurality of system components, wherein interconnectivity of said at least two system components without a fault is assured; a computer program for determining at least one performance characteristic for said at least a part of said communications network which includes said at least one component kit and based on said computerized model; and a display for representing said at least one component kit in said at least a part of said communications network together with a representation of at least a portion of said physical environment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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