Method and system for displaying network performance, cost, maintenance, and infrastructure wiring diagram

A method for modeling a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics, comprising:

• providing a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed that includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics.
• displaying a site map of said site;
• selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• positioning said one or more components on said site map of said site;
• calculating or measuring at least two different performance characteristics of said communications network modeled by said computer database model;
• and
• displaying, on said site map of said site, a graphical rendering of said at least two different performance characteristics.

A system for modeling a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics, comprising:

• a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed that includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• a display for displaying a site map of said site;
• means for selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• means for positioning said one or more components on said site map of said site;
• means for providing a selectively controlled number of vertices on said three-dimensional site map;
• means for calculating or measuring one or more performance characteristics of said network modeled by said computer database model at each of said vertices on said site map;
• and
• means for displaying, on said site map of said site, said one or more performance characteristics using said vertices.

A method for modeling a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics, comprising the steps of:

• providing a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed that includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• displaying a site map of said site;
• selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• positioning said one or more components on said site map of said site;
• providing a selectively controlled number of vertices on said site map;
• calculating or measuring one or more performance characteristics of said communications network modeled by said computer database model at each of said vertices on said site map;
• and
• displaying, on said site map of said site, one or more performance characteristics using said vertices.

A system for modeling a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics, comprising:

• a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed which includes ore will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• a display for displaying a three-dimensional site map of said site;
• means for selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• means for positioning said one or more components on said three-dimensional site map of said site;
• means for calculating or measuring one or more performance characteristics of said network modeled by said computer database model;
• and
• means for displaying a fence grid which encircles said three-dimensional site map of said site;
• and
• means for displaying on said fence grid, a graphical rendering of said one or more performance characteristics.

A method for modeling a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic properties, comprising:

• providing a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• displaying a three-dimensional site map of said site;
• selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• positioning said one or more components on said three-dimensional site map of said site;
• calculating one or more performance characteristics of said network modeled by said computer database model;
• and
• displaying a fence grid which encircles said three-dimensional site map of said site;
• and
• displaying on said fence grid, a graphical rendering of said one or more performance characteristics.

A system for modeling a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic properties, comprising:

• a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• a display for displaying a site map of said site;
• means for selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• means for positioning said one or more components on said site map of said site;
• means for calculating or measuring one or more performance characteristics of said network modeled by said computer database model;
• and
• means for displaying from at least two different perspectives of said site map of said site, a graphical rendering of said one or more performance characteristics.

A method for modeling a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics, comprising:

• providing a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• displaying a site map of said site;
• selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• positioning said one or more components on said site map of said site;
• calculating or measuring one or more performance characteristics of said network modeled by said computer database model;
• and
• displaying, from amongst a plurality of different perspectives of said site map of said site, a graphical rendering of said one or more performance characteristics.

A system for generating, viewing or exporting a spatially positioned infrastructure wiring diagram of a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics, comprising:

• a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed that includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• a display for displaying a site map of said site;
• means for selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• means for positioning said one or more components on said site map of said site;
• means for connecting two or more components together, said means for selecting, said means for positioning, and said means for connecting creating a site specific infrastructure wiring diagram;
• means for displaying said one or more components, spatially positioned relative to each other, with said site map being absent or reduced in prominence relative to said site specific infrastructure wiring diagram.

A method for generating, viewing or exporting a spatially positioned infrastructure wiring diagram of a network which includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics, comprising the steps of:

• providing a computer database model of a site where a network may be deployed that includes or will include one or more components with electromagnetic characteristics;
• displaying a site map of said site;
• selecting computer representations of one or more components which may be used in said network from amongst a database of computer representations of components, said computer representations of each of said one or more components including performance data;
• positioning said one or more components on said site map of said site;
• connecting two or more components together, said steps of selecting, positioning and connecting creating a site specific infrastructure wiring diagram;
• displaying said one or more components, spatially positioned relative to each other, with said site map being absent or reduced in prominence relative to said site specific infrastructure wiring diagram.