US 2014/0177476 A1 · Network Capacity Management System and Method

Abstract

A network capacity management system and method are disclosed. The system (10) includes a first data repository (20) encoding topology definition data, the topology definition data comprising data on topology elements of a network and including data on capacity of a respective topology element, a second data repository (30) encoding service consumption data, the service consumption data comprising data on service elements associated with a network and including data on capacity requirements associated with a respective service element, a network definition component (40) operable generate a network definition from the topology definition data and the service consumption data, the network definition encoding capacity criteria determined from said data on capacity of the respective topology elements and from data on capacity requirements of the respective service elements and an optimisation component (50) operable to process said network definition in dependence on one or more predetermined optimisation criteria to optimise said network definition based on said optimisation criteria and on said capacity criteria.

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Dependent claims

A network capacity management system comprising:

a first data repository encoding topology definition data, the topology definition data comprising data on topology elements of a network and including data on capacity of a respective topology element;
a second data repository encoding service consumption data, the service consumption data comprising data on service elements associated with a network and including data on capacity requirements associated with a respective service element;
a processor configured to execute computer program code for executing a network definition component, including computer program code configured to generate a network definition from the topology definition data and the service consumption data, the network definition encoding capacity criteria determined from said data on capacity of the respective topology elements and from data on capacity requirements of the respective service elements;
a processor configured to execute computer program code for executing an optimisation component, including computer program code configured to process said network definition in dependence on one or more predetermined optimisation criteria to optimise said network definition based on said optimisation criteria and on said capacity criteria.

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A network analysis method comprising:

storing topology definition data, the topology definition data comprising data on topology elements of a network and including data on capacity of a respective topology element;
storing service consumption data, the service consumption data comprising data on service elements associated with a network and including data on capacity requirements associated with a respective service element;
generating a network definition defining the network, the network definition being generated from the topology definition data and the service consumption data, the network definition encoding capacity criteria determined from said data on capacity of the respective topology elements and from data on capacity requirements of the respective service elements;
determining a service route across the network;
and,
cross-referencing the service route with the network definition to determine consumption of said capacity by said service route.

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