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US 5,067,148 AGranted
Method and apparatus for planning telephone facilities networks
AssigneeNynex Corporation
InventorSanjeev Sardana
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Abstract
An acceptable or desired plan for changing the links of a telephone network is developed by using knowledge based rules to generate an ideal plan which meets first constraints, such as demand and modernization constraints, and by modifying the ideal plan to meet one or more second constraints, such as overall cost, while deviating minimally from the ideal plan.
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A method for developing an acceptable plan for changing the links serving the nodes of a telephone network comprising the steps of:
- developing an ideal plan for changing the links using knowledge based rules adapted to satisfy one or more first constraints;
- assessing whether the ideal plan satisfies one or more second constraints and if so identifying the ideal plan as the acceptable plan;
- and if the ideal plan fails to satisfy said one or more second constraints, modifying the ideal plan to satisfy at least one of said first constraints and one or more of said second constraints to realize said acceptable plan.
Apparatus for developing an acceptable plan for changing the links serving the nodes of a telephone network comprising:
- means for developing an ideal plan for changing the links using knowledge based rules adapted to satisfy one or more first constraints;
- means for assessing whether the ideal plan satisfies one or more second constraints and if so identifying the ideal plan as the acceptable plan;
- and means responsive to said assessing means, for modifying the ideal plan to satisfy at least one of said first constraints and one or more of said second constraints to realize said acceptable plan, if the ideal plan fails to satisfy said one or more second constraints.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.