Computerized system and method for updating the layout of a telecommunications network
AssigneeEmbarq Holdings Company, LLC
InventorsJeffrey M. Fries, William J. Edwards
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically updating the structure of a telecommunications network are described. The system receives information that equipment has been added or removed from the telecommunications network; and automatically updates information regarding the structure of the telecommunications network to reflect that the equipment has been added or removed from the telecommunications network.
Claims24
A computerized system for automatically updating the layout of a telecommunications network, the system comprising:
- a maintenance entry component for receiving maintenance information that equipment has been added or removed from a physical layout of a telecommunications network;
- a structural database component that automatically updates the physical layout database of the network to reflect lines or equipment have been added or removed from the physical layout of the telecommunications network;
- a relational database that organizes line usage information for the equipment corresponding to the physical layout database;
- a report generator component that extracts the line usage information from the relational database component to generate line usage reports;
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- a report information component that extracts the line usage information from the relational database at intervals and based on report criteria specified by a user to generate the line usage reports, wherein the line usage reports include performance reports, blockage reports and consecutive reports.
A method in a computer system for automatically updating the layout of a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- receiving maintenance information that equipment has been added or removed from a physical layout of a telecommunications network;
- automatically updating a physical layout database of the network to reflect that equipment has been added or removed from the physical layout of the telecommunications network, such that information in the physical layout database may be utilized to generate line usage reports;
- organizing line usage information for the equipment corresponding to the physical layout database;
- extracting the line usage information from a relational database component to generate line usage reports including performance reports, blockage reports, and consecutive reports;
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- displaying the performance reports, blockage reports, and consecutive reports to one or more users based on criteria specified by a user.
A method in a computer system for displaying load balance activity, the method comprising:
- receiving maintenance information that equipment has been added or removed from a physical layout of a telecommunications network;
- storing the maintenance information for the associated equipment in the telecommunications network;
- receiving request for line usage information for one or more items of equipment in telecommunications network;
- accessing maintenance information associated with the one or more items of equipment;
- organizing line usage information for the equipment corresponding to the physical layout;
- extracting the line usage information to generate line usage reports including performance reports, blockage reports and consecutive reports;
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- displaying the line usage reports and associated maintenance information to one or more users based on criteria specified by a user.
A computer system for displaying load balance activity, the system comprising:
- means for receiving maintenance information that equipment has been added or removed from a physical layout of a telecommunications network;
- means for storing the maintenance information for the associated equipment in the telecommunications network;
- means for receiving request for line usage information for one or more items of equipment in telecommunications network;
- means for accessing maintenance information associated with the one or more items of equipment;
- means for organizing line usage information for the equipment corresponding to the physical layout;
- means for extracting the line usage information to generate line usage reports including performance reports, blockage reports and consecutive reports;
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- means for displaying the line usage reports and associated maintenance information to one or more users based on criteria specified by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.