Method and apparatus for the prediction and optimization in impaired communication systems
AssigneeTokyo Electron Limited
InventorsJohn Josef Hench, Thorkell Gudmundsson, Ioannis Kanellakopoulos, Sunil C. Shah, Gurcan Aral, Yaolong Tan
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for the prediction and optimization of a communications system. The present invention provides for the prediction and optimization of the performance of a communications system comprising the steps of inputting a plurality of channels, predicting a performance of each channel using a plurality of parameters to characterize the performance of the channel, and possibly optimizing the parameters of each channel according to a design criteria.
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A method for the prediction and optimization of a communications system comprising:
- inputting data from a plurality of channels into a prediction module of the communications system;
- predicting a performance of at least one of the plurality of channels using a plurality of parameters to characterize the performance of the at least one of the plurality of channels, wherein the parameters include a service type and bit error rate provided by a service provider;
- creating at least one transfer function model of the at least one of the plurality of channels, wherein the at least one transfer function model is simulated using physical configuration information of the communications system provided by the service provider;
- optimizing the parameters of at least one of the plurality of channels in order to improve a bit rate of the at least one of the plurality of channels in the communications system, wherein the optimizing uses an optimization module of a spectrum management system;
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- providing the optimized parameters to a line plant simulator, the line plant simulator providing feasibility results.
A system for the prediction and optimization of a communications system comprising:
- a hardware prediction module, wherein the hardware prediction module predicts the performance of at least one channel in the communications system by providing a characterization of at least one parameter of a plurality of parameters that describes the at least one channel, wherein the plurality of parameters includes a service type and bit error rate provided by a service provider;
- and wherein the hardware prediction module creates at least one transfer function model of the at least one channel such that the at least one transfer function model is simulated using physical configuration information of the communications system provided by the service provider;
- a hardware optimization module, wherein the hardware optimization module finds the optimum characterization for the at least one channel based on at least one design criteria;
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- a line plant simulator, wherein the line plant simulator provides feasibility results based on the optimum characterization.
A method for the prediction and optimization of a communications system comprising:
- inputting data from at least one channel into a prediction module of the communications system;
- creating at least one transfer function model of the at least one channel, wherein the at least one transfer function model is simulated using physical configuration information of the communication system;
- predicting a performance of the at least one channel using at least one parameter of a plurality of parameters to characterize the performance of the at least one channel, wherein the plurality of parameters include a service type and bit error rate provided by a service provider;
- optimizing the at least one parameter of at least one channel in order to improve a bit rate of the at least one of the channels in the communications system, wherein the optimizing uses an optimization module of a spectrum management system;
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- providing the optimized parameters to a line plant simulator, the line plant simulator providing feasibility results.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.