Method of configuring at least one user-specific connection between access points to a transmission network which are connectable to user-located network devices, and apparatus therefor

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon instructions that when executed a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:

• determining network data about other network devices of the transmission network and about links between these other network device via which at least one user-specific connection can be established;
• generating network planning data for a representation of the transmission network, on the basis of which at least one availability criterion of the other network devices or of the links between the other network devices is determinable;
• and
• providing the network planning data for a configuration tool for allowing the client user to configure the at least one connection, the configuration tool generating the representation on the basis of the network planning data;
• generating the network planning data an a graphical representation of the transmission network on the basis of the network planning data by determining availability criteria on the network devices and the links and configuring the user-specific connection;
• wherein the network data contains information of the structure of the transmission network and the availability and loads of the network devices, and the network planning data specifies geographical data access points;
• and
• wherein the network planning data is derived from network data representative of network topology of the transmission network.

A configuration tool, configured as a configuration computer, for allowing a client user to configure at least one user-specific connection between access points and a transmission network which are connectable to user-located network devices, the configuration tool comprising:

• a receiver which receives network planning data about other network devices of the transmission network and about links between these other network devices from a network management system, and
• a display which displays a graphical representation of the transmission network on the basis of the network planning data about other network devices of the transmission network and about links between other network devices via which the at least one user-specific connection can be established, the graphical representation containing the visualization of at least one availability criterion of the network devices or links;
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• a processor which generates a graphical representation of the transmission network on the basis of network planning data by determining availability criteria of the network devices and the links and configuring the user-specific connection,
• wherein the network data contains information of the structure of the transmission network and the availability of loads of the network devices, and the network planning data specifies geographical data of access points;
• and
• wherein the network planning data is derived from network data representative of a network topology of the transmission network.