Determining collocations with an access transport management system (ATMS)

A device comprising:

• a memory to store a plurality of instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute instructions in the memory to:
• receive network configuration information from a network, the network being associated with a plurality of network elements, and the network configuration information including an operational state of each of the plurality of network elements,
• determine a new capacity model of the network based on the network configuration information, the processor, when determining the new capacity model, being to:
• create a potential collocation node based on a first local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance of the network,
• determine a second local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance of the network to include a collocation,
• provide digital signal 1 (DS1) arcs to and from the first local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance and the second local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance, and
• provide digital signal 3 (DS3) arcs to and from the first local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance and the second local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance,
• determine an entrance facility capacity model of the network based on the network configuration information,
• determine an incumbent capacity model of the network based on the network configuration information,
• construct a mixed integer programming (MIP) model based on the new capacity model, the entrance facility capacity model, and the incumbent capacity model of the network,
• calculate an optimal baseline solution, that minimizes network costs, using the mixed integer programming (MIP) model,
• perform a collocation optimization procedure, on an existing configuration of the network and based on the optimal baseline solution, to produce a ranked list of optimal collocation solutions for the network, and
• provide the ranked list of optimal collocation solutions to the network for implementation.

A system comprising:

• an access network comprising:
• a plurality of network elements, and
• a plurality of links interconnecting the network elements;
• and
• a device to:
• receive, from the network, network configuration information associated with the plurality of network elements and the plurality of links, the network configuration information including operational states of the plurality of network elements and the plurality of links,
• determine a new capacity model of the network based on the network configuration information, the device, when determining the new capacity model, being to:
• create a potential collocation node based on a first local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance of the network,
• determine a second local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance of the network to include a collocation,
• provide digital signal 1 (DS1) arcs to and from the first local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance and the second local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance, and
• provide digital signal 3 (DS3) arcs to and from the first local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance and the second local exchange carrier (LEC) path entrance,
• determine an entrance facility capacity model of the network based on the network configuration information,
• determine an incumbent capacity model of the network based on the network configuration information,
• construct a mixed integer programming (MIP) model based on the new capacity model, the entrance facility capacity model, and the incumbent capacity model of the network,
• calculate an optimal baseline solution, that minimizes network costs, using the MIP model,
• perform a collocation optimization mapping procedure, on an existing configuration of the access network and based on the optimal baseline solution, to produce a ranked list of optimal collocation solutions for the access network, and
• provide the ranked list of optimal collocation solutions to the access network for implementation by the plurality of network elements and the plurality of links.