Systems and methods for modeling telecommunication switch investments

A system comprising:

• at least one telecommunication modeling application configured to:
• determine a plurality of equipment quantities having capacity to satisfy a plurality of switch design parameters descriptive of at least one model telecommunication switch, said at least one model telecommunication switch being representative of at least one actual telecommunication switch;
• calculate a plurality of model investments associated with said plurality of equipment quantities;
• make at least one of said plurality of equipment quantities and said plurality of investments available to a user at a hardware component level;
• have a “what-if” input that is descriptive of a telecommunication switch configuration,
• identify a “best-fit” model investment that is associated to a “best-fit” equipment quantity from said plurality of equipment quantities and that has the capacity to satisfy said telecommunication switch configuration;
• and
• use said “best-fit” model investment when forming a plurality of weighted investments that is specific to said telecommunication switch configuration.