Planning system for broadband multi-service connections
US6600749B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5626
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A syntactical representation is used to generate data describing a hierarchical broadband network and relationships between it elements. The format of the syntactical representation resembles logic programming language clauses. The syntactical representation is used to specify a broadband connection problem to be solved. Data describing physical resources and functionality of a set of network elements is entered into an inference engine which applies an algorithm to its input in order to find a solution to a specified connections planning problem. The algorithm is recursive and uses artificial intelligence techniques; such as, first fail hierarchical planning and hill-climbing to guide the inference engine's search for a solution.
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