Luz E Pinzon

US Patent:

8050671, Nov 1, 2011

Filed:

Nov 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/556495

Inventors:

Doru Calin - Manalapan NJ, US
Thomas B. Morawski - Westfield NJ, US
Luz Elena Pinzon - Concord CA, US
Raymond Abbott Sackett - Romson NJ, US
Haiping Zhang - Edison NJ, US

Assignee:

Alcatel Lucent - Paris

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

455424, 455423, 455446, 455453, 455419, 370341

Abstract:

The invention includes a method and apparatus for determining network growth information for a radio access network (RAN) and a wired network supporting communications of the RAN (denoted as a core network). The method includes obtaining RAN configuration information including RAN component configuration information and RAN component connectivity information, obtaining actual traffic information and forecast traffic information for the RAN, and determining RAN growth information by correlating the actual traffic information and the forecast traffic information with the RAN configuration information, the RAN growth information indicating whether at least one additional RAN component is necessary to support the actual and forecast traffic. The method may further include determining network growth information associated with the core network using core network configuration information and at least a portion of the RAN growth information.

US Patent:

20030050048, Mar 13, 2003

Filed:

Sep 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/948645

Inventors:

Ramesh Bollapragada - Clark NJ, US
Thomas Morawski - Westfield NJ, US
Luz Pinzon - Concord CA, US
Steven Richman - Marlboro NJ, US
Raymond Sackett - Rumson NJ, US

International Classification:

H04M003/42

US Classification:

455/414000, 455/446000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing and designing various network configuration scenarios. A modular design allows market assessment and network planning functions to be performed more efficiently and accurately using a single integrated design tool. Wired and wireless access technologies can be modeled and evaluated. In an exemplary implementation for modeling and evaluating fixed wireless access networks, the network planning tool comprises a market scenario planner, a cluster analysis tool, a hub sector planner and a network architecture planner. Generally, the market scenario planner analyzes a listing of potential customers to generate a list of target customers. The cluster analysis tool allows the network planner to identify “clusters” of demand for potential hub placement. The hub sector planner analyzes the hub assignments generated by the cluster analysis tool and allocates each building in a given hub to a particular sector. The network architecture planner processes the output of the hub sector planning tool to (i) generate a complete configuration of the network in terms of equipment requirements at each node (each building, hub and service node); and (ii) compare a set of scenarios using several financial measures.

US Patent:

20050202811, Sep 15, 2005

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/118728

Inventors:

Mark Abed - Succasunna NJ, US
Ramesh Bollapragada - Clark NJ, US
Thomas Morawski - Westfield NJ, US
Luz Pinzon - Concord CA, US
Steven Richman - Marlboro NJ, US
Raymond Sackett - Rumson NJ, US

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455426200

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing and designing various network configuration scenarios. A modular design allows market assessment and network planning functions to be performed more efficiently and accurately using a single integrated design tool. Wired and wireless access technologies can be modeled and evaluated. In an exemplary implementation for modeling and evaluating fixed wireless access networks, the network planning tool comprises a market scenario planner, a cluster analysis tool, a hub sector planner and a network architecture planner. Generally, the market scenario planner analyzes a listing of potential customers to generate a list of target customers. The cluster analysis tool allows the network planner to identify “clusters” of demand for potential hub placement. The hub sector planner analyzes the hub assignments generated by the cluster analysis tool and allocates each building in a given hub to a particular sector. The network architecture planner processes the output of the hub sector planning tool to (i) generate a complete configuration of the network in terms of equipment requirements at each node (each building, hub and service node); and (ii) compare a set of scenarios using several financial measures.