Systems and methods for modeling telecommunication switch investments

• Main Authors: HASSENZAHL JAMES, MILLER FREDRICK, ENGLER JOAN, ADAMS DENNIS, COATES CHRISTOPHER, BOTTE LOUIS, JOHNSON ROBERT T, FONG ESTHER, DJONOVIC ELVIRA, MATT NANCY, GUNTHER JAMES, DAVILA CESAR, JOEDECKE MICHAEL, COLAMUSSI ROBERT, BELL VANESSA, JAQUEZ LAURA, BAGGETT JON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.07.2013
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

In one of many possible embodiments, a system is provided for modeling telecommunication switch investments. The exemplary system includes a telecommunication switch modeling application configured to determine equipment quantities having capacity to satisfy switch design parameters descriptive of at least one model telecommunication switch, and calculate model investments associated with the equipment quantities. The exemplary system also includes a telecommunication switch investment modeling application configured to weight the model investments in accordance with at least one of a network parameter descriptive of an actual telecommunication switch and a "what-if" input descriptive of a hypothetical telecommunication switch configuration to form weighted investments that are specific to at least one of the actual telecommunication switch and the hypothetical telecommunication switch configuration.