US 11,895,515 B2
Systems and methods for communications node upgrade and selection
William Gray, Boulder, CO (US); James Sayre, Boulder, CO (US); and Stephen Limburg, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,967.
Application 17/942,967 is a continuation of application No. 16/795,447, filed on Feb. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,445,385.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/808,183, filed on Feb. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/808,189, filed on Feb. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043435 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/06 (2009.01); G06N 3/02 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); H04L 41/14 (2022.01); H04L 41/16 (2022.01); H04Q 3/00 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 24/06 (2013.01) [G06N 3/02 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04L 12/2861 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/145 (2013.01); H04L 41/16 (2013.01); H04Q 3/0025 (2013.01); H04Q 3/0029 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01); H04W 16/18 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
obtaining a site footprint of a geographic region having a plurality of sites associated with a connection type of the telecommunications network;
obtaining, from a database of the telecommunications network, a plurality of site identifiers associated with the telecommunications network for the geographic region;
classifying each of the plurality of sites without the connection type based on a number of network source keys associated with a corresponding site of the plurality of sites;
generating one or more buildable subgroups each defining geospatial boundaries of a contiguous build area of the connection type and each having a subset of the plurality of sites;
intersecting the one or more buildable subgroups with geospatial locations of a plurality of sites without the connection type; and
generating a telecommunications build plan for providing the connection type to at least one of the plurality of sites without the connection type when a geospatial location of the at least one of the plurality of sites intersects with one or more buildable subgroups.