US 11,700,539 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 Dec. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/562,472.
Application 17/562,472 is a continuation of application No. 16/795,267, filed on Feb. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,246,045.
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 2022/0124524 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/06 (2009.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); 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 41/14 (2022.01); H04L 41/16 (2022.01); G06N 3/02 (2006.01); H04Q 3/00 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); 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)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of customer parameters for a customer population associated with the telecommunications network;
obtaining a plurality of site parameters for sites associated with the customer population of the telecommunications network;
generating a site key having at least one of a subset of the plurality of customer parameters or a subset of the plurality of site parameters, the site key providing a modeling input for a segment of the customer population associated with the telecommunication services;
generating a simulation set for the site key, the simulation set including a plurality of simulations for the site key, each of the plurality of simulations having a set of customer events for a telecommunications build type, the set of customer events generated by simulating a customer set for the site key over time through a discrete event simulation; and
storing the simulation set in at least one database, each of the plurality of simulations in the simulation set selectable to generate a telecommunications build plan for providing the telecommunications services to a telecommunications buildable area of the telecommunications network,
wherein the plurality of customer parameters correspond to characteristics of customers in the customer population of the telecommunication network, the customers including a combination of existing customers, new customers, and potential customers.