Cloud Network Design Automation Using Site Survey Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

The manual and lengthy process of network design at customer sites, which includes generating Bill of Materials (BoM) and network topology discovery, is inefficient and prone to errors, as it typically occurs after network deployment, necessitating an automated solution for pre-deployment network design.

Innovation Solution

A cloud-based system that uses site survey result information to automatically determine a network design, including a BoM and connectivity map, prior to deployment, utilizing a device deployment module and standardized network service blocks to streamline the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual network design process is used at customer site, then network elements can be determined, but the process is lengthy and inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork design efficiencyVSAvoidtime required for network design

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs network design actions before network deployment by using survey device data collected at the customer site to automatically generate BoM and connectivity maps in advance, eliminating the need for post-deployment topology discovery and significantly reducing design time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical processes with automated electronic systems: survey devices automatically collect site data, cloud servers process this data to generate network designs, and the system automatically produces BoM and connectivity maps, substituting human manual work with automated computing processes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If network topology discovery is performed after deployment using LLDP, then topology can be discovered, but it delays the design process

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetopology information availabilityVSAvoidtime for topology discovery

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs topology discovery in advance by using survey device information to generate connectivity maps before network deployment, making topology information available during the design phase rather than requiring post-deployment discovery protocols like LLDP

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If manual determination of network elements is performed, then BoM can be generated, but the process is prone to errors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of network designVSAvoidnetwork design speed

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual determination of network elements with automated electronic processing: survey devices collect site data, cloud servers automatically process this data using algorithms to generate accurate BoM and connectivity maps, eliminating human error while maintaining high speed through automation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses survey device feedback about the customer site conditions to automatically adjust and optimize network design parameters, ensuring accuracy through iterative processing of site-specific information rather than manual estimation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11451972B2Methods and systems for automatic network design

Publication Date: 2022.09.20 NILE GLOBAL INC

AI summary

Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of automatic network design involves at a cloud server, obtaining site survey result information of a customer site and at the cloud server, determining a network design for a network to be deployed at the customer site based on the site survey result information, prior to deploying the network to be deployed at the customer site, where the network design includes a Bill of Materials (BoM) and a connectivity map for the network to be deployed at the customer site.