Network Capacity Management System for Circuit Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The lack of real-time network capacity information hinders users in designing appropriate circuits, leading to potential data entry errors, unavailability of equipment, and suboptimal use of network resources due to the inability to select only available network elements during circuit design.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for maintaining network capacity information in a database, allowing users to select available network elements for circuit design, ensuring only usable elements are included, and updating inventory in real-time to reflect usage status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual entry of ports/channel/equipment is allowed without constraints, then ease of operation is improved, but data integrity deteriorates due to errors and fictitious names
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising a database and processing logic that acts as a mediator between the user and the network elements. The system validates user selections against the database containing authentic network element information, thereby maintaining data integrity while preserving ease of operation through automated verification rather than manual constraint checking.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the database provides real-time information about network element availability and validity to the user interface. This feedback loop allows users to make informed selections while the system automatically prevents selection of unavailable or fictitious elements, resolving the contradiction between operational ease and data reliability.
2Manufacturing precision
If real-time network capacity information is maintained, then manufacturing precision is improved for circuit design, but device complexity increases due to database and update mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal database system that serves multiple functions: storing network element information, tracking availability in real-time, validating user selections, and providing capacity management. This multi-functional approach achieves high circuit design accuracy while avoiding the need for separate specialized systems for each function, thereby controlling overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the database automatically updates network element availability status based on usage, and the user interface automatically queries and displays current capacity information. This automation eliminates the need for manual tracking and reduces operational complexity while maintaining high precision in circuit design decisions.
3Productivity
If network elements are selected without real-time inventory checking, then productivity is improved by faster circuit design, but loss of information occurs as unavailable equipment may be selected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-populating the database with complete network element inventory and availability information before circuit design begins. The system proactively checks availability and presents only valid, available elements to users, eliminating the need for post-selection verification and preventing information loss about equipment availability while maintaining fast design throughput.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous updating of network element availability status in the database as elements are allocated or released. This continuous information flow ensures that productivity is not compromised by intermittent checks, as users always have access to current availability information without interrupting the circuit design workflow.
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AI summary
A system and method is provided for capacity management of network connectivity between endpoints coupled to one another via a circuit. An inventory of network elements may be maintained in a database. A circuit designer may be presented with network elements that may be selected when designing the circuit between endpoints.