Automated Voiceport Redistribution in Host Digital Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
The redistribution of voiceports among headend modems in host digital terminals is a labor-intensive process, requiring significant man-hours to manage communication capacity and prevent congestion, as existing methods rely on manual examination of large tables to identify and resolve overload issues.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented system with a collect module, voiceport list build module, and voiceport redistribution module assists communication engineers by collecting and displaying usage data, building redistribution lists, and moving voiceports between headend modems, incorporating a method to test, verify, and execute voiceport moves to optimize communication line distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual examination of voiceport distribution tables is used to identify and resolve congestion, then communication capacity management can be performed, but the process requires six or more man-hours per week and is highly labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of examining voiceport distribution tables with an automated computer-based system. The system automatically collects voiceport data, analyzes distribution patterns, identifies congestion issues, and executes redistribution actions without human intervention, thereby eliminating the six-or-more-man-hours requirement and reducing the process to minutes.
Solution Approach 2:
The voiceport redistribution system performs self-service by automatically monitoring its own operational state, detecting congestion conditions, and executing corrections without external human input. The system continuously collects data from headend modems, processes the information through analysis algorithms, and autonomously redistributes voiceports to optimize capacity utilization across the network.
2Reliability
If voiceport redistribution is performed manually by communication engineers, then congestion problems can be identified and addressed, but the process complexity increases due to the need to examine large tables with up to a million entries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex voiceport redistribution task into distinct automated modules: a data collection module that gathers voiceport information from multiple headend modems, an analysis module that processes the collected data to identify congestion patterns, and an execution module that performs redistribution. This segmentation transforms an overwhelming manual task involving million-entry tables into manageable automated processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary computer-based analysis system between the raw voiceport data and the redistribution execution. This intermediary automatically processes the data, applies congestion detection algorithms, determines optimal redistribution strategies, and generates execution commands, thereby simplifying the overall process complexity while maintaining reliability.
3Quantity of substance
If the number of headend modems and voiceports increases to serve more communication lines, then network capacity is improved, but the difficulty of managing and redistributing voiceports increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual detection methods with automated electronic data collection and analysis systems. The system continuously collects voiceport status data from all headend modems through standardized interfaces, automatically processes the information using computational algorithms, and rapidly identifies congestion conditions across the entire network, making the management of large numbers of voiceports and modems feasible.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous feedback loops where the system collects real-time data from headend modems, analyzes distribution patterns, detects congestion conditions, executes redistribution actions, and then monitors the results. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the system to adapt to changing network conditions and maintain optimal voiceport distribution across expanding numbers of modems and voiceports.
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AI summary
Communication capacity of a node served by a host digital terminal is managed by redistributing communication lines among headend modems for the node in the host digital terminal. Each node has a plurality of communication lines connected to one or more headend modems, and the communication lines are distributed among one or more voiceports. A voiceport list build module is responsive to a line distribution input for headend modems connected to the node served by the host digital terminal. The voiceport list build module builds a voiceport redistribution list for redistributing the communication lines connected to the headend modems for the node. A voiceport redistribution module is responsive to the voiceport redistribution list and moves one or more voiceports from the voiceport's current headend modem to another headend modem whereby the communication lines for the node are redistributed among headend modems communicating with the node.