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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2006
Will A. Egner, Allen, TX (US);
Wei Yuan, Plano, TX (US);
Henry Liu, Dallas, TX (US);
Richard Wank, Dallas, TX (US);
Peter Griffith, Prosper, TX (US);
Dongdong LI, Dallas, TX (US);
Will A. Egner, Allen, TX (US);
Wei Yuan, Plano, TX (US);
Henry Liu, Dallas, TX (US);
Richard Wank, Dallas, TX (US);
Peter Griffith, Prosper, TX (US);
Dongdong Li, Dallas, TX (US);
Cerlon Optimization Services, Inc., Frisco, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods to assist wireless telecom service providers to determine the optimal core network evolution plan in a network planning time period. Total cost of ownership of wireless core networks is generally modeled to include capital expenditure, customer acquisition and retention cost, network operational cost and staffing and engineering cost. The total cost of ownership model is used to determine the optimal core network evolution plan at different layers of the core networks, which are modeled as a number of abstract networks in mathematical terms. A core network evolution optimization algorithm determines the optimal number of core network configurations and when to deploy the configurations in the planning period in order to minimize the total cost of ownership. A multi-level serving area optimization algorithm determines an optimal core network configuration at a given point of time.