Web based capacity management (WBCM) system
View Patent ↗A user interface for viewing network system data is provided and includes at least one company level view that includes a list of one or more service regions within a company, at least one regional level view that includes a list of one or more service markets within each of the one or more service regions, and at least one market level view that includes a list of one or more wire centers within the one or more service markets.
1. A computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receive a first set of element management system data from a first element management system, the first element management system associated with a first set of telecommunication elements;
receive a second set of element management system data from a second element management system, the second element management system associated with a second set of telecommunication elements;
produce a combined set of data based on the first set of element management system data and based on the second set of element management system data;
perform data reformatting on the first set of element management system data and the second set of element management system data to produce reformatted data with a common data format;
monitor and display network performance metrics including average data speeds of the first set of telecommunications elements and the second set of telecommunication elements;
monitor inventory data for the first set of telecommunication elements and for the second set of telecommunication elements; and
provide capacity prediction metrics based on the network performance metrics and the inventory data.
2. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive operations and support data including customer telecommunications service data associated with at least one of the first set of telecommunications elements.
3. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to evaluate the combined set of data to determine capacity management metrics for the first set of telecommunication elements and the second set of telecommunication elements and displaying the capacity management metrics for the first and second sets of telecommunication elements.
4. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to use the combined set of data in connection with diagnosing trouble conditions of telecommunication elements associated with the first element management system and the second element management system.
5. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to monitor and display network performance metrics for telecommunication elements associated with the first element management system and the second element management system.
6. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first set of telecommunication elements include a plurality of generic access devices and a plurality of generic host devices and wherein the second set of telecommunication elements include a plurality of generic switch devices or generic aggregation devices.
7. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the combined set of data is based on operations and support data in addition to the first set of element management system data and the second set of element management system data.
8. A system, comprising:
a receiving component configured to:
receive a first set of element management system data from a first element management system, the first element management system associated with a first set of telecommunication elements; and
receive a second set of element management system data from a second element management system, the second element management system associated with a second set of telecommunication elements;
a combination component configured to produce a combined set of data based on the first set of element management system data and based on the second set of element management system data;
a reformatting component configured to perform data reformatting on the first set of element management system data and the second set of element management system data to produce reformatted data with a common data format;
a monitor and display component configured to:
monitor and display network performance metrics including average data speeds of the first set of telecommunications elements and the second set of telecommunication elements; and
monitor inventory data for the first set of telecommunication elements and for the second set of telecommunication elements; and
a prediction component configured to provide capacity prediction metrics based on the network performance metrics and the inventory data.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the receiving component is further configured to receive operations and support data including customer telecommunications service data associated with at least one of the first set of telecommunications elements.
10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:
an evaluation component configured to evaluate the combined set of data to determine capacity management metrics for the first set of telecommunication elements and the second set of telecommunication elements; and
a display device to display the capacity management metrics for the first and second sets of telecommunication elements.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the combined set of data is used in connection with diagnosing trouble conditions of telecommunication elements associated with the first element management system and the second element management system.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitor and display component is further configured to monitor and display network performance metrics for telecommunication elements associated with the first element management system and the second element management system.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first set of telecommunication elements include a plurality of generic access devices and a plurality of generic host devices and wherein the second set of telecommunication elements include a plurality of generic switch devices or generic aggregation devices.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the combined set of data is based on operations and support data in addition to the first set of element management system data and the second set of element management system data.