IP Library Granted Patent US 12,238,548
Granted Patent B2
US 12,238,548 · App. 18/221,139 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Systems and methods for communications node upgrade and selection

Inventors: William Gray (Boulder, CO); James Sayre (Boulder, CO); Stephen Limburg (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
H04W24/06G06N3/02G06N20/00G06Q10/04H04B10/27H04L12/2861H04L41/0893H04L41/12H04L41/145H04L41/16H04Q3/0025H04Q3/0029H04Q11/0067H04W16/18H04W24/02H04W64/003
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Patent No.
US 12,238,548
App. No.
18/221,139
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for intelligent node type selection in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, a customer set is obtained for a communications node in the telecommunications network. The customer set includes an existing customer set and a new customer set. A set of customer events is generated for a node type of the communications node using a simulator. The set of customer events is generated by simulating the customer set over time through a discrete event simulation. An impact of the customer events is modeled for the node type of the communications node. The node type is identified from a plurality of node types for a telecommunications build based on the impact of the customer events for the node type.

Claims (23)

1. A method for intelligent node type selection in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

generating a set of customer events for a node type of a communications node using a simulator, the set of customer events generated by simulating a customer set for the communications node over time through a discrete event simulation;

modeling an impact of the customer events for the node type of the communications node; and

identifying the node type from a plurality of node types for a telecommunications build based on the impact of the customer events for the node type.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of node types includes at least one of central office fed internet protocol (CoIP), fiber to the node (FTTN), or fiber to the premises (FTTP).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customer set is generated by a neural network based on a new sales rate and an offer distribution.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customer node is within a buildable area, the set of customer events being generated for the telecommunications build for the buildable area.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications build is a Passive Optical Network (PON) overlay.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications build is a greenfield build or a brownfield build.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of customer events includes one or more of a customer count and a revenue curve.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the discrete event simulation is replicated using a plurality of random seed numbers.

9. A telecommunications system comprising:

a wire center deployed in a telecommunications network;

a plurality of sites, each of the sites corresponding to at least one customer of a service provided by the telecommunications network;

a communications node connecting the plurality of sites to the wire center, the communications node having a node type selected based on a model of an impact of customer events for the node type, the customer events generated by simulating a customer set over time through a discrete event simulation; and

an artificial intelligence platform modeling an impact of the customer events for the node type of the communications node, and identifying the node type from a plurality of node types for a telecommunications build based on the impact of the customer events for the node type.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the node type is central office fed internet protocol (CoIP), fiber to the node (FTTN), or fiber to the premises (FTTP).

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the new customer set is generated by a neural network based on a new sales rate and an offer distribution.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the node type is associated with a telecommunications build for a buildable area of the telecommunications network.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the telecommunications build for the buildable area is a greenfield build or a brownfield build.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein a customer node is within a buildable area, the set of customer events being generated for the telecommunications build for the buildable area.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the set of customer events includes one or more of a customer count and a revenue curve.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the discrete event simulation is replicated using a plurality of random seed numbers.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF FIRST LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL RECORDED AT R/F 069295/0858 Recorded Jun 12, 2026
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS RETIRING COLLATERAL AGENT
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075738/0427 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (SECOND LIEN) Recorded Nov 4, 2024
From: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069295/0749 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Nov 4, 2024
From: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069295/0858 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2023
From: GRAY, WILLIAM; SAYRE, JAMES; LIMBURG, STEPHEN
To: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 064261/0892 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17562205 · Dec 27, 2021
Continuation 16795225 · Feb 19, 2020
Provisional Application 62808183 · Feb 20, 2019
Provisional Application 62808189 · Feb 20, 2019
Related Publication 20230354069A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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