Neil F Nelson

US Patent:

62263749, May 1, 2001

Filed:

Nov 24, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/198941

Inventors:

Robert B. Howell - Superior CO
Mark Choey - Teaneck NJ
Xiaojiang Lu - Broomfield CO
Jeffrey C. Mitchell - Denver CO
Neil K. Nelson - Austin TX

Assignee:

Qwest Communications International Inc. - Denver CO

International Classification:

H04M 342

US Classification:

379207

Abstract:

Existing and new service provisioning capacity in an AIN is determined by calculating processor utilization. Existing service demand and component usage information is automatically acquired from the AIN. ISP service data and SCP configuration descriptions are updated as needed. For each new service modeled, a call processing record is developed. A time of day usage for each service is also entered. For each city in the region covered by the AIN, demand forecasts for each new service in the city is determined. Utilization is determined for SCPs, ISPs, and SPACE systems provisioning capacity.