TOOL AND METHOD FOR OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, CAPACITY, AND SERVICES BUSINESS SOLUTION FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

An operations, management, capacity, and services (OMCS) tool andmethod are presented for analyzing business parameters for a plurality ofnetworkarchitectures; and comparing the business parameters for said networkarchitecturesfor determining cost savings of one network architecture versus another andfordetermining a business solution that articulates the network architecture forreducingtotal expenditure. The business parameters comprise capital expenditure(CAPEX),operational expenditure (OPEX), total expenditure, revenue, capacity, returnoninvestment (ROI), and other business and financial statistics. The OMCS toolandmethod determine the business solution for an owned, a leased, or partiallyowned andleased telecommunications network. The business solution further comprisesnetworkarchitecture having network elements (NEs), customer premise equipment (CPE),andlinks from the same or different equipment suppliers; and having network,service,and customer management processes from the same or different managementprocesses suppliers.