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Method for network capacity planning with proper accounting of spare capacity

Title: Method for network capacity planning with proper accounting of spare capacity

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090006277, Method for network capacity planning with proper accounting of spare capacity.

1. A method for assisting capacity planning in a network having a plurality of links, said method comprising: determining a spare capacity on at least one link of the network, where said spare capacity is representative of an existing capacity plus an augmented capacity minus a bandwidth of a plurality of circuits routed on said at least one link of the network; and computing an overall cost in accordance with said spare capacity for provisioning a circuit on said at least one link of the network.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: applying a benefit weight to said spare capacity.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: outputting said overall cost to an output device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said benefit weight accounts for a cost for financing said augmented capacity.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said benefit weight accounts for a discount period.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: maintaining a minimum amount of said spare capacity for each of said links.

7. An apparatus for assisting capacity planning in a network having a plurality of links, comprising: means for determining a spare capacity on at least one link of the network, where said spare capacity is representative of an existing capacity plus an augmented capacity minus a bandwidth of a plurality of circuits routed on said at least one link of the network; and means for computing an overall cost in accordance with said spare capacity for provisioning a circuit on said at least one link of the network.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: means for applying a benefit weight to said spare capacity.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: means for outputting said overall cost to an output device.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said benefit weight accounts for a cost for financing said augmented capacity.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said benefit weight accounts for a discount period.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: means for maintaining a minimum amount of said spare capacity for each of said links.

13. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for assisting capacity planning in a network having a plurality of links, comprising of: determining a spare capacity on at least one link of the network, where said spare capacity is representative of an existing capacity plus an augmented capacity minus a bandwidth of a plurality of circuits routed on said at least one link of the network; and computing an overall cost in accordance with said spare capacity for provisioning a circuit on said at least one link of the network.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising: applying a benefit weight to said spare capacity.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising: outputting said overall cost to an output device.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein said benefit weight accounts for a cost for financing said augmented capacity.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein said benefit weight accounts for a discount period.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising: maintaining a minimum amount of said spare capacity for each of said links.

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