Patent ID: 8942956
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a design for a fiber-optic network to a client device, the method comprising: receiving a request for a diagram associated with a design for a fiber-optic network; accessing a data structure representing the design for the fiber-optic network, the data structure identifying: (i) a first path of a first cable run and a first characteristic of the first cable run, and (ii) a second path of a second cable run and a second characteristic of the second cable run; determining if the first path is coincident with the second path, wherein the paths are coincident if the first cable and the second cable can be run along same track; generating, by a processor, a representation of a consolidated cable run for display in a diagram of the design of the fiber-optic network when it is determined that the first path is coincident with the second path, the representation of the consolidated cable run including: (i) an indication of the first path and the second path, and (ii) an indication of a third characteristic of the consolidated cable run that is based on the first characteristic of the first cable run and the second characteristic of the second cable run; and transmitting an indication of the representation of the consolidated cable run to the client device for presentation to a user.