Patent ID: 6226374
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
In an advanced intelligent network (AIN) comprising at least one intelligent service control point (SCP), each SCP having a configuration, a service provisioning and creation environment (SPACE) system in communication with each SCP, at least one intelligent service peripheral (ISP), each ISP in communication with one SCP, a plurality of SSPs providing connections into the AIN to users, each SSP in communication with one ISP, and a trunk and signaling network interconnecting each SCP and SSP, wherein the AIN is operative to provide at least one existing service to users, a method for determining existing service and new service provisioning capacity comprising:automatically acquiring existing service demand and component usage information for each SCP and each SPACE system from the AIN;specifying service demand and component usage information for each ISP;updating a configuration description for each of the at least one SCP having a modified configuration;specifying a call processing record for each new service if any new service exists;specifying time of day usage for each service;selecting a city in the region;determining demand forecasts for each new service in the selected city if any new service exists;repeating selecting a city and determining demand forecasts for each city in the selected region; anddetermining utilization for at least one of a set including each SCP, each ISP, and each SPACE system, the utilization indicative of provisioning capacity.