Patent ID: 6058262
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer-aided-design method for generating a design of desired products for a network, and selecting products to implement the design, the method comprising the steps of:retrieving by a computer a plurality of infrastructure specifications of the network, the specifications including at least one physical location previously entered by a user to house the network, and with at least one of the infrastructure specifications based on a default value previously stored in the computer;retrieving by the computer at least one networking rule;generating by the computer a design that defines characteristics in at least one desired product of the network, based on at least the infrastructure specifications; andselecting by the computer at least one networking product from a storage medium, based on the rule and the specifications, to implement the design of the network;such that based on the infrastructure specifications previously entered by the user, the computer can automatically select the at least one networking product and generate a list including the at least one networking product to implement the design of the network.