Patent Document ID: 9049135
Application ID: 13647918
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A network spares audit, optimization, and maintenance system, comprising: a processor configured to execute an application, the processor associated with one of (1) a network management system of a network and (2) a logistics management tool external to the network and in communication with the network management system of the network, wherein the network management system performs network discovery and provides the application with live network data related to equipment present at each site in the network in real time, the application comprising: a probabilistic risk analysis algorithm executed by the application and operable to utilize statistical analysis to determine how many and what types of spares are required at each of one or more spares depots based on inputted conditions, the live network data, and network configuration information; and a mapping algorithm operable to map the equipment of the network to the one or more spares depots, and wherein the equipment is mapped to the one or more spares depots by first mapping the equipment to sites and then mapping the sites to the one or more spares depots; wherein the application is configured to provide one or more of a notification of new spares requirements and an assessment of risks based on newly added equipment detected in the live network data.