Support of mechanized link dimensioning in the common channel signaling networks

A mechanized common channel signaling (CCS) link dimensioning process is described that first analyzes the CCS link utilization performance and then derives the link set requirements if the capacity of the link set is found to be inadequate for supporting the traffic demands. A theorem is demonstrated that shows how to construct the number of all possible links that will increase link set capacity given the value b (or N_s) and c (or N_c). Based on this theorem, an efficient and flexible procedure for implementing the link dimensioning algorithm in software is devised to support the mechanization of the CCS network planning and engineering functions in Bellcore´s INPLANS product