Ex Parte Tamura et al - Page 4

                Appeal 2006-3421                                                                                 
                Application 09/751,889                                                                           
                                            FINDINGS OF FACT                                                     
                       Appellants describe a simulator that interrelates a future-forecasting                    
                scenario and a design-forecasting scenario during the simulation of a system.                    
                The simulator executes one of a simulation corresponding to the future-                          
                forecasting scenario using parameters of the design-forecasting scenario                         
                indicating that the system satisfies a predetermined performance standard or                     
                a simulation of the design-supporting scenario using parameters of the                           
                future-forecasting scenario indicating that the system does not satisfy the                      
                predetermined performance standard in the future.                                                
                       Henderson describes a system that simulates the topology of a                             
                telecommunications network to predict the behavior and weaknesses of the                         
                physical network (col. 3, ll. 45 to 52; col. 4, ll. 28 to 35).  Henderson                        
                describes a current design-supporting scenario as well as a future-forecasting                   
                scenario (col. 8, ll. 45 to 54; col. 23, ll. 18 to 46).  The purpose of running a                
                simulation of any system is to determine whether any proposed changes to                         
                the system will meet current or future performance standards (col. 8, l. 65 to                   
                col. 9, l. 2; col. 24, ll. 36 to 57).  Henderson interrelates future-forecasting                 
                scenario parameters and design-supporting scenario parameters (col. 8, ll. 55                    
                to 65).                                                                                          
                       Brockel describes a method and apparatus for planning and managing                        
                a communications network (col. 1, ll. 23 to 28).  The anticipated impact of                      
                weather changes, propagation patterns and network traffic are taken into                         
                consideration during the forecasting and modeling of the network (col. 2, ll.                    
                29 to 39).                                                                                       




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