Understanding the Demand Model

Tired of updating demand one at a time? Do you want to quickly construct a fiber allocation model based on address type? This article explains how to use the Demand Model to get your fiber allocations right quickly and accurately.

Overview

The Demand Model allows you to quickly and consistently allocate fiber service to locations based on Address Type. 

Finding the Demand Model

The Demand Model can be access via the Architecture Configuration Panel and is configured directly after your network architecture settings. 

Understanding the Demand Model Controls

The Demand Model allows the ability to create and update fiber allocations to new or existing address types respectively. To do this successfully, there are a number of controls available, which can be seen below:

Address Type

The classification to be found in your "AddressType" field. By setting this value, "all addresses with the Address Type will have the described fibers allocated".

Description

Don't forget the type of address by providing a short summary of the addresses this Fiber Allocation Standard should be applied to. 

Tier 

The tier of the network (Drop, Distribution, Feeder) that the fibers should be allocated from. As a general rule, larger addresses should be served from further up the network. 

NumFibers

The number of fibers that should be provided to this address. As a general rule larger, higher bandwidth addresses should have more fibers allocated. This should be an integer greater than or equal to zero. 

Default 

By selecting this option, this Fiber Allocation should be used as the Standard and applied to any Addresses which don't have an Address Type in the Demand Model. For example, if an Address is uploaded with Address Type: "Gas Station" and there is no "Gas Station" fiber allocation in the demand model, it will be assigned the default value. 

Ignore Row

By selecting this option, the address will not be considered in the Project. 

Updating Existing Demand Model Items

The demand model allows you to not only see your current Fiber Allocations, but also manage how they work. 

Ensuring all Demand is Modeled 

If there is an address which has an 'Address Type' value that isn't in the Demand Model, FOND will notify you of the Type that is not included. Any Address that has an unsupported Address Type will have the Default Demand Model Allocated. 

If this is not the desired behavior, a new Fiber Allocation item should be added to the Demand Model. 

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The Standard Model

Standard Fiber Allocation Model

The standard model is available under the Demand Model panel, when a new Architecture is created.

Pre-Classified Addresses

The fastest way to apply the Standard Demand Model is by using the Pre-classified Addresses. FOND has addresses which have been classified ahead of time which are accessible through the Area Select capability. When you Area Select Addresses, you will see a column titled: "Address Types" which will contain an Address Type from the above table. 

The Addresses have been classified primarily around their "LandUse" field, providing a standardized classification based on the type of location which was found at that location.