Telecommunications Network Modelling, Planning and Design

Sharon Evans has 20 years experience with BT holding a variety of roles. During the 1980s she worked on the development of the Recorded Information Distribution Equipment platform, before becoming involved with project, programme and business management. During the 1990s Sharon took up a position in a network security design team and later joined BTexact's business modelling team where her focus is now primarily financial. Sharon prepares business cases, conducts financial analysis and undertakes market research.

• Chapter 1: Transport Network Life-Cycle ModellingChapter 2: Advanced Modelling Techniques for Designing SurvivableChapter 3: Strategic Network Topology and a Capacity Planning Tool-Kit for Core Transmission SystemsChapter 4: A Bayesian Network Datamining Approach for Modelling the Physical Condition of Copper Access NetworksChapter 5: Emergent Properties of the BT SDH NetworkChapter 6: EMC Emissions Certification for Large Systems - a Risk ManagementApproachChapter 7: Performance ModellingChapter 8: Communications Network Cost Optimisation and Return on Investment ModellingChapter 9: A New Approach in Admission Control and Radio Resource Management for Multiservice UMTSChapter 10: The Role of Development in Computational SystemsChapter 11: Adaptive Security and Robust Networks