Abstract: This application discloses a system implementing tools and mechanisms to receive a target rate for each option available for inclusion in a harness family, determine combination take rates for different combinations of the options based on the target rates for the options, and utilize the combination take rates and the combinations of the options to identify one or more wire harnesses, each including a different set of the options, in the harness family. The tools and mechanisms can determine the combination take rates by estimating values for the combination take rates corresponding to the combinations of the options, and iteratively adjusting the values for the combination take rates based on the target rates for the options.

Abstract: This application discloses a system implementing tools and mechanisms to receive a target rate for each option available for inclusion in a harness family, determine combination take rates for different combinations of the options based on the target rates for the options, and utilize the combination take rates and the combinations of the options to identify one or more wire harnesses, each including a different set of the options, in the harness family. The tools and mechanisms can determine the combination take rates by estimating values for the combination take rates corresponding to the combinations of the options, and iteratively adjusting the values for the combination take rates based on the target rates for the options.

Abstract: A local exchange emulator for transmitting and receiving telephone line data comprises a plurality of serial data sequencers and global serial communication means, the plurality of serial data sequencers each being interfaced with the global serial communication means. Each serial data sequencer has a time division multiplexed I/O port for interfacing with a plurality of subscribers in use and digital signal processing means for taking measurements associated with data processed by the emulator. The digital signal processing means has first and second serial I/O lines, the first serial I/O line being connected to the I/O port for direct data transfer therewith, and the second serial I/O line being connected to the global serial communication means, the first serial I/O lines each being time division multiplexed to the same order as the I/O port. In that way, the emulator is operative on all of the time slots defined on the I/O port.