5G KPI Navigation Graph for Service Assurance Context
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Solution Overview
Problem
Testing and verifying key performance indicators (KPIs) in complex and dynamic 5G networks is challenging due to their heterogeneous infrastructure and constant changes, leading to a lack of comprehensive understanding and context for mobile operators.
Innovation Solution
A navigation tool using a machine learning-based KPI discovery engine generates an ontology-based KPI graph that provides a standardized semantic model, enabling users to understand and interpret network performance through a visual language, facilitating discovery and connection of relevant KPIs across diverse 5G networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a comprehensive KPI monitoring system is implemented for 5G networks, then service assurance and network performance verification are improved, but system complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the KPI monitoring system into multiple functional modules: KPI discovery engine, ontology management module, graph generation module, and visualization interface. Each module handles specific aspects of KPI monitoring independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive service assurance capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an ontology as an intermediary layer between the complex 5G network infrastructure and the user interface. The ontology provides a standardized semantic model that mediates between diverse network elements and simplifies KPI navigation, allowing users to access comprehensive monitoring data without directly interacting with network complexity.
2Productivity
If automated machine learning-based KPI graph generation is implemented, then productivity and ease of operation are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service automation where the machine learning system automatically discovers KPIs, builds ontologies, and generates graphs without manual intervention. The system monitors network elements, extracts KPI data, and constructs relationships autonomously, significantly improving productivity while the automated nature masks the underlying complexity from users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs machine learning algorithms that dynamically adjust parameters based on network conditions and data patterns. The system adapts its KPI discovery criteria, ontology structures, and graph representations in real-time, enabling flexible automation that handles diverse network configurations without requiring complex manual configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a standardized semantic model is applied across diverse 5G networks, then ease of operation and adaptability are improved, but loss of information may occur due to abstraction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds an ontological dimension to network representation, creating a layered structure where the standardized ontology provides high-level abstract concepts while detailed network information is preserved in the graph structure. This dimensional separation allows the standardized model to provide cross-network adaptability while the graph layer maintains detailed information about specific network elements and their relationships.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic ontology that can adapt its granularity and structure based on the specific network being monitored. The system automatically adjusts the level of abstraction and detail in the ontology representation, allowing it to maintain comprehensive information for complex networks while providing simplified views for simpler networks, thus preventing information loss across different network types.
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AI summary
A navigation tool using a visual language is configured to interoperate with a curated catalog of KPIs that enables users associated with 5G mobile operators to implement service assurance in a graphical manner based on a unique ontological model of an operator's 5G network. The graphical navigation tool provides visually-based context to the catalog to streamline KPI selection while leveraging the cognitive benefits of the visual language to facilitate discovery, grouping, and connecting of the KPIs in a meaningful way to express essential aspects of 5G network performance.