CBRS eSIM Service Prioritization Based on Device Activity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless service management systems for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) networks lack the ability to dynamically prioritize wireless services based on device activity, limiting the flexibility and quality of service provided to eSIM-enabled devices.

Innovation Solution

A system that utilizes a service prioritization facilitator to assess device activity and adjust the eSIM's priority level for wireless services, enabling superior service levels such as faster data transmission and broader bandwidth by provisioning eSIMs with higher priority levels based on predefined criteria.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional wireless service management systems are used in CBRS networks, then network connectivity is maintained, but dynamic service prioritization based on device activity is not possible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice prioritization flexibilityVSAvoidservice management system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-provisions multiple service profiles with different priority levels in the eSIM before runtime. When a device needs prioritized service, the system activates a pre-configured high-priority profile without requiring complex real-time negotiations or reconfigurations, thus achieving dynamic prioritization while keeping the management system relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The eSIM service management system dynamically switches between different service profiles based on real-time device activity assessment. The system can transition a device from a standard service profile to a prioritized service profile when needed, enabling adaptability in service delivery without requiring complete system redesign.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Speed

If eSIMs are provisioned with higher priority levels for superior service, then data transmission speed and bandwidth improve, but network resource allocation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission speedVSAvoidnetwork resource allocation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the priority parameter of eSIM service profiles based on assessed device activity. By adjusting the priority level parameter rather than fundamentally altering network architecture or resource allocation mechanisms, the system achieves faster data transmission for prioritized devices while maintaining manageable complexity in resource allocation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If dynamic service prioritization is implemented, then quality of service for eSIM-enabled devices is enhanced, but system complexity for managing multiple service profiles increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of serviceVSAvoidservice profile management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables eSIM-enabled devices to self-assess their activity levels and automatically request appropriate service profile activations. This self-service approach reduces the complexity of centralized service profile management while ensuring reliable quality of service, as devices autonomously determine when they need prioritized service based on their own activity patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12016073B2Service prioritization using citizens broadband radio service based on embedded subscriber identity modules
Publication Date: 2024.06.18 BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO LLC
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AI summary

A Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) system can receive, from a mobile device, a request to establish a communicative connection, and in response to receiving the request, cause an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) of the device to be provisioned with a priority level of wireless service. The system can change the priority level of the eSIM based, at least in part, on assessment of the device's activity in accordance with one or more prioritization criteria, and cause establishment or adjustment of the communicative connection of the device in accordance with the priority level.