Automated Cellular Readiness Checking via Push Notifications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack an efficient method for performing end-to-end cellular network testing, particularly in determining device readiness between mobile originating and terminating devices.
Innovation Solution
An automated test system is implemented to perform end-to-end cellular network testing by exchanging readiness messages and utilizing a push notification service for two-way communication between mobile originating and terminating devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional cellular network testing methods are used, then testing can be performed, but the process lacks efficiency and automation in determining device readiness
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by sending readiness messages to the MT device before the actual communication test begins. The MT device responds with its readiness status, allowing the system to determine device readiness in advance and proceed with testing only when both devices are ready, thereby improving testing efficiency and reducing wasted time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the MT device sends readiness status information back to the testing system. This feedback loop enables automated determination of device readiness, allowing the system to efficiently manage test scheduling and reduce waiting time by making data-driven decisions about when to proceed with testing.
2Reliability
If end-to-end cellular network testing is implemented, then complete communication validation is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The end-to-end testing process is segmented into distinct functional components: readiness message sending, readiness status reception, automated decision-making logic, and communication validation. This segmentation allows each component to be independently managed and tested, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive validation capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary automated testing framework that mediates between the MO and MT devices. This intermediary handles the complex coordination, messaging, and validation logic, simplifying the interaction between test devices and ensuring reliable end-to-end communication validation without requiring complex direct device-to-device coordination.
3Extent of automation
If automated readiness checking is implemented, then testing automation is improved, but additional communication protocols are required
Solution Approach 1:
The readiness message protocol is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a readiness indication and as a test communication channel. This universal approach allows the same communication mechanism to handle multiple testing scenarios and automation requirements, reducing the need for separate specialized protocols and minimizing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
Methods and systems are disclosed for implementing a cellular network readiness check between a mobile originator and a mobile terminator for connecting calls and messages. A network communicates push notifications to a device and receives indications of a readiness of that device to participate in a testing scenario. Additionally, within the testing scenario, push notifications are used to communicate expectations of a test communication session to a mobile terminating device and to determine if test outcomes matched expectations.