Dynamic CPE Provisioning for Eligible User Equipment Bandwidth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network systems struggle to dynamically provision customer premises equipment (CPE) with differentiated features for user equipment (UE) joining a local area network (LAN), especially when the UE is eligible for a higher bandwidth service tier than the default tier provisioned for the CPE.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that dynamically provision the CPE with a differentiated feature associated with a higher service tier by determining the eligibility of the UE for the higher tier, causing the CPE to be provisioned accordingly, and configuring the router to provide the higher bandwidth service to the eligible UE.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the CPE is provisioned with a default feature associated with a first service tier, then the network system maintains stable and simple service provisioning, but the user equipment cannot access higher bandwidth service tiers even when eligible
Solution Approach 1:
The CPE provisioning system dynamically adjusts service tier features based on real-time UE eligibility determination. When a UE connects, the system checks eligibility for higher service tiers and dynamically provisions the CPE with appropriate differentiated features without requiring manual reconfiguration or system reboot, thus achieving adaptability while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes provisioning parameters of the CPE based on UE service tier eligibility. By modifying provisioning parameters dynamically rather than hardware configurations, the system enables service tier adaptability while avoiding complex hardware changes or system reboots
2Productivity
If the CPE is dynamically provisioned with a differentiated feature for an eligible UE, then the UE receives higher bandwidth service, but the system requires additional provisioning operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs eligibility determination and provisioning decisions in advance during the UE connection establishment process. By determining service tier eligibility and provisioning differentiated features before the UE begins data transmission, the system ensures immediate access to higher bandwidth services without delaying service delivery
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary provisioning message between the computing system and the CPE to convey differentiated feature configurations. This intermediary mechanism enables rapid provisioning updates without requiring CPE reboot or complex reconfiguration sequences, reducing provisioning time while maintaining service delivery speed
3Reliability
If the router is configured to provide differentiated features to specific UE, then the QoS is improved for eligible users, but the router configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The router configuration applies differentiated features locally to specific UE based on service tier eligibility, rather than uniformly across all connected devices. This local quality approach ensures that QoS improvements are targeted precisely at eligible users while maintaining simple default configurations for other devices, thus improving reliability without significantly increasing overall router configuration complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system modifies router configuration parameters dynamically based on UE eligibility determinations. By changing software-based provisioning parameters rather than hardware configurations, the system achieves improved QoS for eligible users while avoiding complex permanent router reconfigurations
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AI summary
A method for providing a differentiated feature to a first user equipment (UE) connected to a local area network (LAN) implemented by a router connected to a customer premises equipment (CPE) provisioned with a default feature associated with a first service tier of a plurality of service tiers provided by an internet service provider includes obtaining data indicating the first UE has connected to the LAN and determining the first UE is eligible for a second service tier of the different tiers. In response to determining the first UE is eligible for the second service tier, the method includes causing the CPE to be dynamically provisioned for a differentiated service associated with the second service tier. The method includes sending a message to the router to configure the router to provide the differentiated feature to the first UE.