Dynamic Network Resource Re-allocation via User Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network service provisioning systems are unable to efficiently re-assign and re-provision network services once they have been assigned and provisioned, leading to wasted unused resources and potential sold-out conditions.
Innovation Solution
A computing system generates and presents a user interface to entities, allowing them to select and allocate unused network resources for use by other entities. The system receives requests for network resources, re-assigns and re-provisions resources based on demand, and updates user interfaces to reflect available resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If network services are assigned and provisioned using conventional systems, then service provisioning is completed, but unused network resources are wasted and sold-out conditions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation by enabling the re-assignment and re-provisioning of network resources after initial allocation. The system continuously monitors resource usage and allows re-auctioning of resources to new bidders based on current demand, transforming static resource assignment into a dynamic, adaptable process that optimizes utilization and prevents waste.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional network service provisioning is used, then initial service assignment is achieved, but the system cannot re-assign or re-provision services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary platform that facilitates the re-assignment and re-provisioning of network resources between service providers and bidders. This intermediary system manages the complex processes of resource monitoring, auction conduct, and re-provisioning, thereby enabling adaptability without requiring individual providers to develop complex re-assignment capabilities.
3Quantity of substance
If network resources are allocated to multiple entities, then resource distribution increases, but resource waste and sold-out conditions still occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system continuously monitors resource usage by multiple entities and triggers re-auctioning when resources become unused or underutilized. This feedback loop ensures that distributed resources are continuously optimized for effective utilization, preventing both waste and sold-out conditions by reallocating resources based on actual demand.
Data Source
AI summary
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing capacity on demand functionality. In various embodiments, a computing system may generate and present a first user interface (“UI”) to a first entity over a first network, displaying data regarding network resources assigned to the first entity and an unused amount of said network resources, and may present options in the first UI for the first entity to select and allocate at least a portion of the unused network resources. The computing system may receive, from the second entity, a request for network resources to be provisioned for a specified period. The computing system may re-assign the at least a portion of the unused network resources to the second entity for the specified period, and may re-provision the at least a portion of the unused network resources to the second entity for the specified period.