Gateway Orchestrates Local Network Service Activation

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Solution Overview

Problem

In local communication networks, it is challenging for users to remotely access services when equipment providing service elements are in a standby state, as the service orchestrator is not always aware of the equipment's status, making it difficult to identify and wake up the necessary resources.

Innovation Solution

A method where a gateway receives a service activation request from a user terminal, verifies user authorization, identifies and wakes up resources in a standby state, and orchestrates their activation to execute the service, simplifying remote access and reducing the need for users to know about the specific resources involved.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If equipment is placed in standby state to reduce energy consumption, then energy efficiency is improved, but the ability to remotely access services is worsened because the service orchestrator is not aware of the equipment's status

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenergy consumptionVSAvoidremote access to services

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of energyVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The gateway acts as an intermediary between the user terminal and the local network resources. It maintains awareness of resource activation states and automatically manages wake-up operations, eliminating the need for users to directly interact with standby equipment while preserving energy savings.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-management of resource activation states. The gateway automatically tracks which resources are active and which are in standby state, and autonomously handles the wake-up process when services need to be accessed, without requiring user intervention in the technical details.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If users manually identify and send wake-up packets to each equipment, then service activation is achieved, but device complexity and operational burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice activationVSAvoiduser management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The gateway serves as an automated intermediary that handles wake-up packet generation and transmission. Users simply request service activation through the gateway, which then automatically identifies the necessary resources and sends appropriate wake-up packets, eliminating manual equipment management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The gateway pre-maps the relationships between services and underlying resources, maintaining an inventory of which resources implement which services. When a service activation request arrives, the gateway uses this pre-established knowledge to automatically determine and wake up the required resources without requiring users to understand the technical architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the service orchestrator manages service elements without knowing equipment status, then service composition is simplified, but the ability to activate services remotely is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice composition flexibilityVSAvoidautomatic service activation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system separates service orchestration from resource management. The service orchestrator focuses on high-level service composition and logic, while the gateway handles low-level resource status tracking and activation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its function optimally without interfering with the other.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The gateway acts as an intermediary layer between the service orchestrator and the actual resources. It translates service activation requests into appropriate resource wake-up operations, maintaining the simplicity of service composition while enabling automated resource management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20230418354A1Method for activating a service operated in a local communication network, method for processing a request to wake up an item of equipment connected to the local network and configured to implement said service, method for requesting activation of a service, corresponding devices, gateway, equipment, user terminal, system and computer programs

Publication Date: 2023.12.28 ORANGE SA

AI summary

A method to process a request for activation of a service operated by a local communication network managed by a gateway to access a remote communication network. The method is implemented by the gateway and includes: receiving a service activation request from a user terminal connected to the gateway, the request including at least one user identifier; obtaining, from a service identifier, at least one identifier of a resource of the local network to be invoked in order to execute the service; and checking an activation state of the at least one resource, and when the at least one resource is in a standby state, transmitting a wake-up message to the at least one resource.