Automated IP Address Association Maintenance in GPRS Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual compilation of IP address network name tables in GPRS and UMTS networks is laborious, prone to human error, and requires frequent updates due to IP address changes, leading to inaccurate network management and reporting, resulting in false alarms and increased administrative work.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring system that observes transactions associated with service activation in a communications network to identify and store IP addresses, country, and network codes, enabling automated and accurate maintenance of IP address associations, reducing manual labor and increasing monitoring accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual compilation of IP address network name tables is performed, then the table can be created, but it is laborious, prone to human error, and requires frequent updates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors service activation transactions and extracts IP address associations without human intervention. The monitoring unit observes transactions, the processing resource extracts associations, and the store maintains the table automatically, eliminating the need for manual compilation and reducing errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors service activation transactions and uses the extracted information to update the IP address network name table dynamically. This feedback mechanism ensures the table remains accurate as networks change, automatically correcting discrepancies without manual intervention.
2Reliability
If manual compilation and verification of IP address tables is performed, then errors can be identified, but it requires expenditure of time by engineers and is prone to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of engineers compiling and verifying tables with an automated electronic monitoring system. The monitoring unit and processing resource automatically extract and verify IP address associations from network transactions, eliminating human error and increasing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a monitoring unit as an intermediary between network transactions and the IP address table. This intermediary automatically observes transactions, extracts relevant information, and updates the table, serving as a mediator that eliminates the need for direct manual intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If IP addresses are frequently reallocated in expanding networks, then network capacity increases, but the table becomes outdated requiring frequent updates
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static manually-updated table to a dynamic automatically-updating table. The monitoring unit continuously observes service activation transactions, and the processing resource extracts current IP address associations in real-time, allowing the table to adapt dynamically as networks expand and IP addresses are reallocated.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary extraction of IP address associations from service activation transactions before the table becomes outdated. By continuously monitoring and extracting information in advance, the system maintains current associations proactively rather than reactively updating after changes occur.
Data Source
AI summary
In the field of monitoring communications systems, it is necessary for a monitoring system to be aware of an association of a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC) and an IP Address of a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) of a first network when a mobile terminal is roaming into a second network. Probes monitoring links with the second network generate transaction data. The transaction data is generated from messages communicated as part of a dialogue to establish a data “tunnel” between a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) of the second network and the GGSN of the first network. The MCC, MNC and IP address data are extracted from the transaction data and used to update an address network name table.