Generic IMS Component Multiplexing Product Identifiers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) networks struggle to differentiate between similar but distinct products, leading to inefficient resource allocation and the need for dedicated components, which hinders multiplex gains and scalability in virtualized or cloud environments.
Innovation Solution
A method where user equipment initiates a signaling session using SIP register and invite messages, with a processing entity generating or retrieving product identifier information to differentiate between product alternatives, allowing the network to handle messages accordingly, enabling efficient resource allocation and scalability by using a generic IMS component with scaled sub-functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If dedicated IMS components are deployed for each product alternative, then product-specific handling is achieved, but device complexity and resource duplication increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a single generic IMS component that can handle multiple product alternatives through dynamic function activation. The component receives product identifier information from user equipment and selectively activates appropriate sub-functions based on the identified product type, eliminating the need for separate dedicated components for each product while maintaining product-specific handling capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The IMS component employs dynamic function activation where sub-functions are enabled or disabled based on the product identifier information received during communication sessions. This dynamic adaptation allows the same physical component to serve different product alternatives with appropriate functionality activated for each product type, reducing static complexity while preserving adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If dedicated IMS components are deployed for each product alternative, then product differentiation is achieved, but resource allocation efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple product-specific handling functions into a single generic IMS component. By combining the capabilities of what would otherwise require separate dedicated components into one unified structure with dynamically activatable sub-functions, the system achieves product differentiation while consolidating network resources and eliminating duplication.
Solution Approach 2:
The generic IMS component is designed with multi-functionality to handle various product alternatives through dynamic function activation. This universal component can adapt its behavior based on product identifier information, providing differentiated handling for different products while utilizing a shared resource pool instead of dedicated resources for each product type.
3Loss of information
If product identifier information is transmitted through SIP messages, then product identification is achieved, but signaling message complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the existing SIP signaling framework as an intermediary to transport product identifier information. Rather than creating a separate signaling protocol or mechanism, the solution embeds product identification data within standard SIP message structures (such as custom headers or parameters), allowing product information to be conveyed through the established signaling pathway without adding significant complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for realizing communication sessions using a network and involving a user equipment is provided. In order to establish a communication session regarding the user equipment, a signaling session is initiated using a register message and an invite message according to a session initiation protocol, wherein the signaling session is handled by a processing entity of the network. The method comprises the register message being received by the processing entity, and the processing entity generating a product identifier information that is indicative of a product alternative used by the user equipment from a plurality of product alternatives. The product identifier information is transmitted to the user equipment, and the invite message is received by the processing entity, wherein the invite message comprises the product identifier information, and wherein the invite message is handled, by the processing entity in dependence of the product identifier information received from the user equipment.