Interim Profile for Mobile Subscription Renewal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual and labor-intensive process of renewing or migrating subscriptions for communication devices on mobile networks is inefficient, particularly when subscriptions expire, requiring manual registration and provisioning of new information.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an interim profile with limited connectivity to facilitate communication with a subscription manager node, allowing for the detection of subscription expirations and enabling the establishment of an active subscription through operational profile management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual subscription renewal and migration processes are used, then service continuity can be maintained, but labor intensity and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables communication devices to automatically detect subscription expirations and initiate renewal or migration processes without manual intervention. The device autonomously communicates with subscription manager nodes to establish new subscriptions, eliminating the need for manual provisioning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of subscription expiration status and proactively initiates renewal or migration processes before service interruption occurs. This advance action prevents service discontinuity and eliminates the need for reactive manual intervention.
2Productivity
If automated subscription management is implemented, then operational efficiency improves, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The subscription manager node serves multiple functions including detecting subscription expirations, facilitating renewal processes, enabling network migration, and providing limited connectivity services. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate systems into a single unified infrastructure element.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an interim profile as an intermediary mechanism that enables limited connectivity for devices with expired subscriptions. This intermediary profile acts as a bridge, allowing the device to communicate with subscription manager nodes without requiring full service activation, thereby simplifying the automated management process.
3Ease of operation
If limited connectivity is provided through interim profiles, then communication with subscription manager nodes is enabled, but service functionality is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments connectivity into two distinct modes: limited connectivity provided by interim profiles for subscription management operations, and full connectivity provided by operational profiles for normal service usage. This segmentation allows each profile type to be optimized for its specific purpose without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically transitions devices between different connectivity states. Devices start with limited connectivity via interim profiles for renewal operations, then automatically transition to full connectivity when operational profiles are activated after successful subscription renewal or migration, adapting service functionality to the current operational stage.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting an expiration of a subscription associated with a communication device, wherein the subscription is for services of a mobile network, and enabling an interim profile that provides the communication device with limited connectivity over the mobile network, wherein the limited connectivity facilitates communication with a subscription manager node of the mobile network. Various embodiments can include communicating with the subscription manager node to establish an active subscription for services of the mobile network and enabling an operational profile comprising subscription information associated with the active subscription. Other embodiments are disclosed.