Intermediate Networking Device Service Policy Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication network capacity is outpaced by growing digital networking demand, leading to user capacity constraints in wireless and wireline access networks, which affects service provider profits and user experience.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that manages network services through device-assisted service policy implementation and billing, allowing for flexible service plans and refined service usage monitoring, enabling efficient management of network capacity and user costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If network capacity is increased to meet growing digital networking demand, then user service capacity is improved, but service provider costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements differentiated service quality parameters by establishing a service processor that can identify and categorize different types of data traffic (e.g., video streaming, web browsing, file transfers) and apply different quality parameters to each category. This allows the network to optimize capacity allocation based on actual service requirements rather than uniformly increasing capacity for all traffic types, thereby meeting growing demand while controlling costs.
2Reliability
If service quality parameters are refined to match different usage patterns, then user experience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The service processor is segmented into distinct functional modules: a service identification module that categorizes traffic types, a parameter selection module that chooses appropriate quality parameters for each category, and an enforcement module that applies the selected parameters. This modular segmentation reduces overall device complexity by organizing complex functions into manageable, independent components that can be developed and maintained separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The service processor acts as an intermediary device positioned between the end-user device and the network infrastructure. It mediates service quality management by receiving service requests from user devices, translating them into network-enforceable quality parameters, and coordinating with network elements to implement the desired service quality. This intermediary approach simplifies the complexity burden by centralizing the processing logic in a dedicated device rather than distributing it across multiple system components.
3Productivity
If service usage is monitored and controlled at the device level, then network capacity efficiency is improved, but user privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The service processor implements local quality control by monitoring and managing service usage specifically for paid services on the user's own device, while leaving other traffic unaffected. This localized approach to usage control allows the system to optimize network capacity efficiency for revenue-generating services without requiring comprehensive monitoring of all user activities, thereby reducing privacy concerns. The service identification and parameter application are performed locally at the user device rather than requiring centralized network surveillance.
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AI summary
A wireless communication device comprising: one or more network modems enabling the wireless communication device to communicate over a first wireless network; one or more network modems enabling the wireless communication device to communicate with two or more end-point devices over a second wireless network; one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions; and memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with the one or more instructions. The one or more instructions, when executed by the processors, cause processors to: establish a first connection between the wireless communication device and a first end-point device; establish a second connection between the wireless communication device and a second end-point device; apply a first control to traffic transmitted by or to the first end-point device; and apply a second control to traffic transmitted by or to the second end-point device.