M2M Engagement Engine Trigger Management for Network Congestion

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing use of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices in telecommunications networks leads to significant network congestion and traffic management challenges, as existing solutions fail to efficiently manage trigger and signaling communications, leading to increased bandwidth consumption without generating additional revenue for network operators.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a network component, such as an M2M Engagement Engine (MEE), which intelligently manages trigger communication messages by considering network state, congestion, priority, and time-based criteria, allowing for efficient scheduling and transmission to reduce congestion and optimize network performance without requiring significant infrastructure changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If M2M devices communicate using wireless or cellular networks, then device connectivity and service access are improved, but network congestion and traffic management challenges increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice connectivityVSAvoidnetwork traffic management

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a trigger management entity and policy control rules function as intermediary components between M2M devices and the core network. These intermediaries manage trigger communications, evaluate policy rules, and control device activation, thereby reducing direct network traffic and simplifying traffic management while maintaining device connectivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If trigger communication messages are sent to M2M devices, then device activation and service delivery are improved, but bandwidth consumption and network congestion increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice deliveryVSAvoidbandwidth consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary evaluation of policy rules and trigger parameters before sending activation messages to M2M devices. The system pre-evaluates whether devices should be activated based on stored policy rules, and only sends trigger communication messages when conditions are met, thereby reducing unnecessary bandwidth consumption while ensuring timely service delivery.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of trigger message transmission by introducing conditional evaluation based on policy rules. Instead of uniform transmission, the system dynamically determines transmission parameters (whether to send, when to send) based on evaluated conditions, reducing overall bandwidth consumption while maintaining service delivery effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Quantity of substance

If network operators expand telecommunication systems to meet user demand, then network capacity and service variety are improved, but system complexity and traffic management difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork capacityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the network into distinct functional components: M2M devices, trigger management entity, policy control rules function, and core network. Each segment has specific responsibilities, with the trigger management entity and policy control rules function handling trigger-related operations separately from core network operations, thereby managing system complexity while expanding network capacity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Reliability

If conventional M2M devices are tethered via physical connection, then network stability is improved, but device mobility and flexibility are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork stabilityVSAvoiddevice mobility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical physical connection system with an electronic/wireless communication system. M2M devices communicate via wireless or cellular networks instead of physical tethers, maintaining network stability through protocol-based connections while enabling full device mobility and flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP2693777B1System and method for controlling advanced triggering operations in a telecommunication network

Publication Date: 2019.10.09 OPENET TELECOM LTD

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AI summary

A network server may be configured to generate, modify, augment, communicate, and/or manage the triggers and signaling communications so that they may be processed and communicated in a more intelligent, efficient, and/or cost effective manner than that which is available via conventional solutions. The network server may receive a trigger communication message that includes trigger parameters and information suitable for causing a destination device to automatically initiate an operation, determining a criterion for sending the trigger communication message to the destination device based on the trigger parameters included in the trigger communication message, monitoring a condition to determine whether the criterion has been satisfied, and send the trigger communication message to the destination device when it is determined that the criterion has been satisfied.