Service Design Center for Modular Network Plan Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing service plans for access networks are rigid, time-consuming to configure, and prone to errors, limiting users to selecting only one plan from mutually exclusive categories, and the configuration process is cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A network service plan provisioning system that includes a service design engine, datastores, and engines to manage service plans, policies, and network provisioning instructions, enabling dynamic and customizable service plan selection and enforcement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If employees manually configure service plans by entering policies into network devices, then service plans can be created and deployed, but the process becomes cumbersome, time-consuming, and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automated service plan configuration. The service plan configuration module automatically generates and provisions service plans based on predefined templates and parameters, eliminating the need for manual employee intervention in entering policies into network devices. This automation reduces both configuration time and potential for human error.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements preliminary action by pre-configuring service plan templates with standard policies and parameters before deployment. These templates contain pre-defined service plan attributes, policy configurations, and network device settings that can be rapidly instantiated and customized, significantly reducing the time and effort required for actual service plan configuration while maintaining accuracy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users are limited to selecting one service plan from mutually exclusive categories, then service plan management is simplified, but user flexibility and customization options are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments service plans into modular components with distinct attributes and parameters. Each service plan is divided into configurable elements such as data allowances, speed tiers, pricing models, and add-on services. This segmentation allows users to select and combine different plan components across previously mutually exclusive categories, increasing flexibility without overwhelming complexity through structured modularity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic service plan configuration that allows plans to be adjusted and modified based on user needs and network conditions. Service plan parameters can be dynamically changed without requiring complete plan reconfiguration, enabling users to adapt their service plans as needs change while the system manages the complexity of these changes automatically.
Data Source
AI summary
A technique involves modular storage of network service plan components and provisioning of same. A subset of the capabilities of a service design system can be granted to a sandbox system to enable customization of service plan offerings or other controls.