Multi-network Access Gateway for Third-party Service Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current telecommunications systems require multiple sets of equipment and infrastructure for multiple service providers to deliver services to customer premises, leading to high costs and inefficiencies, especially for third-party providers who need to establish access networks in areas with small coverage areas.
Innovation Solution
A multi-network access gateway system that allows third-party telecommunications service providers to access a third-party network through a primary telecommunications service provider's access network, enabling the conveyance of telecommunications information and power distribution, with control and monitoring of power usage to apportion costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple service providers establish separate access networks to customer premises, then each provider can deliver its services independently, but infrastructure costs and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The access gateway is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as the primary service provider's access point while simultaneously providing network access to third-party service providers. The gateway includes multiple network interfaces that can connect to different providers' networks, allowing a single device to replace what would traditionally require multiple separate access networks and gateways.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple network access functions into a single access gateway device. Instead of requiring separate gateways for each service provider, the system merges these functions by allowing the primary service provider's gateway to also serve as the access point for third-party providers through virtual network interfaces and protocol translation capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If third-party service providers establish their own access networks, then they can provide services directly to customers, but the cost and complexity of infrastructure deployment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The access gateway acts as an intermediary between the third-party service provider's core network and the customer premises equipment. It provides protocol translation and network address translation capabilities, allowing third-party providers to access customers through the primary provider's physical infrastructure without requiring their own access network deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments network functions by separating the access network function (handled by the primary provider's infrastructure) from the service delivery function (handled by third-party providers). This allows third-party providers to focus on service delivery while leveraging existing access infrastructure, reducing their infrastructure deployment requirements.
3Quantity of substance
If a single access network is shared by multiple service providers, then infrastructure costs are reduced, but network management and control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The access gateway dynamically allocates network resources and manages connections for multiple service providers. It can dynamically create virtual network interfaces, translate protocols in real-time, and manage QoS parameters based on service level agreements, allowing flexible resource sharing without requiring complex static network configurations.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed embodiments include a multi-network gateway system providing one or more third-party telecommunications service providers access to a third-party network interface across an otherwise proprietary access network maintained by a primary telecommunications service provider. Specifically, one embodiment includes an access network provided by a primary telecommunications service provider in communication with a multi-network access gateway. One subset of telecommunications information conveyed across the access network is provided to a customer of the primary telecommunications service provider. Another subset of telecommunications information conveyed across the access network is provided to a third-party network interface and to a third-party network, for the use of the third-party telecommunications service provider.