MVNO Resource Allocation via Direct Access Manager
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current 4G and 5G network architectures limit non-telco Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in accessing and managing resources across multiple Network Service Providers (NSPs), restricting their ability to perform functions like resource allocation, customer feedback, and physical information retrieval, which hinders their flexibility and efficiency in providing services.
Innovation Solution
Implementing RAN MVNO agents and core MVNO agents, along with a DSP-NSP direct access manager, to enable non-telco MVNOs to manage and allocate resources across multiple NSPs, allowing brokers or Digital Service Providers to host services and control resources on behalf of MVNOs, ensuring compliance with Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) and transparency without interfering with other resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If non-telco MVNOs use traditional NSP infrastructure, then they can access network resources, but they are limited in direct access and management capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a Broker as an intermediary component that enables non-telco MVNOs to access and manage NSP resources directly. The Broker acts as a mediator between the MVNO and NSP infrastructure, providing direct access capabilities while abstracting the complexity of the underlying network architecture. This allows MVNOs to perform functions like resource allocation, customer feedback collection, and physical information retrieval without direct infrastructure dependency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If MVNOs rely on single NSP, then resource allocation is simplified, but flexibility and service coverage are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal Broker architecture that can operate across multiple NSPs simultaneously. The Broker is designed with multi-functionality to manage resources from different NSPs through a unified interface, enabling MVNOs to access and allocate resources across various network providers. This universal design provides flexibility and service coverage while managing the complexity of multi-NSP resource allocation through standardized protocols and centralized control.
3Productivity
If NSPs provide comprehensive resource management, then service quality is improved, but NSP workload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables self-service by empowering the Broker with autonomous resource allocation and management capabilities. The Broker can independently handle resource requests, allocate network resources, and manage MVNO operations without requiring continuous NSP intervention. This self-service approach improves resource management efficiency for MVNOs while significantly reducing the workload on NSPs, as the Broker assumes responsibility for routine operational tasks.
Data Source
AI summary
Information handling systems and methods for deploying and managing mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) utilize a MVNO provisioning agent for communicating to a direct access manager resource requests associated with a Radio Access Network (RAN) in a network service provider (NSP). The direct access manager uses the resource requests to allocate resources in one or more RANs. The MVNO provisioning agent RAN receives endpoint information and a confirmation from the direct access manager regarding the allocated resources and passes the information to a MVNO deploying agent that deploys a customized MVNO Evolved Packet Core (EPC) in an EPC container. An MVNO association agent initiates a connection between RAN MVNO agents and the MVNO EPC to connect the deployed MNVO with the NSP, such that resource parameters may be communicated, e.g., in one or more control planes, from the MVNO EPC to the RAN MVNO agent(s) to control the allocated resources.