Network Device Registration Service Signaling Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Network administrators face significant challenges in minimizing traffic and resource utilization within networks when provisioning services, such as SMS, due to excessive signaling traffic and link congestion, particularly in IMS networks.
Innovation Solution
A registration service that provides registration information between network devices and application/service devices, allowing the network device to inform the application/service device with user registration details, which enables efficient routing and reduces unnecessary signaling traffic by storing and using this information to provide services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the network device queries registration information from the HSS for every SMS delivery, then the SMS service can be provided, but excessive signaling traffic and link congestion occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the network device obtain and store registration information from the HSS in advance, during the user registration process. This pre-fetching of data eliminates the need for repeated queries during SMS delivery, thereby reducing signaling traffic while maintaining reliable SMS service.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating a local copy of the registration information at the network device. Instead of repeatedly querying the HSS for the same data, the network device stores a copy locally and uses this copy for multiple SMS delivery operations, significantly reducing network signaling traffic.
2Ease of operation
If the HSS is queried frequently for user location information, then SMS routing is enabled, but excessive HSS utilization and network resource consumption occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the network device to autonomously obtain and store registration information during the user registration process. The network device then uses this stored information independently for SMS routing decisions, eliminating the need for continuous HSS queries and reducing network resource utilization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If registration information is disseminated to all application/service devices, then service provisioning is simplified, but unnecessary traffic and resource utilization increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selectively providing registration information only to the specific network devices that require it for their functions. Instead of a blanket dissemination to all devices, the system tailors the information distribution to the actual needs of each network device, reducing unnecessary traffic while maintaining service provisioning flexibility.
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AI summary
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide for receiving registration information during a registration with a network, wherein the registration information includes a user identifier of a user registering with another network device of the network and an identifier of the other network device; determining whether registration information pertaining to a previous registration by the user with the network is stored; determining that the registration information pertaining to the previous registration is not stored; storing the received registration information based on determining that the registration information pertaining to the previous registration is not stored; selecting which application server of the network to transmit the received registration information; transmitting the received registration information to the application server based on the selecting; and using the received registration information to provide a service by the application server.