Network Mesh Handoff Matching Through Neutral Orchestration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telecommunications networks, including satellite and terrestrial systems, lack a unified approach to manage high-availability handoffs across multiple operators due to potential conflicts of interest, leading to unpredictable service disruptions and the need for costly, ad-hoc solutions.
Innovation Solution
A neutral orchestrator system analyzes real-time network conditions and operational parameters of multiple operators to facilitate transparent handoff matching, using a shared resource pool and pre-defined baseline options for efficient handoff management during disruptions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple telecommunications providers interoperate without a neutral orchestrator, then each provider can manage their own network independently, but service disruptions become unpredictable and handoff management becomes costly and ad-hoc
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a neutral orchestrator system that acts as an intermediary between multiple telecommunications providers. This orchestrator receives network status information from various providers, determines handoff options when disruptions occur, and facilitates seamless handoffs between networks. The neutral mediator resolves coordination complexities and ensures predictable service continuity without requiring direct complex inter-provider negotiations.
2Productivity
If a neutral orchestrator system is introduced to manage handoffs across multiple operators, then handoff management becomes transparent and efficient, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The orchestrator system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing handoff policies, network compatibility parameters, and resource allocation rules before disruptions occur. When a network disruption is detected, the orchestrator can rapidly execute pre-determined handoff sequences, significantly improving management efficiency. The complexity is front-loaded during system setup rather than during operational handoffs.
Solution Approach 2:
The orchestrator manages complexity by dynamically adjusting operational parameters such as handoff thresholds, resource allocation weights, and priority levels based on network conditions. These parameter changes enable flexible adaptation to different scenarios without requiring fundamental system restructuring, maintaining efficiency while managing complexity through configurable parameters.
3Reliability
If real-time network condition analysis is performed across multiple operators, then handoff decisions become more accurate and service disruptions are minimized, but information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The orchestrator applies local quality by analyzing network conditions with different levels of detail based on specific network regions and service types. Critical handoff zones receive more intensive real-time analysis, while stable regions use lighter monitoring. This selective analysis approach maintains high handoff accuracy where needed while reducing overall computational resource consumption.
Data Source
AI summary
A system can receive respective information of a group of networks, wherein the respective information identifies a respective geographical area, a respective amount of bandwidth of the respective network, and whether the amount of bandwidth is to be requested or donated. The system can determine respective first coverage options for respective networks of the group of networks based on the respective information. The system can, after determining the respective first coverage options, receive a request from a network of the group of networks for bandwidth from another network of the group of networks. The system can, based on the request, determine second coverage options for the network based on the respective first coverage options and based on respective amounts of available bandwidth of the group of networks determined after receiving the request. The system can facilitate the network utilizing a second coverage option of the second coverage options.