Network Onboarding Manager Security Profile Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers face cumbersome and time-consuming processes when deploying applications across 3GPP networks due to unique network security features at each hosting site, requiring weeks or months of configuration.
Innovation Solution
A network onboarding manager generates a security profile for applications, configuring network security features automatically or through a developer portal, ensuring consistent deployment and reducing manual labor by storing a single authoritative record of security postures across hosting sites.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration of network security features is performed at each hosting site, then security customization and adaptability are improved, but deployment time and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a security profile that serves as a reusable template containing security configuration data. This profile can be copied and deployed across multiple hosting sites, eliminating the need to manually configure security features at each site while maintaining consistency and adaptability through the standardized profile format
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary configuration by creating a comprehensive security profile that encapsulates all necessary security settings before deployment. This pre-configured profile is then automatically applied to hosting sites, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual configuration during the deployment phase
2Reliability
If unique network security features are configured at each hosting site, then site-specific security requirements are met, but operational complexity and manual labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The security profile is designed as a universal configuration template that can be applied across different hosting sites with varying security requirements. The profile contains parameterized security settings that can be automatically adapted to each site's specific needs through automated configuration, reducing manual intervention while maintaining compliance
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses parameterized security profiles where specific security parameters can be modified through automated configuration processes. This allows the same profile template to be adapted to different hosting sites by changing parameters rather than manually configuring entire security frameworks, reducing operational complexity while maintaining site-specific requirements
3Productivity
If automated security profile deployment is implemented, then deployment speed and consistency are improved, but initial system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a security profile as an intermediary artifact that bridges the gap between security requirements and hosting site configuration. This profile serves as a standardized interface that simplifies the deployment process by encapsulating complex security configurations in a manageable format that can be automatically deployed across multiple sites
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the security configuration process into distinct components: security profile creation, profile validation, and automated deployment. This segmentation allows each component to be developed and maintained independently, reducing the perceived complexity while enabling high-speed automated deployment through modular processing
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and apparatuses may include a network onboarding manager for configuring network security features at application hosting sites of a service provider network, for instance, as part of a procedure for deploying an application onto the service provider network. The network onboarding manager may generate a security profile for the application. The security profile may include information indicating a security posture of the application with respect to network security features needed to deploy the application, which the system may use to generate and send configuration data to the hosting sites. One or more operations may be performed based on a user input received at a developer portal (e.g., via a user interface), or automatically based on one or more API calls made by the network onboarding manager and/or based on one or more security profile templates.