Policy-Based Provisioning Gateway for M2M Service Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current machine-to-machine (M2M) communication systems burden communication network providers with extensive processing requirements due to manual management of low-powered, low-bandwidth devices, which are often grouped under a single subscription, leading to overwhelming transaction volumes.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a Policy-based Provisioning Gateway (PPG) within the communication network that allows pre-existing agreements between communication network service providers and third-party service providers to enable direct provisioning and parameter changes for M2M services, reducing the processing load by allowing authorized third-party service providers and users to access and modify subscription information in the communication network's database.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual management of M2M devices is implemented via communication network provider, then service provisioning can be controlled and secured, but processing requirements and transaction volumes become overwhelming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service provider as an intermediary between the communication network provider and M2M devices. The service provider receives service provisioning requests from M2M devices and forwards them to the communication network provider, thereby distributing the processing load and preventing the network provider from being overwhelmed while maintaining controlled service provisioning
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the service provisioning function by separating it from the communication network provider and assigning it to service providers. This segmentation divides the overwhelming processing requirements into manageable portions handled by multiple service providers, each dealing with specific M2M devices or service types
2Ease of operation
If every M2M communication is managed individually by the communication network provider, then service control is maintained, but the processing load becomes burdensome
Solution Approach 1:
The service provider acts as an intermediary that handles individual M2M communication management requests. Instead of the communication network provider directly managing every M2M device communication, the service provider intermediates these requests, maintaining service control while reducing the complexity and processing burden on the network provider
3Ease of operation
If M2M devices are grouped under one subscription, then management is simplified, but individual device control and customization are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the subscription management by allowing service providers to manage individual M2M devices or groups of devices independently. While devices can be grouped under service provider subscriptions, each service provider can individually configure and control specific devices within their portfolio, achieving both management simplicity through grouping and individual device adaptability through service provider-specific configurations
Data Source
AI summary
A method and non-transitory computer readable medium for provisioning services for machine to machine communication devices in a communications network. For example, the method receives a request from a third party service provider to provision a service to a user of the third party service provider, determines whether a communication network service provider of the communications network and the third party service provider have a pre-existing agreement to provision the service, and provisions the service of the third party service provider to the user via the communications network in accordance with the pre-existing agreement, wherein the user is a subscriber of the communication network service provider.