Predictive Network Service Leasing Based on Usage Patterns

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Solution Overview

Problem

As the number of devices accessing communication networks increases, network administrators face challenges in effectively serving a diverse range of devices with varying capabilities and protocols, requiring efficient management of network services and applications to meet growing demands for faster access and greater bandwidth.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for predictive leasing of network services and applications based on usage patterns, where a management entity coordinates endpoint devices by receiving user profiles and usage patterns to determine leasing information, allowing devices to configure themselves for optimal service delivery.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If network administrators manually manage and allocate network services and applications to each device, then service delivery can be customized and optimized, but the complexity of management increases significantly with the number of diverse devices

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice customizationVSAvoidmanagement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables devices to automatically self-configure and self-provision by receiving usage patterns and autonomously determining leasing information for network services and applications, eliminating the need for manual administrator intervention while maintaining customized service delivery

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-determines leasing information for network services and applications based on usage patterns before devices need them, allowing devices to automatically configure themselves with appropriate services in advance, reducing both management complexity and improving service adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Speed

If network administrators allocate network services based on real-time device requests, then resource allocation responsiveness improves, but network performance and bandwidth utilization efficiency deteriorate due to lack of predictive optimization

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation responsivenessVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system analyzes usage patterns and pre-determines leasing information for network services and applications before peak demand occurs, enabling proactive resource allocation that improves both responsiveness and overall network efficiency by preventing bottlenecks before they occur

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors and analyzes device usage patterns, using this feedback to dynamically adjust and optimize network service allocation decisions, improving both responsiveness to actual needs and overall bandwidth utilization efficiency through data-driven optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If all devices receive the same network services and applications by default, then system simplicity is maintained, but service delivery efficiency and user experience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidservice delivery efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Devices automatically receive customized network services and applications by autonomously processing usage pattern information and determining their own leasing requirements, maintaining system simplicity while achieving efficient, customized service delivery without manual configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-determines appropriate network services and applications for each device based on usage patterns before deployment, allowing devices to automatically configure themselves with optimized service sets, maintaining simplicity while improving service delivery efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9105037B2Method and system for leasing of network services and applications based on a usage pattern
Publication Date: 2015.08.11 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE LTD
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AI summary

Aspects of a method and system for predictive leasing of network services and applications based on a usage pattern may comprise a management entity that coordinates operation of one or more endpoint devices. A user profile associated with the one or more endpoint devices may be received by the management entity, wherein the management entity may utilize the user profile associated with the one or more endpoint devices and a usage pattern associated with the one or more endpoint devices to determine leasing information for the one or more endpoint devices. The management entity may be operable to communicate the determined leasing information to the one or more endpoint devices. The leasing information may comprise leasing services and/or applications to the one or more endpoint devices.