Customized Private Network Connection for Aggregating Application Services

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Solution Overview

Problem

The management and implementation of private Access Point Names (APNs) become complex and difficult as the number of application services desired by subscribers grows, requiring multiple dedicated APNs for each service.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that allows subscriber devices to connect via a customized private network connection to a data aggregator, which aggregates requests for application services and routes them to appropriate servers within a cloud computing network, enabling multiple application services to be provided through a single APN connection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple dedicated private APNs are created for each application service, then service reliability and dedication are improved, but device complexity and management difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice dedicationVSAvoidAPN management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple dedicated private APN connections into a single shared private APN connection. The network device receives service data from the user equipment via this single shared connection, identifies different application services within the data, and routes them to appropriate network services. This combining approach maintains service dedication and reliability while significantly reducing APN management complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The single shared private APN connection is designed to serve multiple application services simultaneously. The network device implements multi-functionality by identifying different application services within the incoming service data and routing each to its corresponding network service. This universal connection replaces multiple dedicated connections, reducing complexity while maintaining service-specific reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple private APNs are implemented for different application services, then service specificity is improved, but network resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice specificityVSAvoidnetwork resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple private APN connections into a single shared private APN connection, reducing the overall network resources required for maintaining multiple separate connections. The network device efficiently manages this single connection by identifying and routing different application services to appropriate network services, thereby maintaining service specificity while minimizing network resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The single shared private APN connection is designed to handle multiple application services, making it a universal connection that replaces multiple service-specific connections. This approach reduces network resource consumption by eliminating redundant connection infrastructure while the network device maintains service specificity through intelligent identification and routing of different application services.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9894142B2Methods, devices, and computer program products for providing a plurality of application services via a customized private network connection
Publication Date: 2018.02.13 AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P
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AI summary

A plurality of application services are provided to subscriber devices in a cloud computing network. A plurality of requests for application services are received from a subscriber device via a customized private network connection assigned to the subscriber device, and the requests for application services are aggregated with requests for application services from other subscriber devices. The requests are transmitted to application servers within the cloud computing network hosting applications for performing the application services. The subscriber device is provided with the requested plurality of application services via the customized private network connection.