Proxy Gateway Billing OAM Integration in Mixed Switching Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless telecommunications systems require multiple interfaces and additional network resources for billing and operations management functions, leading to increased network congestion and programming complexity.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a proxy gateway to aggregate data facilitating billing and operations functions by adding packet header fields, allowing efficient communication between circuit-switched and packet-switched networks without the need for separate interfaces or billing links, thereby reducing network overhead and programming burden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate interfaces and billing links are used for billing and operations management functions, then reliability of billing functions is improved, but device complexity and network congestion increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines billing function integration and operations management functions into a single unified interface at the proxy gateway. This allows the gateway to handle both billing-related data transfer and OAM functions through one integrated interface, reducing the number of separate interfaces and billing links needed, thereby decreasing device complexity while maintaining functional reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The proxy gateway is designed with multi-functionality to handle both circuit-switched network traffic and packet-switched network traffic through a single interface. This universal interface can process billing data, OAM information, and general data traffic, eliminating the need for dedicated separate interfaces for different functions and reducing overall system complexity
2Measurement precision
If multiple interfaces are used for billing and OAM functions, then measurement precision of billing data is improved, but loss of time and network congestion increase
Solution Approach 1:
By merging billing data transfer and OAM function communication into a single integrated interface at the proxy gateway, the patent reduces the number of separate data paths. This consolidation decreases network congestion and reduces the time required for data transfer while maintaining the precision of billing data through the structured interface definition
3Reliability
If separate billing links are established, then reliability of billing operations is improved, but ease of operation and programming complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges billing operations and OAM functions into a single integrated interface at the proxy gateway. This unified approach simplifies programming by eliminating the need to manage multiple separate billing links and interfaces, reducing programming complexity while maintaining operational reliability through the structured interface design
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and media are provided for interfacing components in a wireless telecommunications network. An interface allows for the efficient transfer of data that facilitates billing and operations functions. This data is transferred from proxy gateways to application servers to servers that provide billing functions and operations, administration, and management (OAM) functions. The interface enables the transmission by communicating a mobile switching center code, a proxy identifier, a traffic restriction flag, and a packet data unit type. By aggregating this information at the application server into a useful form for devices used in billing and operations, information technology (IT) overhead for billing and operations systems support is reduced. Also lowered is the congestion present on the network, as fewer links are necessary between servers and proxies. The proxy gateway is situated between a circuit-switched network providing access services and a packet-switched network providing connectivity services. The gateway also is coupled to an application server on the packet-switched network.