Relay-Based Network Provisioning for Faster Service Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks take several weeks to construct for new users during busy times, preventing prompt use and change of communication services.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that includes a setting server and control server, utilizing a second transmission device as a relay to quickly construct customer, control, and data networks between a first transmission device and the servers via optical transmission lines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the communications company constructs communication networks for new users, then the network construction is completed with proper control and management, but it takes several weeks during busy times, preventing prompt service activation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a setting server as an intermediary between the customer control server and transmission devices. This setting server automatically generates setting information and transmits it to transmission devices, eliminating the need for manual network construction by the communications company. The intermediary automates the network setup process, reducing construction time from weeks to minutes while maintaining proper control through the control server architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The setting server performs preliminary actions by automatically generating and transmitting setting information to transmission devices before the user actually needs to use the service. When a new user is registered, the system proactively configures the network infrastructure in advance, so that when the user activates service, the network is already ready, eliminating waiting time during busy periods.
2Reliability
If manual network construction processes are used, then network settings can be properly controlled and managed, but the process is complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The setting server implements self-service functionality by automatically generating setting information based on user registration data and autonomously transmitting it to the appropriate transmission devices. The system serves itself by automatically configuring networks without requiring manual intervention from communications company staff, thereby simplifying the construction process while maintaining control through the integrated control server.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the network construction process into distinct functional modules: customer control server for receiving requests, setting server for generating and managing setting information, and transmission devices for implementation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, reducing overall process complexity while maintaining proper control at each stage.
3Reliability
If the communications company manually reconstructs communication networks, then proper control and management are maintained, but user service activation is delayed by several weeks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of network construction with an automated information-based system. Instead of physically configuring networks manually, the setting server electronically generates and transmits setting information to transmission devices, which automatically apply the configurations. This substitution of mechanical processes with automated information processing increases productivity dramatically, activating services in minutes rather than weeks, while the control server maintains proper management oversight.
Data Source
AI summary
A communication system is a communication system that includes: a plurality of transmission devices; a setting server that receives an instruction to change data related to setting of a data network; and a control server that performs a control process related to the plurality of transmission devices and the data network on a basis of the data. In the communication system, a setting processing unit is provided to perform a process for constructing a customer control network between a first transmission device and the setting server by using a second transmission device as a relay device, when the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected by an optical transmission line. The first transmission device includes: a connection processing unit that performs a process for constructing a control network between the first transmission device and the control server by using the second transmission device as a relay device, when the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected by the optical transmission line; and a device control unit that performs a process for constructing the data network for the first transmission device by using the second transmission device as a relay device, when the first transmission device and the second transmission device are connected by the optical transmission line.