SaaS Optimization in 5G Networks via SD-WAN Policy Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
5G networks lack the reliability, security, and optimization features available in wired networks, such as software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN), leading to inconsistent user experience and inefficient management of diverse devices and protocols.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for providing Software as a Service (SaaS) optimization as a service offering in 5G networks, utilizing a network device, data center, and service account processor to implement enterprise policies, map policies to 5G infrastructure, and maintain optimization settings, enabling configuration and control of SaaS optimization policies across 5G networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If 5G networks are used to connect diverse devices and enable mobile connectivity, then network coverage and accessibility are improved, but reliability and security deteriorate compared to wired networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network device that acts as an intermediary between diverse 5G devices and the core network. This device provides SD-WAN capabilities, policy enforcement, and security functions, mediating the connection to ensure reliable and secure communication while maintaining broad device compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The network device is designed with multi-functionality, combining SD-WAN routing, 5G connectivity, policy management, and security enforcement in a single device. This universal approach allows the system to handle diverse device types and protocols while maintaining consistent reliability and security standards across all connections.
2Reliability
If wired networks with SD-WAN are used to ensure uniform quality of experience and network security, then reliability and security are improved, but device mobility and network flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network functionality into distinct components: the network device handles mobility and connectivity flexibility, while the SD-WAN virtualization layer and policy enforcement mechanisms handle security and quality of experience. This segmentation allows both wired and wireless components to excel at their respective strengths.
Solution Approach 2:
The network device serves as a mediator that translates mobile 5G connectivity into stable, managed network connections. It enforces policies and maintains security standards equivalent to wired networks while preserving the mobility advantages of wireless technology.
3Adaptability or versatility
If 5G networks support diverse devices with different protocols and capabilities, then device compatibility is improved, but network management complexity and optimization difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complexity of protocol translation and device compatibility management from the core network and concentrates it in the network device. This extraction allows the core network to remain simple while the network device handles all the complexity of supporting diverse devices with different protocols and capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The network device provides self-service capabilities for protocol adaptation and compatibility management. It automatically detects device types and protocols, then applies appropriate translation and optimization rules without requiring manual configuration, thereby reducing network management complexity.
4Productivity
If 5G bandwidth is used to provide high data speeds, then network capacity is improved, but user experience consistency deteriorates due to variable signal strength and bandwidth fluctuation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the network device continuously monitors bandwidth fluctuations and signal strength. Based on this feedback, it dynamically adjusts policy enforcement, traffic prioritization, and resource allocation to maintain consistent user experience despite varying 5G conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic policy adjustment capabilities that adapt to real-time network conditions. When bandwidth fluctuates or signal strength changes, the network device dynamically modifies QoS parameters, traffic routing, and resource allocation to ensure consistent user experience while utilizing available 5G capacity.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing Software as a Service (SaaS) optimization as a service offering in a 5G network, the system including a network device, including a device processor, configured to communicate over at least a 5G network wherein the network device comprises a set of instructions to cause the device processor to implement an enterprise policy for SaaS optimization over 5G network infrastructure, a data center, including a data center processor, in communication with at least the 5G network wherein the data center includes a set of instructions to cause the data center processor to respond to the network device implementing the enterprise policy for SaaS optimization by mapping the enterprise policy for SaaS optimization to the 5G network infrastructure, and a service account processor that includes a set of instructions to provide a service account control plane configured to enable a user to configure the enterprise policy for SaaS optimization.