Service Delivery Platform Docking Station Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing monolithic service delivery platforms for telecommunications are inflexible, costly, and lack customization capabilities, making them inefficient for implementing and provisioning telecommunications services.
Innovation Solution
A multiple layer service delivery platform implementation with a core SDP and an additional SDP extension layer that provides a customizable front end, allowing for local management and customization of telecommunications services, enabling flexible selection and activation of products and services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a monolithic service delivery platform is used, then service delivery capability is provided, but flexibility and customization capability are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The service delivery platform is segmented into multiple independent layers: a core SDP layer providing fundamental service delivery capabilities, and extension layers providing customization and local management functions. This segmentation allows each layer to be developed, deployed, and modified independently, improving flexibility without compromising overall platform capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension to the platform architecture by adding extension layers above the core SDP layer. This multi-layer structure enables customization capabilities to be added in a new dimensional space rather than modifying the core platform horizontally, thus improving adaptability without increasing core platform complexity.
2Productivity
If a monolithic service delivery platform is used, then service delivery is provided, but implementation and debugging time is long
Solution Approach 1:
The core SDP layer is pre-configured with fundamental service delivery logic and capabilities before deployment. Extension layers can be independently developed and tested against this pre-configured core, allowing parallel development activities and reducing overall implementation and debugging time.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the platform into independent layers with well-defined interfaces, the patent enables separate compilation, testing, and deployment of each layer. This reduces the complexity of system-wide debugging and allows teams to work independently on different layers simultaneously, improving productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a monolithic service delivery platform is used, then centralized service management is achieved, but local customization capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a vertical dimension to the architecture by introducing extension layers that sit above the core SDP layer. This allows local customization capabilities to be added without modifying the centralized core layer, enabling both centralized management and local customization simultaneously through the multi-layer structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The extension layers act as intermediaries between the core SDP layer and local service providers. These intermediary layers translate local customization requirements into standardized interface calls to the core SDP, enabling local adaptation while maintaining centralized control and architecture simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A service delivery platform (SDP) docking station (DS) is part of a multiple layer service delivery platform implementation. The SDP DS adds a second SDP layer between the end user and the Core SDP. The Core SDP implements the process flows that enable, provision, and execute telecommunications products and services. The SDP DS provides a customizable front end to the Core SDP to provide local service provider customization, flexible local selection and activation of products and services, and other features.