SEAL Inter-Service Communication for Faster Network Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telecom networks struggle with disconnected service verticals, leading to resource wastage and reduced processing speed due to the lack of convergence of common network functionalities across different services.
Innovation Solution
A Service Enabler Architecture Layer (SEAL) system and method for provisioning inter-services communication, which includes a SEAL function entity with multiple service servers and interfaces, enabling seamless communication and convergence of functionalities across service verticals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a seal node joins the network manually through command line interface, then the seal node can be configured to communicate with other nodes, but the process is time-consuming and complex especially when multiple seal nodes need to join the network
Solution Approach 1:
The seal node autonomously performs network provisioning by detecting available network parameters from broadcast messages, automatically generating configuration data, and joining the network without requiring manual intervention through command line interface. This self-service mechanism dramatically reduces provisioning time and complexity while maintaining proper network configuration.
2Reliability
If existing authentication mechanisms like EAP-TLS are used, then security is maintained, but the process requires manual intervention and is not scalable for multiple seal nodes
Solution Approach 1:
The seal node automatically generates its own authentication credentials by extracting public key information from certificate chains broadcast by access points. The node autonomously performs certificate verification and key pair generation without manual intervention, maintaining security through cryptographic authentication while enabling efficient automated provisioning for multiple nodes.
Solution Approach 2:
Access points pre-broadcast network parameters including certificate chains and configuration data before seal nodes attempt to join. This preliminary action allows seal nodes to automatically extract and use the required authentication information without manual intervention, enabling secure and efficient automated provisioning.
3Reliability
If manual configuration is performed for each seal node, then network security can be ensured, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex when deploying multiple seal nodes
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple seal nodes simultaneously perform autonomous configuration by detecting network parameters from broadcast messages, automatically generating their own configuration data, and joining the network without manual intervention. This self-service approach maintains configuration accuracy through automated verification while dramatically reducing provisioning time compared to manual configuration of each node individually.
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AI summary
A service enabler architecture layer (SEAL) system for a wireless communication network and a method therefor are provided. The SEAL system includes: a SEAL function entity including SEAL service servers corresponding to functionalities associated with service applications, where the SEAL function entity is an intermediate layer between a 3GPP network core and a service application system, and interfaces provided by the SEAL service servers. The SEAL system also provisions inter-services communication in a SEAL system of wireless communication network by receiving a request from a service application system for accessing at least one functionality of a plurality of functionalities, determines at least one functionality of the plurality of functionalities requested by the service application system based on the request, and provides at least one functionality to the service application system based on the inter-services communication in the SEAL system.