Selective Data Traffic Control Between OEM Devices and Service Providers
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for effective data traffic control in scenarios where an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is associated with a network operator (NWO) subscription, to manage and restrict data communication between an end user device and a data service provider while ensuring unrestricted communication between the OEM and the end user device.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for controlling data traffic by acquiring device-specific consumption parameters, using downlink and uplink traffic restrictors to manage data communication between a data service provider and an end user device, while allowing unrestricted communication between the OEM and the end user device, utilizing controlling circuitry and firewalls to implement traffic filters based on these parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data traffic control is implemented to restrict second type traffic between data service provider and end user device, then data communication control capability is improved, but data communication reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data traffic into two distinct types: first type traffic between OEM and end user device, and second type traffic between data service provider and end user device. This segmentation enables selective control where second type traffic can be restricted based on consumption parameters while first type traffic maintains unrestricted communication, thereby resolving the contradiction between control capability and communication reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different quality characteristics to different traffic types. First type traffic (OEM-end user device) enjoys high priority and unrestricted access, while second type traffic (data service provider-end user device) is subject to restrictions based on device-specific consumption parameters. This local differentiation allows the system to maintain reliability for critical communications while implementing control for other traffic.
2Adaptability or versatility
If downlink and uplink traffic restrictors are deployed to control data traffic, then data traffic management capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces traffic restrictors as intermediary components that mediate between the traffic control system and the data communication paths. These restrictors (downlink restrictor at network side, uplink restrictor at end user device) act as intermediaries that enforce traffic control policies without requiring complex modifications to the core communication infrastructure, thus managing complexity while enabling sophisticated traffic management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acquires device-specific second type traffic consumption parameters in advance and uses these pre-obtained parameters to configure traffic restrictors before actual data communication occurs. This preliminary action allows the restrictors to be pre-configured with control rules, reducing the need for real-time complex decision-making and simplifying the operational complexity of the system.
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AI summary
Controlling data traffic of a communication network managed by a network operator, NWO. The data traffic includes first and second type traffic. The second type traffic is between a data service provider and an end user device provided by the OEM, and the first type traffic is between the OEM and the end user device. A controller acquires one or more device-specific second type traffic consumption parameters of the end user device, causing a downlink data traffic restrictor of the NWO to restrict downlink second type traffic between the data service provider and the end user device in accordance with the one or more device-specific second type traffic consumption parameters, and causes an uplink data traffic restrictor of the end user device to restrict uplink second type traffic between the data service provider and the end user device in accordance with the device-specific second type traffic consumption parameters.