Service Coordinator Decomposing Abstract Requests for Heterogeneous Domains

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Solution Overview

Problem

Telecommunications networks face challenges in coordinating and managing services across multiple heterogeneous domains, leading to inefficiencies and unreliability in delivering services due to lack of full awareness of operations and capabilities among participating networks.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system that decomposes abstract service requests into domain-specific resource rules, which are then enforced by relevant components within each domain, using a continuum orchestrator to coordinate resources and services across multiple autonomous telecommunications domains, establishing closed feedback control loops, and synchronizing information and functionality across networks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If services are delivered across multiple heterogeneous domains, then service coverage and user access are improved, but coordination complexity and reliability deteriorate due to lack of awareness among participating networks

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice coverageVSAvoidservice delivery reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a service coordinator as an intermediary entity that mediates between multiple heterogeneous domains. The service coordinator receives service requests, determines appropriate domains, and coordinates resource allocation and service delivery across domains. This intermediary resolves the reliability issue by centralizing coordination while maintaining multi-domain service coverage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the service delivery system into distinct functional components: service requestors, service coordinator, and service providers in different domains. This segmentation allows each component to operate independently with well-defined interfaces, improving coordination reliability while maintaining versatility across heterogeneous domains.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If abstract service requests are decomposed into domain-specific resource rules, then service delivery precision and resource allocation efficiency are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice delivery precisionVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The decomposition process is segmented into distinct stages: receiving abstract service requests, determining target domains, allocating resources, and enforcing domain-specific rules. This staged approach manages complexity by breaking down the decomposition process into manageable steps while achieving precise service delivery.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The service coordinator acts as an intermediary that handles the complex decomposition task, transforming abstract service requests into domain-specific resource rules. By centralizing this transformation logic in the service coordinator, the system manages complexity while achieving precise resource allocation and service delivery.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If closed feedback control loops are established across domains, then service quality and network performance are improved, but information synchronization requirements and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice qualityVSAvoidoperational complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements closed feedback control loops where the service coordinator monitors service delivery performance across domains and adjusts resource allocation accordingly. Feedback mechanisms track service quality metrics and trigger re-coordination when performance deviates from targets, improving service quality while managing operational complexity through automated control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The service coordinator performs multiple functions including service request reception, domain determination, resource allocation, rule generation, and feedback processing. This multi-functionality consolidates operational complexity in a single entity while maintaining high service quality through coordinated control across all domains.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11153225B2Systems, devices and methods of decomposing service requests into domain-specific service requests

Publication Date: 2021.10.19 OPENET TELECOM LTD

AI summary

The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems that enable decomposing abstract service requests into resources rules, which may include receiving an abstract service request (e.g., a request specifying a functional requirement) via an exposed public interface, generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request, identifying relevant components in a telecommunications domain for enforcing the generated domain-specific resource rules, and send the domain-specific resource rules to the identified components (e.g., online charging server, policy management server, etc.) for enforcement. Generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request may include generating the rules consistent with the existing resource rules of the domain.