Service Design Engine for Modular Network Plan Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing service plans on access networks are cumbersome, limiting user flexibility and prone to errors, as users can only select one service plan from mutually exclusive categories, and the configuration process is time-consuming and rigid.
Innovation Solution
A network service plan provisioning system that includes a service design engine, datastores, and engines to manage service plans, allowing for the creation of subscriber groups, service plan components, and catalogs, enabling users to select multiple data plans and customize their network usage with advanced policy control and notification features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If users are limited to selecting one service plan from each mutually exclusive category, then the access network can simplify service plan management, but user flexibility and customization options are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments service plans into multiple independent categories (text messages, voice, data) where users can select one plan from each category rather than being limited to a single bundled plan. This segmentation allows users to customize their service组合 by choosing the most appropriate plan from each mutually exclusive category, thereby increasing user flexibility while maintaining manageable complexity through structured categorization.
2Manufacturing precision
If employees manually configure service plans by discussing attributes and entering policies into network devices, then policy control can be precise, but the configuration process becomes time-consuming and rigid
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring service plan templates with defined attributes and policies before deployment. The system allows employees to select from pre-established plan templates and automatically provisions them to network devices, eliminating the need for manual discussion and entry of each policy detail. This preliminary preparation maintains precise policy control while dramatically reducing configuration time and eliminating manual errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating reusable service plan templates that can be replicated and deployed across multiple network devices. Instead of manually configuring each device individually, the system copies proven policy configurations from templates to multiple devices simultaneously, ensuring consistency and precision while reducing the time and effort required for configuration.
3Reliability
If service plan configuration requires multiple employees to discuss and enter policies into different network devices, then comprehensive policy coverage can be achieved, but the process becomes cumbersome and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration process by consolidating policy management into a unified system that automatically distributes policies across all relevant network devices. Instead of requiring multiple employees to manually enter policies into different devices, the system combines the configuration workflow into a single automated process that ensures comprehensive policy coverage while eliminating manual errors and simplifying operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that automatically verify policy configuration completeness and detect errors in real-time. The system provides feedback to employees about the status of policy deployment across network devices, allowing for immediate correction of any configuration issues. This automated feedback loop ensures comprehensive policy coverage while reducing the complexity of manual verification processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A technique involves modular storage of network service plan components and provisioning of same. A subset of the capabilities of a service design system can be granted to a sandbox system to enable customization of service plan offerings or other controls.