Service Processor Offloads Network Policy Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks face capacity constraints due to increasing digital networking demand, with wireless networks like EVDO, HSPA, LTE, WiMax, and Wi-Fi struggling to keep pace, and wireline networks experiencing high bandwidth consumption that degrades service quality and increases service provider costs.
Innovation Solution
A communication system and method that provides flexible service plans and manages user network services to optimize network capacity, involving device-based service policy implementation and management, where service processors on devices handle policy implementation and control, reducing the burden on core networks and enabling more refined billing and service management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If network capacity is increased to meet growing digital networking demand, then user service quality is improved, but service provider costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments service policy management into device-based components (service processor) and network-based components (service controller). This segmentation allows the network to offload policy implementation to user devices, reducing network infrastructure costs while maintaining service quality. The service processor on user devices handles local policy enforcement, eliminating the need for expensive network-side policy management infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The service processor on user devices enables self-service capability where devices automatically enforce service policies locally without requiring continuous network intervention. This self-service approach reduces network overhead and operational costs while maintaining service quality, as devices autonomously manage their own service delivery according to configured policies.
2Productivity
If device-based service policy implementation is deployed, then network management efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The service processor is designed as a universal component that can enforce multiple different service policies across various devices and network conditions. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require multiple specialized components into a single versatile unit, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining network management efficiency. The service processor can adapt to different service types (voice, data, video) without requiring separate hardware for each.
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AI summary
Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device stores a set of device credentials for activating the communications device for a service on a network; and sends an access request to the network, the access request including the set of device credentials.