Session Control Component Service Profile Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional communication networks face complexity in regulating interaction between the control layer and application servers, particularly in IMS networks, due to static and manually provisioned configurations, which hinder migration to new technologies and sophisticated services.
Innovation Solution
A centralized data structure is provisioned in a network repository with procedures and ID attributes to automate the interaction between session control components and application servers, allowing for dynamic customization based on subscriber service profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If predetermined configuration is manually provisioned and static, then configuration accuracy is improved, but adaptability and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static predetermined configurations into dynamic service profiles that can be automatically updated and customized. Service profiles are no longer fixed but can be dynamically created, modified, and downloaded by session control components based on real-time service requirements, resolving the contradiction between configuration accuracy and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables session control components to automatically acquire and implement service profiles without manual provisioning. The automated service profile implementation allows the system to self-configure based on service requirements, maintaining accuracy while dramatically improving adaptability and reducing manual intervention.
2Ease of operation
If predetermined configuration is manually provisioned, then configuration control is improved, but productivity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages service profile creation, storage, and distribution. Session control components autonomously download and implement appropriate service profiles without manual intervention, dramatically improving productivity while maintaining configuration control through centralized service profile repositories and automated selection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
Service profiles are pre-configured and stored in centralized repositories before being needed. When service sessions are established, session control components can immediately download and implement the appropriate pre-prepared profiles, eliminating manual configuration delays and improving productivity while maintaining control.
3Ease of manufacture
If generic configuration is used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to specific application servers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements service profiles with specific characteristics tailored to different application server types and service requirements. Each service profile contains customized interaction procedures and parameters optimized for specific scenarios, allowing the system to maintain ease of configuration through standardized profile structures while achieving high adaptability to specific application servers through customized profile content.
Solution Approach 2:
Service profiles utilize configurable parameters that can be adjusted to match specific application server requirements. The system maintains ease of manufacture through standardized profile templates while achieving specificity by modifying parameters within these templates to match different service types and application server characteristics.
4Stability of the object's composition
If complex interaction is regulated by static configuration, then system stability is improved, but adaptability to new services and technologies deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces static configurations with dynamic service profiles that can be updated without disrupting system stability. Service profiles are downloaded and implemented in a controlled manner, allowing the system to adapt to new services and technologies while maintaining stable operation through standardized profile structures and automated implementation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the configuration system into modular service profiles that can be independently created, stored, and implemented. This segmentation allows specific service-related configurations to be updated without affecting the entire system, maintaining stability while enabling adaptability to new services and technologies through selective profile updates.
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AI summary
System(s) and method(s) are provided for regulating interaction amongst an application layer and a control layer in a packet-based core network. A data structure is provisioned in a centralized repository; the data structure includes (i) at least one procedure for regulating interaction amongst a session control component within the control layer and application server within the application layer, and (ii) an identification (ID) field attribute that uniquely identifies the data structure. To regulate such interaction, the session control component acquires a set of provisioned data structures; acquisition is automatic and can be dictated, in part, by generation of a data structure, or modification of an existing data structure or an ID field attribute. Based at least on an ID field attribute retained in a subscriber service profile, the session control component references a data structure identified by the ID field attribute and implements one or more procedures retained in such data structure. Implementation of the one or more procedure regulates the interaction between the session control component and the application server.