SIP Feature Mediation Layer for Telephony Service Orchestration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional telephony applications are inflexible and require substantial investment to modify or add custom features, limiting service providers' ability to adapt to technological and market changes, and they struggle to integrate different services effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for providing feature mediation and orchestration on SIP-enabled networks, allowing service providers to combine and customize existing and new applications through a service compatibility interaction manager and service orchestration application, enabling multi-level orchestration of telecommunication services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional telephony applications are used, then service stability is maintained, but service flexibility and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments traditional monolithic telephony applications into modular service components that can be independently selected, configured, and combined. This allows service providers to create customized service bundles without modifying core application code, thereby improving flexibility while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal service platform that can host multiple different telephony applications and service types through a common architecture. This multi-functional platform enables a single system to deliver diverse services (voice, data, messaging) without requiring separate dedicated applications for each service type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom telephony applications are developed from scratch, then service customization is improved, but development cost and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides pre-configured service templates and standardized service components that have been prepared in advance. Service providers can deploy customized services by selecting and configuring these pre-built components rather than developing everything from scratch, significantly reducing development time and cost while maintaining customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables service providers to replicate and adapt existing successful service models through template-based deployment. Rather than reinventing services, providers can copy proven service configurations and modify them to fit specific needs, reducing both development investment and risk.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple telephony applications are integrated, then service functionality is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service integration platform that acts as an intermediary layer between multiple telephony applications. This mediator handles the complexity of inter-application communication, data exchange, and coordination, allowing applications to be integrated without direct point-to-point connections, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple telephony applications into a unified service delivery platform. By combining multiple applications under a single integrated architecture with common resource management and centralized control, the system achieves functional versatility while reducing the operational complexity that would result from managing separate independent systems.
4Ease of operation
If traditional monolithic applications are deployed, then deployment simplicity is maintained, but operational flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static, fixed-function nature of traditional monolithic applications into a dynamic platform where service configurations can be changed at runtime. Service providers can dynamically add, remove, or modify service components without redeploying the entire application, enabling operational flexibility while managing complexity through standardized interfaces and automation.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing feature mediation and orchestration on SIP-enabled networks are shown. In one exemplary embodiment, a method may include providing a first telephony services application, providing a second telephony services application, and combining a feature of the first telephony services application with a feature of the second telephony services application to form a logical telephony services application. In another exemplary embodiment, a system may include an application server platform and a feature mediation layer operable upon the application server platform, where the feature mediation layer provides a subscriber with a feature of the first telephony services application and a feature of the second telephony services application.