Subscriber Device Management Profile Identifier Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers face challenges in efficiently determining and updating subscriber device management (SDM) parameters across millions of user devices, as it involves processing large amounts of data and requires involvement of multiple parties for firmware updates, making it burdensome and resource-intensive.
Innovation Solution
Implementing SDM profiles that allow for the expedient identification and updating of user devices with out-of-date parameters, where devices provide SDM profile identifiers to an SDM server, which determines and sends only necessary updates to devices with inconsistent parameters, reducing data processing and network resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If service providers process parameters from all user devices to determine update needs, then comprehensive device status assessment is achieved, but data processing load and network resource consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having user devices determine their own SDM parameter update needs before submitting information to the server. Devices perform self-assessment of their current SDM parameters against required parameters, pre-filtering which devices actually need updates. This reduces the data processing burden on the service provider while maintaining accurate identification of devices requiring updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the essential information needed for update determination - specifically, devices submit identifiers of their current SDM parameter set rather than complete parameter datasets. This extraction approach allows the service provider to compare parameter set identifiers efficiently without processing large volumes of actual parameter data, thereby improving processing efficiency while maintaining assessment accuracy.
2Reliability
If firmware updates are provided to all user devices, then all devices receive potential updates, but unnecessary updates increase network resource consumption and device burden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by having user devices report their current SDM parameter set identifiers to the service provider. The service provider compares these reported identifiers against the required parameter set identifier, then provides updates only to devices whose identifiers indicate outdated parameters. This feedback loop ensures parameter consistency across the network while avoiding unnecessary updates to already-current devices, reducing network resource consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by providing SDM parameter updates only to the subset of devices that actually need them, rather than distributing updates to all devices in the network. Devices are updated partially (only when necessary) based on their specific parameter set identifiers, eliminating wasteful network bandwidth consumption from redundant update transmissions while maintaining overall parameter consistency.
3Measurement precision
If complete SDM parameters are transmitted for every device check, then full parameter verification is possible, but data transmission volume and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses copying by having devices transmit copies of their SDM parameter set identifiers rather than complete parameter datasets. These identifier copies serve as proxies for the actual parameters, enabling the service provider to verify parameter status and determine update needs without handling large volumes of complete parameter data. This copying approach maintains verification accuracy while dramatically reducing transmission volume and processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the SDM parameter information into two distinct components: the parameter set identifier (transmitted to the server) and the actual parameter values (retained locally). This segmentation allows the verification process to operate on the lightweight identifier segment, achieving accurate parameter status determination without the time penalty of transmitting and processing complete parameter datasets.
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AI summary
A system may be configured to receive profile identifiers from a set of user devices; identify, based on the profile identifiers, one or more user devices, of the set of user devices, for which updated parameters should be provided, the parameters relating to operation of the one or more user devices with respect to a telecommunications network; and provide, to the identified one or more user devices, the updated parameters.