Automated Subscriber Re-Provisioning in Communication Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication network activation processes fail due to internal errors or transport issues, leading to service interruptions as user equipment cannot connect or utilize the network, and manual corrections are time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an automated recovery process that allows user equipment to connect to the communication network while performing self-healing actions to re-provision the subscriber, including retrieving and utilizing a charging subscriber profile to track and account for network utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual correction is used to fix activation failures, then the network can be re-provisioned, but service interruption time increases and operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automated recovery operations without requiring manual intervention. The network node automatically detects activation failures, retrieves subscriber profiles, and re-provisions the subscriber equipment, enabling the system to self-heal and eliminate service interruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system stores subscriber profiles and activation data in advance during initial activation. When a failure occurs, these pre-stored data are immediately retrieved and used for automated recovery, eliminating the need for manual data collection and reducing service interruption time.
2Loss of time
If automated recovery is implemented, then service interruption is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The network node performs multiple functions: it detects activation failures, retrieves subscriber profiles from storage, communicates with subscriber equipment, and executes re-provisioning. This multi-functionality consolidates complexity into a single node rather than requiring separate systems for each function.
3Manufacturing precision
If strict error checking is performed during activation, then provisioning accuracy is improved, but activation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs comprehensive error checking and profile validation during the initial activation process. When failures occur, the pre-validated subscriber profiles are immediately retrieved and applied during automated recovery, maintaining high provisioning accuracy while reducing overall activation time through parallel processing of validation and execution.
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AI summary
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for automated recovery to re-provision a subscriber of a communication network are provided. A communication session establishment request for a user equipment of a subscriber to utilize a communication network may be received. Subscriber location information, session management subscription data, and policy data associated with the subscriber may be retrieved. A subscriber not found response may be received from a charging component as a response to a charging subscriber request for the charging component to track network and service utilization by the user equipment due to a prior failure to register the subscriber with the charging component. Accordingly, an automated self-healing action may be performed to re-provision the subscriber with the charging component for registering the subscriber for network and service utilization tracking by the charging component