Telecom Management System Big Data Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current management systems for telecommunication networks struggle to incorporate and process big data effectively, as they are not designed to handle all possible managed objects and cannot anticipate outcomes, leading to inefficiencies in infrastructure management and traffic routing optimization.

Innovation Solution

A method and system where a management system receives and updates managed objects with aggregated data from a big-data system via an API, allowing external data to be used for managing infrastructure, and adapting control protocols like OSPF weights based on external data sources, such as weather or event data, to optimize traffic routing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If a management system incorporates all possible big data from external sources, then the completeness and accuracy of infrastructure management data is improved, but the system complexity and data processing burden increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of management dataVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the management system into two independent parts: a big-data system that collects and processes external data, and a management system that uses aggregated data for decision-making. This segmentation allows the management system to access comprehensive information without bearing the complexity of raw data processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary aggregation layer that translates diverse external data into standardized managed objects. This intermediary component handles data normalization and integration, shielding the management system from data source complexity while maintaining data completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If a management system processes all raw big data directly, then the accuracy of management decisions is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of management decisionsVSAvoiddata processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary data aggregation and processing in the big-data system before data reaches the management system. Managed objects are pre-computed and prepared in advance, allowing the management system to make accurate decisions using ready-to-use aggregated data without time-consuming processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the management system model anticipates all possible managed objects at design time, then the system can handle all infrastructure components, but the model becomes obsolete as infrastructure evolves rapidly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecapability to handle all infrastructure componentsVSAvoidmodel obsolescence
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the management system model from a static, pre-defined structure to a dynamic system that automatically adapts to new infrastructure components. The big-data system continuously discovers and aggregates new data sources into managed objects, allowing the model to evolve with the infrastructure without requiring redesign.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Ease of manufacture

If a typical performance-by-design management system is used, then the system structure is simple and maintainable, but the system cannot handle big data volumes without performance degradation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem maintainabilityVSAvoiddata processing capacity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges a traditional management system with a separate big-data system, combining the simplicity and maintainability of performance-by-design systems with the high processing capacity of big-data infrastructure. The two systems work together through standardized interfaces, maintaining ease of operation while handling large data volumes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3934172A1Method and system for a management system with big data analytics function
Publication Date: 2022.01.05 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
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AI summary

A method for managing telecommunication infrastructure, wherein a management system, MS, comprises at least one internal model comprising at least one managed object, MO; and the MS is configured to manage the telecommunication infrastructure wherein the method comprises the steps of: at the MS receiving at least one value for the at least one MO from at least one big-data-system ; and at the at least one big-data-system aggregating data into said at least one value of the MO and to sending the at least one value of the MO to the MS.