Telecom Network Function Segmentation for Reliability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Telecommunication network operators are hesitant to adopt cloud services due to reliability concerns, particularly with functions like Diameter routing, policy control, and session border control, which are critical for maintaining network integrity.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an on-premises computing system for network-impacting functions and offloading non-impacting functions to an off-premises cloud computing system, using APIs for data communication and event recording to ensure service continuity during outages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all telecommunications functions are executed on-premises to ensure reliability, then network service reliability is improved, but infrastructure cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments telecommunications functions into two categories: network-impacting functions (executed on-premises) and non-network-impacting functions (offloaded to cloud). This segmentation allows critical functions to remain on-premises for reliability while non-critical functions move to cloud infrastructure, reducing on-premises complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts non-network-impacting functions from the on-premises system and relocates them to off-premises cloud computing systems. This extraction reduces on-premises infrastructure complexity while maintaining network service reliability through selective function placement.
2Ease of manufacture
If cloud services are adopted to reduce infrastructure cost, then capital expenditure is reduced, but network service reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different execution locations to different functions based on their reliability requirements. Network-impacting functions are executed on-premises with high reliability, while non-network-impacting functions are executed in the cloud with cost efficiency, achieving both goals simultaneously.
3Ease of manufacture
If critical functions are offloaded to cloud to reduce cost, then capital expenditure is reduced, but network integrity is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments functions based on their impact on network integrity. Critical functions that affect network integrity are retained on-premises, while non-critical functions are offloaded to cloud, achieving cost reduction without compromising network integrity.
4Stability of the object's composition
If on-premises system handles all functions to maintain network integrity, then network integrity is maintained, but scalability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts non-critical functions from the on-premises system and places them in the cloud, enabling scalability through cloud resources while maintaining network integrity through on-premises execution of critical functions.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for operating a telecommunications network using an on-premises computing system and an off-premises cloud computing system. In some examples, a method includes executing, at an on-premises computing system including at least one processor, one or more network-impacting telecommunications functions for the telecommunications network. The method includes offloading, at the on-premises computing system using an on-premises network, one or more other telecommunications functions for the telecommunications network to an off-premises cloud computing system remote from the on-premises network.