Telecom Service Activation via Prerequisite Feature Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional telecommunication networks face difficulties in efficiently activating or deactivating services due to complex management systems and the need for multiple prerequisite features to be fulfilled, which can lead to errors and inefficiencies in service provisioning.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for receiving requests to activate or deactivate services in a telecommunication network, identifying prerequisite features, determining their fulfillment, and transmitting necessary information to relevant network applications or systems to ensure successful service activation or deactivation, while also monitoring and analyzing network performance for potential issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional management systems are used to activate or deactivate services, then service management can be performed, but errors and inefficiencies occur due to complex prerequisite feature verification
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a Service Management System as an intermediary layer between the network operator and the complex management infrastructure. This intermediary automatically verifies prerequisite features, manages feature dependencies, and coordinates with existing management systems, thereby reducing errors while maintaining manageable complexity through automated mediation processes
2Productivity
If manual service activation processes are used, then service provisioning can be performed, but inefficiencies and time delays occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically verifying all prerequisite features and preparing necessary configurations before actual service activation. This advance verification and preparation eliminates time-consuming manual checks and prevents activation delays caused by unmet prerequisites
Solution Approach 2:
The Service Management System enables self-service by automatically managing the entire service activation process including prerequisite verification, feature coordination, and configuration deployment without requiring manual intervention, thereby significantly improving provisioning efficiency and reducing activation time
3Manufacturing precision
If comprehensive prerequisite feature verification is implemented, then service activation accuracy improves, but system complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The verification process is segmented into distinct modular components: prerequisite identification, feature status checking, dependency validation, and activation readiness determination. This segmentation maintains high activation accuracy through comprehensive verification while managing complexity through organized, reusable verification modules
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AI summary
The present invention relates to feature based management in which a request to activate or deactivate a service in a telecommunication network. The at least one prerequisite features necessary to activate or deactivate the requested service are identified and it is determined if each of the at least one prerequisite features are fulfilled such that the requested service in the telecommunication network is activated or deactivated in the event that all of the prerequisite features are fulfilled.