User-Defined Gateway for Dynamic Mobile Network Resource Orchestration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile broadband (MBB) communication services do not utilize resources efficiently, as they lack the ability to effectively customize networks to meet the specific requirements of MBB application services, leading to poor resource utilization and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A user-defined gateway system is introduced to customize mobile networks by receiving user-defined network requests, invoking corresponding communications services, and managing network resources, allowing for the orchestration and subscription of services to meet the requirements of MBB application services.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If mobile broadband application services are rapidly developed, then service variety and coverage are improved, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice varietyVSAvoidresource utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic resource allocation by allowing the user-defined gateway to flexibly allocate and adjust network resources based on real-time service requirements and user demands. The system dynamically creates, modifies, or releases virtual network resources rather than using static allocation, thereby improving resource utilization efficiency while supporting diverse MBB services

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes network parameters by allowing application services to define custom network parameters through the user-defined gateway. The gateway translates these service-specific parameter requirements into corresponding network configuration parameters, enabling services to obtain optimized network resources matched to their specific needs, thus improving both service adaptability and resource utilization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If user-defined network customization is implemented, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The user-defined gateway serves as an intermediary component between application services and the core network. It receives service requirements from application services, translates them into network configuration instructions, and interacts with the core network accordingly. This intermediary architecture isolates the complexity of customization logic within the gateway, preventing it from propagating to both the service layer and network layer, thus improving resource allocation efficiency while containing system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the network customization function into a separate user-defined gateway component, distinct from the core network and application services. This segmentation allows the gateway to independently handle the complexity of translating service requirements into network configurations, thereby improving overall resource allocation efficiency while containing and managing system complexity in a localized manner

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3742812B1Device, system, and method for customizing user-defined mobile network
Publication Date: 2023.08.16 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a system, a device, and a method for customizing a user-defined network. The system includes: a user-defined gateway and a mobile network element, where the user-defined gateway is configured to receive a user-defined network request of an MBB application service, invoke, according to the user-defined network request, a communications service corresponding to the mobile network element to establish or modify the user-defined network, and return an invocation result to the MBB application service, where the user-defined network request includes definition information of an MBB communications service resource required by the MBB application service; and the mobile network element is configured to implement invocation of the corresponding communications service for the user-defined gateway. In the method, according to allocation dynamics and mobility of MBB communications service resources, the MBB communications service resources required by an MBB application service are customized as required, and an invocation of the MBB communications service resources is associated with a requirement of the MBB application service, thereby implementing reasonable utilization of the MBB communications service resources.