Value-Based Resource Management Admission Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing resource and policy management architectures in telecommunications do not consider the value of assets or customers, leading to suboptimal revenue optimization due to simplistic first-come, first-served admission policies, especially when resources are limited.

Innovation Solution

A value-based resource management and admission control system that evaluates the value of assets and customers, using a platform with modules for value determination, prioritization, admission control, and resource management to make decisions based on revenue, subscription tiers, and network conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If first-come, first-served admission policy is used, then simplicity of resource management is maintained, but revenue optimization capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of resource managementVSAvoidrevenue optimization capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces value-based parameters (customer value, asset value, service value) to transform the admission control decision-making process from simple chronological ordering to multi-parameter evaluation, enabling revenue optimization while maintaining operational feasibility through automated scoring mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a value-based platform as an intermediary layer between resource requests and resource allocation, which calculates value scores and provides admission recommendations, thereby decoupling the complexity of revenue optimization from the core resource management system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If value-based admission control is implemented, then revenue optimization is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverevenue optimizationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the value-based resource management system into distinct functional modules: value determination module, prioritization module, admission control module, and resource management module. Each module handles specific tasks independently, making the overall complex system manageable and maintainable through modular architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The value-based platform acts as an intermediary that encapsulates the complexity of value calculation and prioritization logic, presenting a simplified interface to the core resource management system while enabling advanced revenue optimization capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If resources are allocated on first-come, first-served basis, then fairness in resource distribution is maintained, but revenue generation is suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefairness in resource distributionVSAvoidrevenue generation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the resource allocation criterion from temporal order (first-come, first-served) to value-based scoring (customer value × asset value × service value), enabling the system to prioritize allocations that maximize revenue generation while maintaining perceived fairness through transparent value-based criteria

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces dynamic prioritization where resource allocation fairness is adjusted based on real-time value assessments of customers, assets, and services, allowing the system to adapt allocation decisions to current business conditions while maintaining overall fairness through consistent value-based evaluation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9419977B2Method and apparatus for providing value-based resource management and admission control
Publication Date: 2016.08.16 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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AI summary

An approach for providing value-based resource management and admission control is described. A value-based platform may receive a request from a user or a service provider to access an asset, a service, or a combination thereof. The value-based platform may further apply a policy rule to account information associated with the user to determine a user value score. The value-based platform may also generate prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.