Remote Network Management for Voice Home Gateway Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing remote network management servers are unable to simultaneously manage voice and non-voice services on a voice home gateway terminal, requiring separate servers and increasing resource overhead.

Innovation Solution

A method and system where a remote network management server transmits voice signaling to a voice home gateway terminal, which determines the presence of a non-voice triggering identifier to process voice services independently or request non-voice configuration information to manage non-voice services, allowing integrated management of both services with reduced resource requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If separate remote network management servers are used to manage voice services and non-voice services respectively, then service management functionality is complete, but resource overhead and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice management functionalityVSAvoidnumber of remote network management servers
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the management of voice services and non-voice services into a single remote network management server. The server is designed to handle both types of services simultaneously by processing different message types (SIP messages for voice services, TR-069 messages for non-voice services) through a unified architecture, thereby reducing the number of servers needed while maintaining complete service management functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The remote network management server is designed with multi-functionality to perform both voice service management and non-voice service management. It includes components that can process both SIP protocol messages and TR-069 protocol messages, making it a universal management platform that eliminates the need for separate dedicated servers for each service type

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Device complexity

If a single remote network management server manages both voice and non-voice services, then resource overhead is reduced, but the ability to simultaneously manage both service types is lost in existing systems

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of remote network management serversVSAvoidintegrated service management capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the service management functionality into distinct processing paths within the single server. Voice service management is handled through SIP message processing components, while non-voice service management is handled through TR-069 message processing components. This segmentation allows the server to handle different service types independently while maintaining integrated management capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary message processing mechanism that translates and routes different service management requests appropriately. The server acts as an intermediary that receives various types of management messages, processes them according to their specific protocols, and executes the appropriate management actions, thereby enabling integrated management of both voice and non-voice services in a single system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9083648B2Method and system for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal
Publication Date: 2015.07.14 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

This disclosure provides a method for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal, and the method includes that: a remote network management server transmits voice signaling to the voice home gateway terminal; the voice home gateway terminal determines whether the voice signaling contains a non-voice triggering identifier, processes a voice service according to the voice signaling when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained, requests non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server when a non-voice triggering identifier is contained, and processes a non-voice service according to the received non-voice configuration information. This disclosure further provides a system for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal. Application of the method and system enables the remote network management server to manage simultaneously a voice service and other non-voice services. The remote management performed on the voice home gateway terminal having a voice function is reliable, and this disclosure realizes the convergence for managing the integrated services of the voice home gateway terminal.