Wireless Service Provisioning Conflict Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless device provisioning systems fail to effectively manage service assignment conflicts between devices and network elements, and they struggle to support disparate networks, control service access without additional development, restrict access at individual or group levels, and prevent fraudulent use of unauthorized services.
Innovation Solution
A provisioning system that receives a wireless device identifier, identifies associated subscribers, and enables or disables services based on conflict resolution information, using a centralized system to manage service provisioning, access control, and conflict resolution across various networks, including CDMA, GPRS, Mobitex, and iDEN networks, without requiring different hardware.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If traditional provisioning methods are used, then service assignment conflicts can be managed, but device delivery speed is reduced and the provisioning process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring service profiles and conflict resolution rules in the provisioning system before device delivery. The provisioning system automatically applies these pre-established rules to resolve service assignment conflicts without requiring manual intervention or complex provisioning procedures at the time of delivery, thereby enabling fast device delivery while maintaining conflict management capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The provisioning system enables self-service by automatically detecting service assignment conflicts and resolving them using pre-configured conflict resolution rules. The system autonomously identifies conflicting services, applies appropriate resolution strategies, and updates service assignments without requiring manual intervention from service providers or device administrators, thus simplifying the provisioning process while maintaining effective conflict management.
2Reliability
If service assignment conflicts are not resolved, then provisioning is simpler, but service access control becomes ineffective
Solution Approach 1:
The provisioning system implements feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor service assignments and detect conflicts between device-level and network-level service configurations. When conflicts are detected, the system provides feedback to resolve the conflict by applying pre-established conflict resolution rules, ensuring effective service access control while maintaining a manageable complexity level through automated detection and resolution processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The provisioning system acts as an intermediary between device-level service configurations and network-level service assignments. It mediates potential conflicts by receiving service assignment requests from both levels, comparing them against conflict resolution rules, and applying appropriate resolutions to ensure consistent and effective service access control across the entire service architecture.
3Adaptability or versatility
If hardware is customized for different networks, then network support is improved, but system versatility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The provisioning system achieves universality by implementing a single, unified provisioning platform that supports multiple network types (CDMA, GPRS, Mobitex, iDEN) through software-based conflict resolution rules rather than hardware customization. The system can dynamically apply network-specific service profiles and conflict resolution strategies through software configuration, enabling a single hardware platform to effectively support diverse networks without requiring network-specific hardware variants.
Solution Approach 2:
The system achieves network adaptability through parameter changes by dynamically adjusting service profiles, conflict resolution rules, and provisioning parameters based on the detected network type. Rather than requiring different hardware for different networks, the system modifies its operational parameters and configuration settings to optimize service provisioning for each network type, thereby achieving versatility through software-based parameter adaptation rather than hardware complexity.
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AI summary
A method for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by a service provider on a wireless network, comprising: receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a wireless device identifier, the wireless device having a first subset of the services; identifying from the wireless device identifier a subscriber associated with the wireless device, the subscriber having a second subset of the services; and, if the first and second subsets conflict, enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services in accordance with conflict resolution information for the service provider.