Unified Wireline-Wireless SBA for Adaptive Service Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional policy and charging control systems for wireline and wireless networks are static and separated, failing to provide dynamic and flexible service management across different communication channels, especially in the context of metaverse services where user preferences and network conditions vary.
Innovation Solution
An open integrated wireline and wireless service-based architecture (SBA) with self-adaptive service and performance management, utilizing unified integrated policy and charging control (uPCC) to collect and respond to network quality feedback and user preferences, enabling intelligent selection and allocation of resources across wireline and wireless networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional static PCC systems are used for wireline and wireless services, then service management is simplified and easier to operate, but adaptability to different network conditions and service needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges wireline and wireless PCC systems into a unified architecture that handles both access types through common service management functions. This integration enables adaptive service management across different network conditions while maintaining operational simplicity through standardized interfaces and centralized control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic policy and charging control that automatically adapts to changing network conditions, service requirements, and user preferences. The PCC architecture transitions from static to dynamic decision-making, enabling real-time optimization of service delivery across wireline and wireless networks based on current state.
2Ease of operation
If separate PCC systems are maintained for wireline and wireless services, then each system can be optimized for its specific access type, but service management complexity increases and integration deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universal service management functions that handle both wireline and wireless services through a common PCC architecture. The system provides multi-functional capabilities including unified policy control, charging management, and service authorization that work across different access types, eliminating the need for separate management systems while maintaining access-specific optimizations.
3Productivity
If dynamic network selection is implemented based on service needs and network conditions, then service delivery efficiency improves, but system complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the PCC architecture automatically performs network selection and service routing based on predefined policies and real-time conditions. The system autonomously makes decisions about which network path to use, service instantiation location, and resource allocation without requiring complex manual control, thereby improving efficiency while keeping control mechanisms manageable.
4Reliability
If integrated wireline and wireless SBA architecture is deployed, then service adaptability and performance improve, but implementation complexity and deployment difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the integrated SBA architecture into modular functional components that can be independently deployed and managed. The system divides service management into distinct but coordinated functions including policy control, charging, authorization, and network selection, allowing incremental deployment and reducing overall implementation complexity while maintaining integrated functionality.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first network performance data characterizing a wireless network, wherein the wireless network provides one or more users of a plurality of users access to a collection of servers that enable a plurality of services; obtaining second network performance data characterizing a wired network, wherein the wired network provides the one or more users access to the collection of servers that enable the plurality of services; obtaining first service performance data characterizing a first service of the plurality of services that are enabled by the collection of servers; obtaining first service requirements of the first service; and responsive to a first user of the one or more users indicating a preference to utilize the first service, selecting one of the wireless network or the wired network as a selected network for the first user, wherein the selecting of the selected network is based upon the first network performance data, the second network performance data, the first service performance data, the first service requirements, or any combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.