ARRANGEMENT AND A RELATED METHOD FOR PROVIDING BUSINESS ASSURANCE IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
First Claim
1. Method for controlling a communications network, the method comprising steps of:
- a) analysing network traffic in order to obtain data about service quality and possible error sources,b) analysing the network functioning and service quality based on a business model of an operator of the network in order to obtain associated, business-related data effecting at least one factor selected from the group consisting of;
the operators revenue, churn, sales, cost, and marketing tasks, such as service offering or tariffing, business management such as investment decisions, business intelligence such as customer segmentation or service usage patterns, andc) optimizing the functioning of the network by providing a technical correction based on data gathered in steps a) and b) on the basis of predetermined optimization criteria so as to change an operational architecture of the network by said technical correction in order to maximize the operator'"'"'s revenue, when the operational architecture of the network is changed by said technical correction.
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Abstract
A business-oriented system and a method for controlling a communications network where: a) network traffic is analysed in order to obtain data about service quality and possible error sources, b) the network functioning and service quality is analysed based on a business model of an operator of the network in order to obtain associated, business-related data effecting at least one factor, such as the operators revenue, churn, sales or marketing, and c) the functioning of the network is optimized by providing a technical correction based on data gathered in steps a) and h) on the basis of predetermined optimization criteria so as to change an operational architecture of the network by said technical correction in order to maximize the operator'"'"'s revenue, when the operational architecture of the network is changed by said technical correction.
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31 Claims
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1. Method for controlling a communications network, the method comprising steps of:
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a) analysing network traffic in order to obtain data about service quality and possible error sources, b) analysing the network functioning and service quality based on a business model of an operator of the network in order to obtain associated, business-related data effecting at least one factor selected from the group consisting of;
the operators revenue, churn, sales, cost, and marketing tasks, such as service offering or tariffing, business management such as investment decisions, business intelligence such as customer segmentation or service usage patterns, andc) optimizing the functioning of the network by providing a technical correction based on data gathered in steps a) and b) on the basis of predetermined optimization criteria so as to change an operational architecture of the network by said technical correction in order to maximize the operator'"'"'s revenue, when the operational architecture of the network is changed by said technical correction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 30, 31)
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17. An assurance module for controlling a communications network, where the assurance module is adapted to a) analyse network traffic indicators in order to obtain data about service quality and possible error sources, b) analyse the network functioning and service quality based on a business model of an operator of the network in order to obtain associated, business-related data effecting at least one factor selected from the group consisting of:
- the operators revenue, churn, sales, cost, and marketing tasks, such as service offering or tariffing, business management such as investment decisions, business intelligence such as customer segmentation or service usage patterns, and c) optimize the functioning of the network by providing a technical correction based on data gathered in steps a) and b) on the basis of predetermined optimization criteria so as to change an operational architecture of the network by said technical correction in order to maximize the operator'"'"'s revenue, when the operational architecture of the network is changed by said technical correction.
- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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