ANALYTICS-DRIVEN DYNAMIC NETWORK DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION
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1. A network configuration method, comprising:
- receiving, from a data analytics platform, a dynamic situation profile with respect to a particular situation defined in terms of one or more service user behavior events and one or more events pertaining to a state of a network servicing a plurality of service users, wherein the dynamic situation profile comprises values corresponding to the service user behavior events and the network state events defining the particular situation;
determining a similarity index between the dynamic situation profile and a characteristic situation profile corresponding to the particular situation, wherein the characteristic situation profile comprises allowable values with respect to the service user behavior events and the network state events defining the particular situation; and
if the similarity index is within an acceptable window, generating one or more control signals to effectuate a dynamic design change action for changing configuration of at least a part of the network operating to service user data flows of the service users.
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Abstract
A system and method for dynamically (re)configuring a service network based on profile information obtained from a Big Data Analytics platform. Received dynamic situation profiles relative to network states, subscriber states, etc. may be compared against corresponding characteristic situation profiles. If there is a similarity, a dynamic design change action may be effectuated for changing configuration of at least a part of the service network, e.g., a service chaining mechanism, operating to service user data flows of the subscribers.
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24 Claims
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1. A network configuration method, comprising:
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receiving, from a data analytics platform, a dynamic situation profile with respect to a particular situation defined in terms of one or more service user behavior events and one or more events pertaining to a state of a network servicing a plurality of service users, wherein the dynamic situation profile comprises values corresponding to the service user behavior events and the network state events defining the particular situation; determining a similarity index between the dynamic situation profile and a characteristic situation profile corresponding to the particular situation, wherein the characteristic situation profile comprises allowable values with respect to the service user behavior events and the network state events defining the particular situation; and if the similarity index is within an acceptable window, generating one or more control signals to effectuate a dynamic design change action for changing configuration of at least a part of the network operating to service user data flows of the service users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network element, comprising:
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a profile analyzer operative to receive from a data analytics platform a dynamic situation profile with respect to a particular situation defined in terms of one or more service user behavior events and one or more events pertaining to a state of a network servicing a plurality of service users, wherein the dynamic situation profile comprises values corresponding to the service user behavior events and the network state events defining the particular situation; a matching module associated with the profile analyzer for determining a similarity index between the dynamic situation profile and a characteristic situation profile corresponding to the particular situation, wherein the characteristic situation profile comprises allowable values with respect to the service user behavior events and the network state events defining the particular situation; and a dynamic service chain designer, responsive to receiving an indication that the similarity index between the dynamic situation profile and the characteristic situation profile is within an acceptable window, operative for generating one or more control signals to effectuate a dynamic design change action for changing configuration of at least a part of the network operating to service user data flows of the service users. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer system configured to operate as an apparatus in a service network, perform the acts:
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upon receiving, from a data analytics platform, dynamic situation profiles with respect to one or more service user behavior events and one or more events pertaining to a state of a network servicing a plurality of service users, determining if the dynamic situation profiles match corresponding characteristic situation profiles, wherein the characteristic situation profiles comprises threshold values with respect to the service user behavior events and the network state events; forwarding one or more dynamic situation profiles that match the corresponding characteristic situation profile to a design action module for generating appropriate control signals for changing configuration of at least a part of the network operating to service user data flows of the service users; storing one or more dynamic situation profiles that do not match the corresponding characteristic profiles in a historical profile database; and causing to execute a profile learning module for determining a set of candidate actionable profiles for inclusion into a current characteristic situation profile database under supervisory evaluation.
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