Systems, devices and methods of synchronizing information across multiple heterogeneous networks

• US 9,565,063 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2012
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Openet Telecom Limited (Amdocs Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Openet Telecom Limited (Amdocs Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lehane, Bart, McNamee, Alan, Dunne, Cameron Ross, Hogan, Joe
• Primary Examiner(s): Mejia, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cousins, Joseph M
• Application Number:
  US13/452,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20120275553A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,754 Days
• Field of Search: 709/225
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0846 based on copy from other elements

Abstract

The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems that enable synchronizing information in a telecommunications system, which may include receiving a first message including communication information to be synchronized from a first domain, receiving a second message including information associated with a communication on a component in a second telecommunication domain, synchronizing information included in the first message with information included in the second message, and sending the synchronized information to a public interface of the first domain. Synchronizing the information included in the first message with information included in the second message may include synchronizing one or more of metering, rating, charging, balance, policy, and contextual information.

Claims

1. A method of reconciling discrepancies in information generated in a telecommunications system that is organized into a plurality of heterogeneous telecommunication domains, the method comprising:

receiving, in a server processor of a continuum orchestrator computing device, a first message from a first domain orchestrator component, wherein;

all components in the telecommunications system involved in delivery of a first service are grouped into at least one of a plurality of domains,

each domain in the plurality of domains includes different components than every other domain in plurality of domains,

the plurality of domains includes at least a first domain and a second domain,

the components in the first domain collectively provide a first functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the components in the second domain collectively provide a different functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the first domain includes;

the first domain orchestrator component; and

a component that generates communication information, and

the second domain includes;

a second domain orchestrator component; and

a different component that generates overlapping communication information,

receiving, in the server processor of the continuum orchestrator computing device, a second message from the second domain orchestrator component, wherein;

the received first message includes the communication information generated by the component in the first domain, and

the received second message includes the overlapping communication information generated by the different component in the second domain;

synchronizing information, via the server processor of the continuum orchestrator computing device, by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message;

using the synchronized information to generate a third message; and

sending the third message to the first domain orchestrator component included in the first domain.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the third message in the first domain orchestrator component;

determining whether there is a discrepancy in the synchronized information included in the received third message.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, in the server processor of the continuum orchestrator computing device, an acknowledgement receipt identifying an existence of a discrepancy;

performing updated synchronization operations on information included in the received first message; and

sending a result of the updated synchronization operations to the first domain orchestrator component.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving, in the server processor of a continuum orchestrator computing device, a first message from a first domain orchestrator component comprises receiving a message from a domain orchestrator component included in a user equipment domain.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing information, via the server processor of the continuum orchestrator computing device, by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing one or more of metering, rating, charging, balance, policy, and contextual information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing information, via the server processor of the continuum orchestrator computing device, by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing complementary information generated in parallel.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing information, via the server processor of the continuum orchestrator computing device, by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing information in response to an event.

8. A continuum orchestrator computing device deployed in a telecommunications system that is organized into a plurality of heterogeneous telecommunication domains, the computing device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving a first message from a first domain orchestrator component, wherein;

all components in the telecommunications system involved in delivery of a first service are grouped into at least one of a plurality of domains,

each domain in the plurality of domains includes different components than every other domain in plurality of domains,

the plurality of domains includes at least a first domain and a second domain,

the components in the first domain collectively provide a first functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the components in the second domain collectively provide a different functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the first domain includes;

the first domain orchestrator component; and

a component that generates communication information, and

the second domain includes;

a second domain orchestrator component; and

a different component that generates overlapping communication information;

receiving a second message from the second domain orchestrator component, wherein;

the received first message includes the communication information generated by the component in the first domain, and

the received second message includes the overlapping communication information generated by the different component in the second domain;

synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message,

using the synchronized information to generate a third message; and

sending the third message to the first domain orchestrator component included in the first domain.

9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that receiving a first message from a first domain orchestrator component comprises receiving a message from a domain orchestrator component included in a user equipment domain.

10. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing one or more of metering, rating, charging, balance, policy, and contextual information.

11. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing complementary information generated in parallel.

12. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing information in response to an event.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor of a continuum orchestrator computing device to perform operations for reconciling discrepancies in information generated in a telecommunications system that is organized into a plurality of heterogeneous telecommunication domains, the operations comprising:

receiving a first message from a first domain orchestrator component, wherein;

all components in the telecommunications system involved in delivery of a first service are grouped into at least one of a plurality of domains,

each domain in the plurality of domains includes different components than every other domain in plurality of domains,

the plurality of domains includes at least a first domain and a second domain,

the components in the first domain collectively provide a first functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the components in the second domain collectively provide a different functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the first domain includes;

the first domain orchestrator component; and

a component that generates communication information, and

the second domain includes;

a second domain orchestrator component; and

a different component that generates overlapping communication information;

receiving a second message from the second domain orchestrator component, wherein;

the received first message includes the communication information generated by the component in the first domain, and

the received second message includes the overlapping communication information generated by the different component in the second domain;

synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message;

using the synchronized information to generate a third message; and

sending the third message to the first domain orchestrator component included in the first domain.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that receiving a first message from a first domain orchestrator component comprises receiving a message from a first domain orchestrator component included in a user equipment domain.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing one or more of metering, rating, charging, balance, policy, and contextual information.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing complementary information generated in parallel.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing information in response to an event.

18. A telecommunications system, comprising:

a first domain orchestrator computing device comprising a first device memory and a first device processor coupled to the first device memory;

a component that generates communication information;

a second domain orchestrator computing device comprising a second device memory and a second device processor coupled to the second device memory;

a different component that generates overlapping communication information; and

a continuum orchestrator server computing device comprising a server memory and a server processor coupled to the server memory,

wherein

all components in the telecommunications system involved in delivery of a first service are grouped into at least one of a plurality of domains,

each domain in the plurality of domains includes different components than every other domain in plurality of domains,

the plurality of domains includes at least a first domain and a second domain,

the components in the first domain collectively provide a first functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the components in the second domain collectively provide a different functionality for the delivery of the first service,

the first domain includes;

the first domain orchestrator computing device; and

the component that generates the communication information, and

the second domain includes;

the second domain orchestrator computing device; and

the different component that generates overlapping communication information; and

wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the first message from the first domain orchestrator computing device;

receiving the second message from the second domain orchestrator computing device, wherein;

the received first message includes the communication information generated by the component in the first domain, and

the received second message includes the overlapping communication information generated by the different component in the second domain;

synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with the overlapping communication information included in the received second message;

using the synchronized information to generate a third message; and

sending the third message to the first domain orchestrator computing device included in the first domain.

19. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving the third message; and

determining whether there is a discrepancy in the synchronized information included in the received third message.

20. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving an acknowledgement receipt identifying an existence of a discrepancy;

performing updated synchronization operations on information included in the received first message; and

sending a result of the updated synchronization operations to the first domain orchestrator computing device.

21. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the first domain is a user equipment domain.

22. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing one or more of metering, rating, charging, balance, policy, and contextual information.

23. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing complementary information generated in parallel.

24. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions such that synchronizing information by replacing portions of the communication information included in the received first message with portions of the overlapping communication information included in the received second message comprises synchronizing information in response to an event.