Analytics-driven dynamic network design and configuration
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsGeorge Lapiotis, Chirag Parekh, Henry Chang, Kiran Patel
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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.
Claims20
A network configuration method, comprising:
- adaptively training a computer-implemented data analytics platform for generating situation profiles corresponding to a plurality of situations observed in a network serving a plurality of service users;
- obtaining a situation profile with respect to a particular situation, wherein the situation profile comprises values of one or more service user behavior events and one or more events pertaining to a state of the network servicing the plurality of service users;
- determining, in a matching operation, a similarity index between the situation profile and a characteristic situation profile applicable to the particular situation, wherein the characteristic situation profile comprises allowable values with respect to the service user behavior events and a plurality of network state events defining the particular situation;
- if the similarity index is within an acceptable window, generating one or more control signals to effectuate a design change action for changing configuration of at least a plurality of inline service nodes disposed in the network operating to service user data flows of the service users;
- and
- if the similarity index is not within the acceptable window, using the situation profile as a candidate actionable profile for generating one or more new characteristic situation profiles to be applied in subsequent matching operations against new situations.
An apparatus, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more persistent memory modules having program instructions thereon, which perform following actions when executed by the one or more processors:
- adaptively training a computer-implemented data analytics platform for generating situation profiles with respect to a plurality of situations observed in a network serving a plurality of service users;
- processing a situation profile received in response to a particular situation, wherein the situation profile comprises values of one or more service user behavior events and one or more events pertaining to a state of the network servicing the plurality of service users;
- determining, in a matching operation, a similarity index between the situation profile and a characteristic situation profile applicable to the particular situation, wherein the characteristic situation profile comprises allowable values with respect to the service user behavior events and a plurality of network state events defining the particular situation;
- if the similarity index is within an acceptable window, generating one or more control signals to effectuate a design change action for changing configuration of at least a plurality of inline service nodes disposed in the network operating to service user data flows of the service users;
- and
- if the similarity index is not within the acceptable window, using the situation profile as a candidate actionable profile for generating one or more new characteristic situation profiles to be applied in subsequent matching operations against new situations.
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