Method and system of network management and service provisioning for broadband wireless networks

A method, comprising:

• storing subscriber service flow provisioning information in a service flow database managed by a broadband wireless service provider;
• storing a sub-set of the subscriber service flow provisioning information in a Management Information Base (MIB) at a base station (BS) operated by the broadband wireless service provider;
• and
• sending subscriber service flow provisioning information between the service flow database and the BS using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) messages.

A machine-readable medium to store instructions, which if executed at a base station (BS) of a broadband wireless network perform operations comprising:

• identifying a subscriber station (SS) attempting to access the broadband wireless network via the BS;
• sending a request to a service flow database to obtain pre-provisioned service flow parameters corresponding to the SS;
• and
• creating service flows for the SS to enable the SS to access the broadband wireless network based on the service flow parameters that are retrieved.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• a broadband wireless network interface including a plurality of broadband wireless network components compliant with an IEEE (Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers) 802.16-based broadband wireless standard, operatively coupled to the processor, the broadband wireless components to facilitate communications over a IEEE P802.16-based broadband wireless network;
• a second network interface, operatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• at least one storage device, operatively coupled to the processor and having instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processor perform operations including:
• authenticating a subscriber station (SS) attempting to access the broadband wireless network via the BS, the authentication including obtaining a SS identifier;
• sending a request to a service flow database over the second network interface to obtain pre-provisioned service flow parameters corresponding to the SS;
• and
• creating service flows for the SS to enable the SS to access the broadband wireless network based on the service flow parameters that are retrieved.

A system, comprising:

• a network management system, to manage flow provisioning in a broadband wireless network;
• a service flow database, linked in communication with the network management system;
• a plurality of base stations (BS), each linked in communication with the network management system and the service flow database, a base station having software accessible thereto, which when executed performs operations including:
• identifying a subscriber station (SS) attempting to access the broadband wireless network via the BS;
• sending a request to obtain pre-provisioned service flow parameters corresponding to the SS;
• and
• creating service flows for the SS to enable the SS to access the broadband wireless network based on the service flow parameters that are retrieved.