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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9565063-B2
Application number	US-201213452717-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2012
Priority date	Apr 26, 2011
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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 synchronizin

Assignees

• Lehane Bart
• Mcnamee Alan
• Dunne Cameron Ross
• Hogan Joe
• Openet Telecom Ltd

Inventors

• Lehane Bart
• Mcnamee Alan
• Dunne Cameron Ross
• Hogan Joe

Classifications

• H04L41/0846 Primary

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