US 12,294,496 B2
Methods and systems for service policy orchestration in a communication network
Frank-Peter Jost, Zollikofen (CH); and Christof Wagner, Ostermundigen (CH)
Assigned to SWISSCOM AG, Bern (CH)
Filed by Swisscom AG, Bern (CH)
Filed on May 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/676,865.
Application 18/676,865 is a continuation of application No. 18/135,021, filed on Apr. 14, 2023, granted, now 12,003,375.
Application 18/135,021 is a continuation of application No. 17/327,989, filed on May 24, 2021, granted, now 11,671,326, issued on Jun. 6, 2023.
Application 17/327,989 is a continuation of application No. 16/549,613, filed on Aug. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,336,526, issued on May 17, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 18190823 (EP), filed on Aug. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2025/0023784 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 41/00 (2022.01); H04L 41/0246 (2022.01); H04L 41/5003 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0893 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0246 (2013.01); H04L 41/20 (2013.01); H04L 41/5003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of updating an event repository in a communication network, the method comprising:
at a service policy execution factory (SPEF):
initiating an orchestration of a distributed event policy, wherein the initiating comprises:
selecting a service event object with an associated unique service instance identifier (ID) and an associated unique service event identifier (ID), wherein the service event object is a distributed version of a prior service event object;
defining one or more service requirements, wherein the one or more service requirements comprise or relate to at least one of a type of an event, a criticality, a lifetime and one or more generic service execution rules;
updating the service event object to include the one or more service requirements; and
sending the service event object and the unique service instance ID to a service policy orchestration factory (SPOF) for performing one or more actions relating to the orchestration of the distributed event policy; and
in response to receiving an SPOF feedback message from the service policy orchestration factory (SPOF) that indicates a successful updating of the event repository:
confirming receipt of the SPOF feedback message to the service policy orchestration factory (SPOF); and
terminating the orchestration of the distributed event policy.