SERVICE COVERAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

A Service Coverage Manager (SCM) may receive or retrieve a report of a service node's coverage and generate a global picture of the service coverage for a service. The SCM may dynamically adjust the service node coverage to accommodate client service requests and provide new service coverage to appropriate clients. The SCM may reduce a service node's service coverage to reduce overlap with another node or reduce wasted resources, or may expand a service node's coverage to cover additional clients.

主权项

1. A method for use by a node of a communications network, wherein the node comprises a processor and memory, and wherein the node further includes computer-executable instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor implement a method comprising:
receiving a client service request from a client; receiving service coverage reports from service nodes; processing the service coverage reports and the client service request to determine a service coverage adjustment; and sending a service coverage adjustment notification to at least one of the service nodes in order to service the client service request.