Group communication and service optimization system
A method for optimizing group communication services, the method including determining a current location and an assigned home server for one or more devices associated with each of a plurality of group members, determining whether the one or more devices of the plurality of group members has moved to a visiting location, wherein the visiting location is a location outside of locations associated with the assigned home server based on the current location and assigned home server for the one or more devices, and assigning a group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices to serve as the assigned home server.
1. A method for optimizing group communication services, the method comprising:
determining a current location and an assigned home server for one or more devices associated with each of a plurality of group members;
determining whether the one or more devices of the plurality of group members has moved to a visiting location, wherein the visiting location is a location outside of locations associated with the assigned home server based on the current location and assigned home server for the one or more devices; and
assigning a group control application server associated with the visiting location to the one or more devices to serve as the assigned home server.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising assigning the group application control server based on a factor including at least one of: priority data, group member location data, least network resources used, best path performance, a shortest path performance, and quality of service.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method for optimizing group communication services is performed by a virtual network function, wherein the virtual network function communicates with a centralized database in a multiple region telecommunications network.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a transport link latency between the group control application server and another group control application server.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices occurs when a majority of the one or more devices have moved to the visiting location.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
instantiating a common database;
connecting the common database to the group control application server and another group control application server;
storing group user device information in the common database; and
reporting real-time user device information to the common database.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices further comprises determining a relative latency for each possible server of a plurality of servers to serve as the group control application server based on a location of each possible server.
8. A device, the device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
determining a current location, and an assigned home server for one or more devices associated with each of a plurality of group members;
determining whether the one or more devices of the plurality of group members has moved to a visiting location, wherein the visiting location is a location outside of locations associated with the assigned home server based on the current location and assigned home server for the one or more devices; and
assigning a group control application server associated with the visiting location to the one or more devices to serve as the assigned home server.
9. The device of claim 8 further comprising assigning the group application control server based on a factor including at least one of: priority data, group member location data, least network resources used, best path performance, a shortest path performance, and quality of service.
10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the operations are performed by a virtual network function, wherein the virtual network function communicates with a centralized database in a multiple region telecommunications network.
11. The device of claim 8 further comprising determining a transport link latency between the group control application server and another group control application server.
12. The device of claim 8 , wherein assigning the group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices occurs when a majority of the one or more devices have moved to the visiting location.
13. The device of claim 8 further comprising:
instantiating a common database;
connecting the common database to the group control application server and another group control application server;
storing group user device information in the common database; and
reporting real-time user device information to the common database.
14. The device of claim 8 , wherein assigning the group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices further comprises determining a relative latency for each possible server of a plurality of servers to serve as the group control application server based on a location of each possible server.
15. A computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
determining a current location, and an assigned home server for one or more devices associated with each of a plurality of group members;
determining whether the one or more devices of the plurality of group members has moved to a visiting location, wherein the visiting location is a location outside of locations associated with the assigned home server based on the current location and assigned home server for the one or more devices; and
assigning a group control application server associated with the visiting location to the one or more devices to serve as the assigned home server.
16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 further comprising assigning the group application control server based on a factor including at least one of: priority data, group member location data, least network resources used, best path performance, a shortest path performance, and quality of service.
17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 further comprising determining a transport link latency between the group control application server and another group control application server.
18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein assigning the group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices occurs when a majority of the one or more devices have moved to the visiting location.
19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 further comprising:
instantiating a common database;
connecting the common database to the group control application server and another group control application server;
storing group user device information in the common database; and
reporting real-time user device information to the common database.
20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein assigning the group control application server associated with the visiting location to the to the one or more devices further comprises determining a relative latency for each possible server of a plurality of servers to serve as the group control application server based on a location of each possible server.