Granted Patent B2

US 12,242,369 · App. 18/020,990 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: Jun Liang Lim (Singapore, SG); Amalina Liang (Singapore, SG)

Assignee: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY, INC.

G06F11/3664G06Q30/0643

Abstract

Claims (67)

1. A system for onboarding virtualized network services to a centralized marketplace, the system comprising:

a memory storing instructions, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

receive a user request of a first user to access the centralized marketplace;

authenticate, based on the received user request, the first user;

obtain product information of a product of the authenticated first user based on a predetermined onboarding policy, the product being a virtualized network service for a telecommunications network;

obtain, based on the predetermined onboarding policy, the product for performing one or more onboarding tests of the product in a test environment of the centralized marketplace, wherein the onboarding tests are managed through an onboarding test graphical user interface (GUI) and comprise test preparation information, test routine information, and test states;

obtain status information of the one or more onboarding tests; and

present the product for purchase in the central marketplace based on a result of the one or more onboarding tests.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, while authenticating, is further configured to execute the instructions to:

determine a role of the first user registered in the centralized marketplace to be a vendor role, from among a plurality of predetermined roles comprising the vendor role and a customer role; and

provide access to the centralized marketplace based on the determined role of the first user to be the vendor role.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, while obtaining of the product information, is further configured to execute the instructions to:

receive an onboarding request by the first user; and

output a product information GUI to request the first user to provide product information of the product.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, while obtaining of the product information, is further configured to execute the instructions to:

output an upload GUI to request the first user to provide additional product information and to upload the product;

obtain the additional product information and the product uploaded by the first user; and

provide the additional product information for the product for verification by at least one second user.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, while obtaining the status information, is further configured to execute the instructions to:

output, to at least one second user, the onboarding test GUI, the onboarding test GUI comprising information on the one or more onboarding tests of the product in the test environment; and

obtain the status information of the one or more onboarding tests from the at least one second user.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

based on an access request received from the first user or the at least one second user, provide access to the first user to update the product in response to the status information.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor, while evaluating of the product, is further configured to execute the instructions to:

receive, from the at least one second user, a query input to request information from the second user in relation to the one or more onboarding tests; and

output the query input to the first user.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

output, to the first user, the onboarding test GUI comprising the status information for the one or more onboarding tests.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the status information comprises at least one of:

an onboarding test completion status;

an onboarding test event and/or result; and

a performance status of the product during the one or more onboarding tests.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test preparation information comprises at least one of: pre-arbitration (pre-ARB), application prioritization and scheduling, identity management system (IDM) creation, virtual private network (VPN) creation, resource allocation, application-centric infrastructure (ACI) network preparation, perimeter network (DMZ) network preparation, open batch factory (OBF) integration, or load balancer (LB) integration.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test routine information comprises at least one of: lifecycle management (LCM) testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), security assurance testing, user interface (UI)/user experience (UX) validation, stress testing, system architecture compatibility testing at target location, or performance testing.

12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test states comprise at least one of: a sandbox state, a staging state, or a productivity state.

13. A method for onboarding virtualized network services to a centralized marketplace, the method comprising:

receiving a user request of a first user to access the centralized marketplace;

authenticating, based on the received user request, the first user;

obtaining product information of a product of the authenticated first user based on a predetermined onboarding policy, the product being a virtualized network service for a telecommunications network;

obtaining, based on the predetermined onboarding policy, the product for performing one or more onboarding tests of the product in a test environment of the centralized marketplace, wherein the onboarding tests are managed through an onboarding test graphical user interface (GUI) and comprise test preparation information, test routine information, and test states;

obtaining status information of the one or more onboarding tests; and

presenting the product for purchase in the central marketplace based on a result of the one or more onboarding tests.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the authenticating comprises:

determining a role of the first user registered in the centralized marketplace to be a vendor role, from among a plurality of predetermined roles comprising the vendor role and a customer role; and

providing access to the centralized marketplace based on the determined role of the first user to be the vendor role.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the obtaining of the product information comprises:

receiving an onboarding request by the first user; and

outputting a product information GUI to request the first user to provide product information of the product.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the obtaining of the product comprises:

outputting an upload GUI to request the first user to provide additional product information and to upload the product;

obtaining the additional product information and the product uploaded by the first user; and

providing the additional product information for the product for verification by at least one second user.

17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the obtaining the status information comprises:

outputting, to at least one second user, the onboarding test GUI, the onboarding test GUI comprising information on the one or more onboarding tests of the product in the test environment; and

obtaining the status information of the one or more onboarding tests from the at least one second user.

18. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising:

based on an access request received from the first user or the at least one second user, provide access to the first user to update the product in response to the status information.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the evaluating of the product further comprising:

receiving, from the at least one second user, a query input to request information from the second user in relation to the one or more onboarding tests; and

outputting the query input to the first user.

20. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

outputting, to the first user, the onboarding test GUI comprising the status information for the one or more onboarding tests.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the status information comprises at least one of:

an onboarding test completion status;

an onboarding test event and/or result; and

a performance status of the product during the one or more onboarding tests.

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