Patent ID: 9225792
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a mobile services management system including a mobile services database for storing mobile service objects representing network elements or portions thereof supporting each of a plurality of mobile services, the method comprising: caching a portion of the mobile services database; updating said cache in response to receiving mobile service updates associated with any of cached mobile service objects and mobile services, wherein the mobile service objects are defined according to a hierarchy of mobile service objects having at least two hierarchical layers, wherein each hierarchical layer is associated with a respective predefined time period within which corresponding mobile services are to be recalculated; determining whether a trigger event for at least synchronizing said mobile services database has occurred; identifying, if the trigger event has occurred and based on a predefined criteria, a group comprising one or more of mobile service objects and mobile services affected by said mobile service updates and needing a corresponding modification based on said mobile service updates; and updating only said identified group comprising one or more of mobile service objects and mobile services using said corresponding modification to synchronize the cached portion of the mobile services database.