Method and system for providing real time communications services by a service provider in collaboration with a communications service provider

A method for configuring a communication service provider network for providing at least one communications service to one or more service providers by a communications service provider, the method comprising:npartitioning the communications service provider network into a plurality of non-overlapping virtual slices, each virtual slice comprising:ncommunications infrastructure including at least a defined communication bandwidth; andat least two predefined network services that are distinct from the communications infrastructure;allocating a virtual slice to a service provider subscribing to the communication service provider network;configuring the communication service provider network to define communication capabilities of the allocated virtual slice wherein:nthe communication capabilities of the allocated virtual slice are defined based on a rule-set received from the service provider; andthe received rule-set received from the service provider defines service flows corresponding to the at least two predefined network services; andenabling the service provider to effect through the virtual slice, the at least one communications service to a user, wherein effecting the at least one communications service to the user comprises:nresponsive to a request received from the user for availing a communications service offered by the service provider, providing the communications service provider with information identifying at least one third party agent capable of providing the offered communications service through the virtual slice allocated and configured to the service provider; andproviding from an identified third party agent to the user, through at least one of the two predefined core services within the allocated virtual slice, the communications service requested by the user.

A system for configuring a communication service provider network for providing at least one communications service to one or more service providers by a communications service provider, the system comprising:nat least one computer processor configured to:npartition the communications service provider network into a plurality of non-overlapping virtual slices, each virtual slice comprising:ncommunications infrastructure including at least a defined communication bandwidth; andat least two predefined network services that are distinct from the communications infrastructure;allocate a virtual slice to a service provider subscribing to the communication service provider network;configure the communication service provider network to define communication capabilities of the allocated virtual slice wherein:nthe communication capabilities of the allocated virtual slice are defined based on a rule-set received from the service provider; andthe received rule-set received from the service provider defines service flows corresponding to the at least two predefined network services;enable the service provider to effect through the virtual slice, the at least one communications service to a user, wherein effecting the at least one communications service to the user comprises:nresponsive to a request received from the user for availing a communications service offered by the service provider, providing the communications service provider with information identifying at least one third party agent capable of providing the offered communications service through the virtual slice allocated and configured to the service provider; andproviding from an identified third party agent to the user, through at least one of the two predefined core service within the allocated virtual slice, the communications service requested by the user.

A non-transitory storage medium tangibly embodying a plurality of processor-executable instructions adapted for configuring a communication service provider network for providing at least one communications service to one or more service providers, wherein the instructions, when executed, are configured to cause a processor to:npartitioning the communications service provider network into a plurality of non-overlapping slices, each virtual slice comprising:ncommunications infrastructure including at least a defined communication bandwidth; andat least two predefined network services that are distinct from the communications infrastructure;allocating a virtual slice to a service provider subscribing to the communication service provider network;configuring the communication service provider network to define communication capabilities of the allocated virtual slice wherein:nthe communication capabilities of the allocated virtual slice are defined based on a rule-set received from the service provider; andthe received rule-set received from the service provider defines service flows corresponding to the at least two predefined network services; andenabling the service provider to effect through the virtual slice, the at least one communications service to a user, wherein effecting the at least one communications service to the user comprises:nresponsive to a request received from the user for availing a communications service offered by the service provider, providing the communications service provider with information identifying at least one third party agent capable of providing the offered communications service through a virtual slice allocated and configured to the service provider; andproviding from an identified third party agent to the user, through at least one predefined core service within the allocated virtual slice, the communications service requested by the user.