Charging and control of edge services
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorJohn Juha Antero Rasanen
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Abstract
An apparatus, a method and a computer program product related to charging and control of edge services is provided. The apparatus comprises a processor and a memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein the apparatus is connectable to a radio access network element and the processor is configured to provide a connection to a core network, to handle applications and/or services for a user equipment connected to the radio access network element, and to handle charging and/or policy control for the applications and/or services.
Claims13
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and a memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein the apparatus is a mobile edge computing server connectable to a radio access network element and the processor is configured to:
- exchange information with a core network;
- handle applications or services for a user equipment connected to the radio access network element;
- handle charging or policy control for the applications or services;
- indicate information regarding at least one of:
- applications or services for the user equipment, charging or charging control related capabilities, and general policy related capabilities to the core network;
- receive access control or charging control or capability information from the core network;
- manage, control, or route service data flows in connection with the applications or services for the user equipment connected to the radio access network element;
- and perform related charging activities based on the received information.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and a memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- prepare information for performing charging or policy control for applications or services based on information received from a network element;
- receive a request including at least one of:
- a mobile edge computing identifier, a mobile edge computing availability, capability information, and available applications;
- create charging and policy rules for the mobile edge computing server;
- and transmit indications of one or more mobile edge computing applications, user equipment service availability, and one or more charging parameters.
A method for controlling a mobile edge computing server connectable to a radio access network element, the method comprising:
- exchanging, by the mobile edge computing server, information with a core network;
- handling, by the mobile edge computing server, charging or policy control for the applications or services;
- indicating, by the mobile edge computing server, information regarding the application or services for the user equipment, charging or charging control related capabilities, and general policy control related capabilities to the core network;
- receiving, by the mobile edge computing server, access control or charging control or capability information from the core network;
- and managing, controlling, or routing, by the mobile edge computing server, service data flows in connection with the applications or services for the user equipment connected to the radio access network element;
- and performing, by the mobile edge computing server, related charging activities based on the received information.
A method, comprising:
- preparing, by a radio access network element connectable to a mobile edge computing server, information for performing charging or policy control for applications or services based on information received from a network element;
- receiving, by the radio access network element, a request including a mobile edge computing identifier, a mobile edge computing availability, capability information, and available applications;
- creating, by the radio access network element, charging and policy rules for a mobile edge computing server;
- and transmitting, by the radio access network element, indications of one or more mobile edge computing applications, user equipment service availability, and one or more charging parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.