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US 12,184,654 B2Granted
Dynamic resource granting method and device in communication system, and computer readable medium
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorZhi Wang
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer-readable media for dynamic resource authorization in a communication network. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a device in a vendor network dynamically transmits a request to a network device in the vendor network according to a resource usage state in an operator network. In addition, the vendor and an operator negotiate on charging, so that resource requests and allocation are more reasonable, and the resource usage rate is improved. Furthermore, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the operator further negotiates with a user on charging, so that the user is able to request and utilize a resource in a better manner.
Claims16
A communication method, comprising:
- determining, at a first network device, a communication resource required by a network based on a current usage state of communication resources in the network;
- transmitting a resource request on the communication resource to a second network device, the request at least indicating an expected charge associated with the communication resource,
- wherein the resource request comprises at least one combination of at least one of an expected charge for a resource request, a quantity of requested resources, and a frequency of resource requests;
- and
- receiving a response to the request from the second network device,
- wherein the response is based on a determination that the expected charge indicated in the resource request is not acceptable, and
- wherein determining the communication resource required by the network comprises:
- monitoring traffic of a communication device in the network;
- send towards the second network device a resource request comprising a channel predetermined throughput;
- based on the response, using charging information to trigger a charge negotiation process;
- and
- based on at least one negotiation round of the charge negotiation process, determining a further expected charge that is acceptable or not acceptable for the first network device and the second network device,
- wherein based on the further expected charge being acceptable the further expected charge is used by the second network device, and
- wherein no matter whether the charge negotiation process succeeds or not, the charge negotiation process is terminated based on a number of the at least one negotiation round reaching a predetermined number.
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A communication method, comprising:
- receiving, at a second network device, a resource request comprising a channel predetermined throughput on a communication resource from a first communication device, the resource request at least indicating an expected charge associated with the communication resource, the communication resource being determined based on a current usage state of communication resources in a network,
- wherein the resource request comprises at least one combination of at least one of an expected charge for a resource request, a quantity of requested resources, and a frequency of resource requests;
- determine the expected charge indicated in the resource request is acceptable or not,
- wherein determining whether the expected charge is acceptable or unacceptable based on a communication resource required by the first communication device,
- wherein the communication resource required by the first communication device comprises:
- monitoring traffic of a communication device in the network;
- in response to the traffic being higher than predetermined throughput of the network, receive from the second network device charging information to trigger a charge negotiation process;
- and
- based on at least one negotiation round of the charge negotiation process, determining a further expected charge that is acceptable or not acceptable for the first network device and the second network device;
- and
- transmitting a response to the resource request to the first network device based on the expected charge,
- wherein based on the further expected charge being acceptable the further expected charge is used by the second network device, and
- wherein no matter whether the charge negotiation process succeeds or not, the charge negotiation process is terminated based on a number of the at least one negotiation round reaching a predetermined number.
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A network device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the network device to perform;
- determining, at a first network device, a communication resource required by a network based on a current usage state of communication resources in the network;
- transmitting a resource request on the communication resource to a second network device, the request at least indicating an expected charge associated with the communication resource,
- wherein the resource request comprises at least one combination of at least one of an expected charge for a resource request, a quantity of requested resources, and a frequency of resource requests;
- and
- receiving a response to the request from the second network device,
- wherein the response is based on a determination that the expected charge indicated in the resource request is not acceptable, and
- wherein determining the communication resource required by the network comprises:
- monitoring traffic of a communication device in the network;
- sending towards the second network device a resource request comprising a channel predetermined throughput;
- based on the response, using charging information to trigger a charge negotiation process;
- and based on at least one negotiation round of the charge negotiation process,
- determining a further expected charge that is acceptable or not acceptable for the first network device and the second network device,
- wherein based on the further expected charge being acceptable the further expected charge is used by the second network device, and
- wherein no matter whether the charge negotiation process succeeds or not, the charge negotiation process is terminated based on a number of the at least one negotiation round reaching a predetermined number.
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