Transmission in a wireless communication network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsMin Wang, Jan Christoffersson, Mårten Ericson
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Abstract
Methods and devices for supporting charging relating to a group transmission in a wireless communication network. The group transmission involving a group of wireless devices configured to, via one or more direct communication links between each other, participate in transmission of user data between a source wireless device and the network. It is obtained, for each one of wireless devices of the group, a data amount indicator indicating how much data the wireless device has been involved in transmitting as part of the group transmission. It is provided one or more reports based on the obtained data amount indicators to one or more core network nodes.
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A method, performed by a device, for supporting charging relating to a group transmission in a wireless communication network, said group transmission involving a group of wireless devices configured to, via one or more direct communication links between each other, participate in transmission of user data between a source wireless device and the wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- obtaining, for each one of wireless devices of the group, a data amount indicator indicating how much data the wireless device has been involved in transmitting as part of the group transmission;
- and
- providing one or more reports based on the obtained data amount indicators to one or more core network nodes of the wireless communication network, which one or more core network nodes are involved in charging of wireless devices served by the wireless communication network;
- at least one of the one or more reports relating to a wireless communication device of the group that assisted with the group transmission and comprising one or more of the following:
- information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission, an identifier identifying the source wireless device, and an identifier identifying the wireless communication device itself;
- and
- the information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission comprising a scaling factor that indicates a level at which the wireless communication device has assisted in the group transmission and at least one of the information on data amount and scaling factor comprising the data amount indicator obtained for the wireless device.
A method, performed by a device, for supporting charging relating to a group transmission in a wireless communication network, said group transmission involving a group of wireless devices configured to, via one or more direct communication links between each other, participate in transmission of user data between a source wireless device and the wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- obtaining, for one or more core network nodes of the wireless communication network, one or more reports based on data amount indicators indicating how much data individual wireless devices have been involved in transmitting as part of the group transmission, which one or more core network nodes are involved in charging of wireless communication devices served by the wireless communication network;
- at least one of the one or more reports relating to a wireless communication device of the group that assisted with the group transmission and comprising one or more of the following:
- information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission, an identifier identifying the source wireless device, and an identifier identifying the wireless communication device itself;
- and
- the information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission comprising a scaling factor that indicates a level at which the wireless communication device has assisted in the group transmission and at least one of the information on data amount and scaling factor comprising the data amount indicator obtained for the wireless device.
A device for supporting charging relating to a group transmission in a wireless communication network, said group transmission involving a group of wireless devices configured to, via one or more direct communication links between each other, participate in transmission of user data between a source wireless device and the wireless communication network, wherein said device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors cause the device to:
- for each one of wireless devices of the group, a data amount indicator indicating how much data the wireless device has been involved in transmitting as part of the group transmission;
- and
- provide one or more reports based on the obtained data amount indicators to one or more core network nodes of the wireless communication network, which one or more core network nodes are involved in charging of wireless devices served by the wireless communication network;
- at least one of the one or more reports relating to a wireless communication device of the group that assisted with the group transmission and comprising one or more of the following:
- information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission, an identifier identifying the source wireless device, and an identifier identifying the wireless communication device itself;
- and
- the information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission comprising a scaling factor that indicates a level at which the wireless communication device has assisted in the group transmission and at least one of the information on data amount and scaling factor comprising the data amount indicator obtained for the wireless device.
A device for supporting charging relating to a group transmission in a wireless communication network, said group transmission involving a group of wireless devices to, via one or more direct communication links between each other, participate in transmission of user data between a source wireless device and the wireless communication network, wherein said device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors cause the device to:
- obtain for one or more core network nodes of the wireless communication network, one or more reports based on data amount indicators indicating how much data individual wireless devices have been involved in transmitting as part of the group transmission, which one or more core network nodes are involved in charging of wireless communication devices served by the wireless communication network;
- at least one of the one or more reports relating to a wireless communication device of the group that assisted with the group transmission and comprising one or more of the following:
- information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission, an identifier identifying the source wireless device, and an identifier identifying the wireless communication device itself;
- and
- the information on data amount that the wireless communication device has assisted with as part of the group transmission comprising a scaling factor that indicates a level at which the wireless communication device has assisted in the group transmission and at least one of the information on data amount and scaling factor comprising the data amount indicator obtained for the wireless device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.