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US 12,689,942 B2Granted
Energy awareness in cellular communication networks
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsBerthold Panzner, Laurent Goix
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Abstract
According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method comprising determining, by an apparatus, a cellular communication network providing at least one service flow for the apparatus, receiving by the apparatus, from the network, energy-related information about the network, wherein said energy-related information is associated with the at least one service flow and determining by the apparatus, based at least in part on said information, whether to adapt the at least one service flow.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- determine a cellular communication network providing at least one service flow for the apparatus;
- receive, from the network, energy-related information about the network, wherein said energy-related information is associated with the at least one service flow;
- and
- determine, based at least in part on said information, whether to adapt the at least one service flow;
- wherein said energy-related information associated with the at least one service flow comprises at least one of an indication about a type of an energy supply of the network, an energy ratio of the network or a level of energy efficiency of the at least one service flow provided by the network;
- and
- wherein the stored instructions further cause, when executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus at least to:
- determine, when the type of the energy supply of the network is non-renewable, at least one of the at least one service flow that is non-critical;
- and
- pause the at least one non-critical service flow.
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A method, comprising:
- determining, by an apparatus, a cellular communication network providing at least one service flow for the apparatus;
- receiving by the apparatus, from the network, energy-related information about the network, wherein said energy-related information is associated with the at least one service flow;
- and
- determining by the apparatus, based at least in part on said information, whether to adapt the at least one service flow;
- wherein said energy-related information associated with the at least one service flow comprises at least one of an indication about a type of an energy supply of the network, an energy ratio of the network or a level of energy efficiency of the at least one service flow provided by the network;
- and
- the method further comprises:
- determining, when the type of the energy supply of the network is non-renewable, at least one of the at least one service flow that is non-critical;
- and
- pausing the at least one non-critical service flow.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- determine a cellular communication network providing at least one service flow for the apparatus;
- receive, from the network, energy-related information about the network, wherein said energy-related information is associated with the at least one service flow;
- determine, based at least in part on said information, whether to adapt the at least one service flow;
- determine at least one of the at least one service flow that is critical;
- and
- continue the at least one critical service flow regardless of said energy-related information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.