Quality of Service (QoS) Influence in Edge Computing Application Enabler
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorWenliang Xu
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Abstract
A dedicated Application Programming Interface (API) is provided. The edge consumer nodes (42) of an edge enabler node (44) in an Edge Data Network (EDN) (40) can use the API to influence the Quality of Service (QoS) for a service data flow, sponsor data traffic, and/or monitor the QoS of the data flow.
Claims20
1-23. (canceled)
A method for performing a Quality of Service (QoS) related service operation in an Edge Data Network (EDN), the method implemented at an edge enabler node in the EDN and comprising:
- receiving a policy and charging request sent by an edge consumer node connected to the EDN, wherein the policy and charging request is a request to perform a QoS-related service operation on a data flow associated with a wireless device served by the edge consumer node;
- authorizing the edge consumer node for the requested QoS-related service operation on the data flow;
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- providing one or more core network nodes associated with the one or both of the wireless device and the data flow to perform the requested QoS-related service operation on the data flow responsive to the edge consumer node being authorized.
An edge enabler node in an Edge Data Network (EDN) configured to perform a Quality of Service (QoS) related service operation in the EDN, the edge enabler node comprising:
- interface circuitry configured to receive a policy and charging request sent by an edge consumer node connected to the EDN, wherein the policy and charging request is a request to perform a QoS-related service operation on a data flow associated with a wireless device served by the edge consumer node;
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- processing circuitry operatively connected to the interface circuitry and configured to:
- authorize the edge consumer node for the requested QoS-related service operation on the data flow;
- and
- provide one or more core network nodes associated with the one or both of the wireless device and the data flow to perform the requested QoS-related service operation on the data flow responsive to the edge consumer node being authorized.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program comprising executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing circuit of an edge enabler node in an Edge Data Network (EDN), causes the edge enabler node to:
- receive a policy and charging request sent by an edge consumer node connected to the EDN, wherein the policy and charging request is a request to perform a QoS-related service operation on a data flow associated with a wireless device served by the edge consumer node;
- authorize the edge consumer node for the requested QoS-related service operation on the data flow;
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- provide one or more core network nodes associated with the one or both of the wireless device and the data flow to perform the requested QoS-related service operation on the data flow responsive to the edge consumer node being authorized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.