Dynamic resource granting method and device in communication system, and computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12184654-B2
Application number	US-201917057212-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2019
Priority date	May 22, 2018
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

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.

First claim

I claim:

1. 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.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
receiving a request on a service from a communication device in the network; and
in response to the first network device currently not supporting the service, determining the communication resource required by the network so as to support the service.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an indication of valid time of the resource request to the second network device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based at least in part on the response, negotiating the expected charge with the second network device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the negotiating comprises:
in response to that response indicates an acceptable charge of the second network device, determining whether the acceptable charge exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
in response to the acceptable charge exceeding the predetermined threshold, transmitting a further expected charge to the second network device.

6. 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.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of valid time of the resource request from the first network device.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein transmitting the response to the resource request to the first network device comprises:
determining whether the expected charge is lower than a predetermined threshold;
if the expected charge is not lower than the predetermined threshold, transmitting the response to the first network device, the response indicating resource authorization information; and
if the expected charge is lower than the predetermined threshold, transmitting the response to the first network device, the response indicating an acceptable charge of the second network device.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
negotiating the expected charge with the first network device, the negotiating being based at least in part on the response.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the negotiating comprises:
receiving an acknowledgement to the response from the first network device.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the negotiating comprises:
receiving a further expected charge from the first network device;
determining whether the further expected charge is lower than the predetermined threshold;
if the further expected charge is not lower than the predetermined threshold, transmitting the response to the first network device, the response indicating resource authorization information; and
if the further expected charge is lower than the predetermined threshold, transmitting the response to the first network device, the response indicating a further acceptable charge of the second network device.

12. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
in response to receiving a release request on a communication resource to be released from the first network device, transmitting, to the first network device, a response to the release request.

13. 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 res

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Wang Zhi

Classifications

• H04W24/08

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic · CPC title

• H04W16/10

  Dynamic resource partitioning · CPC title

• H04M15/805

  Bidding · CPC title

• H04M15/8061

  Selecting least cost route depending on origin or type of service · CPC title

• H04M15/8055

  Selecting cheaper transport technology for a given service · CPC title