Resource adjustment method and apparatus, storage medium, and program product

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a resource adjustment method and device, a storage medium and a program product, relate to the technical field of wireless communication, and can effectively solve the situation that wireless resources of a wireless network side are excessively occupied by a certain operator, and guarantee the fairness of wireless resource use of each operator in an access network sharing mode. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring the wireless resource occupation situation of each operator in a detection period in a shared cell, and adjusting the resource use strategy of the operator in the case that the wireless resource occupation situation of the operator meets an unfair occupation rule, so that the use proportion of the wireless resources of each operator reaches a fair occupation state. The unfair occupation rule is used to determine whether the wireless resources already occupied by the operator exceed the pre-agreed resource occupation proportion of each operator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a resource adjustment method, apparatus, storage medium, and program product. Background Technology

[0002] In the access network sharing mode, in order to ensure that users of the same level or services of the same level from different operators receive the same access services and service quality assurance, each operator needs to configure quality of service (QoS) policies on the core network side as agreed, such as user level policies (e.g., user priority classification methods and proportions), service policies (e.g., service types, corresponding bearers, guaranteed rates), or access policies (e.g., rules on whether preemption is allowed).

[0003] However, in actual access network sharing scenarios, if one operator does not comply with the configuration agreement and configures a higher proportion of high-priority users or high-priority services on the core network side, the radio resources on the radio network side will be excessively occupied by the operator's users, reducing the radio resources available to users of other operators. This leads to uneven and unfair resource usage among operators under the access network sharing model. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a resource adjustment method, apparatus, storage medium, and program product, which can effectively solve the problem of excessive occupation of wireless resources on the wireless network side by one operator, and ensure the fairness of wireless resource use by various operators under the access network sharing mode.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] Firstly, this application provides a resource adjustment method, which includes: obtaining the wireless resource occupancy status of each operator in a shared cell during a detection period, and adjusting the operator's resource usage strategy when the operator's wireless resource occupancy status meets the unfair occupancy rules, so as to achieve a fair occupancy status for the wireless resource usage ratio of each operator.

[0007] Among them, the unfair occupation rule is used to determine whether the wireless resources occupied by the operator exceed the resource occupation ratio agreed upon by each operator in advance.

[0008] Based on the above scheme, the resource usage of each operator in the shared cell can be periodically obtained for fairness testing. If the occupied wireless resources of an operator meet the unfair usage rules, the operator's resource usage strategy can be adjusted. This can ensure that the wireless resource usage ratio of each operator in the shared cell reaches a fair usage state, reduce the occurrence of excessive wireless resource occupation by any one operator, and protect the fair rights and interests of each operator in the access network sharing mode.

[0009] Optionally, when the operator's wireless resource usage meets the unfair usage rules, the above-mentioned adjustment of the operator's resource usage strategy may specifically include: reducing the proportion of the operator's corresponding first type of resources used when the operator's wireless resource usage meets the unfair usage rules.

[0010] The first type of resource is the resource that can be used by users of all operators within the shared community.

[0011] Optionally, if the number of detection cycles is less than or equal to a preset number, the sum of the reduction rates of the usage ratio of the first type of resources is less than or equal to the reduction threshold.

[0012] Optionally, the above-mentioned adjustment of the operator's resource usage strategy when the operator's wireless resource occupancy meets the unfair occupancy rules may further include: increasing the usage ratio of the second type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, and / or increasing the usage ratio of the third type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, when the operator's wireless resource occupancy meets the unfair occupancy rules.

[0013] The second type of resource is those that are prioritized for use by the operator's users and can also be shared by users of other operators within the same cell. The third type of resource is those that are only permitted for use by the operator's users.

[0014] Optionally, if the number of detection cycles is less than or equal to a preset number, the sum of the increase in the usage ratio of the second type of resources or the sum of the increase in the usage ratio of the third type of resources is less than or equal to the increase threshold.

[0015] Optionally, the above unfair occupation rules may include any of the following: the operator's wireless resource share is greater than the resource share threshold; the ratio between the operator's wireless resource share and the average of the wireless resource shares of other operators in the shared cell is greater than the resource share threshold; the ratio between the operator's wireless resource share and the average of the wireless resource shares of all operators in the shared cell is greater than the resource share threshold.

[0016] Among them, the wireless resource ratio is the ratio between the wireless resources occupied by the operator and the wireless resources shared by the cell.

[0017] Optionally, the operator's users may include Type 1 users and Type 2 users, with Type 1 users having higher priority than Type 2 users. In this case, the aforementioned unfair usage rule may further include: the ratio between the wireless resource share of the operator's Type 1 users and the wireless resource share of the operator's Type 2 users is greater than a resource share threshold.

[0018] Optionally, the operator's services may include Type I services and Type II services, with Type I services having a higher priority than Type II services. In this case, the aforementioned unfair usage rule may further include: the ratio between the operator's proportion of radio resources allocated to Type I services and the operator's proportion of radio resources allocated to Type II services is greater than a resource proportion threshold.

[0019] Secondly, this application provides a resource adjustment device, comprising:

[0020] The acquisition unit is used to acquire the wireless resource usage of each operator in the shared cell during the detection period.

[0021] The adjustment unit is used to adjust the operator's resource usage strategy when the operator's wireless resource usage meets the unfair usage rules, so as to achieve a fair usage ratio of wireless resources among the operators.

[0022] Optionally, the adjustment unit is also used to reduce the proportion of the operator's corresponding first-type resources used when the operator's wireless resource occupancy meets the unfair occupancy rules.

[0023] Optionally, the adjustment unit is also used to increase the usage ratio of the second type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, and / or increase the usage ratio of the third type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, when the wireless resource occupancy of the operators meets the unfair occupancy rules.

[0024] Thirdly, this application provides a resource adjustment apparatus, comprising: a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, which is used to execute computer programs or instructions to implement the resource adjustment method as described in any one of the first aspects and any possible implementations of the first aspect.

[0025] Fourthly, this application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a terminal, cause the terminal to perform a resource adjustment method as described in any one of the first aspects and any possible implementations of the first aspect.

[0026] Fifthly, this application provides a computer program product comprising computer instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the resource adjustment method as described in any one of the first aspects and any possible implementation thereof.

[0027] Understandably, the beneficial effects that can be achieved by the second to fifth aspects provided above can be referred to the beneficial effects in any possible design of the resource adjustment method as described in any one of the first aspects and any possible implementation of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here. Attached Figure Description

[0028] Figure 1 An architecture diagram of a resource adjustment system provided in this application embodiment;

[0029] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating a resource adjustment method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating another resource adjustment method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an operator's wireless resource configuration as provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0032] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a resource adjustment device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0033] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of another resource adjustment device provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, details a resource adjustment method, apparatus, storage medium, and program product provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0035] In this article, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone.

[0036] The terms "first" and "second," etc., used in the specification and drawings of this application are used to distinguish different objects or to distinguish different treatments of the same object, rather than to describe a specific order of objects.

[0037] Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, used in the description of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the steps or units listed, but may optionally include other steps or units not listed, or may optionally include other steps or units inherent to such process, method, product, or apparatus.

[0038] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this application, the words "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or explanations. Any embodiment or design scheme described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments or design schemes. Specifically, the use of the words "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0039] The following explanations of some terms used in the embodiments of this disclosure are provided to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art:

[0040] Network slicing is a technique that divides a physical network (such as a 5G network) into multiple virtualized, isolated, end-to-end logical networks. Each network slice can serve a specific business scenario or user to meet the differentiated network capability needs of different users and services.

[0041] In the process of building and developing mobile communication networks, in order to cope with financial pressure and improve investment efficiency, operators have begun to adopt a cross-operator cooperation model of network co-construction and sharing, under the premise of ensuring a certain level of network coverage. This model covers a variety of forms such as access network sharing and inter-network roaming.

[0042] In the access network sharing mode, each operator jointly builds a physical wireless network, allowing their respective users to access the network wirelessly. Through the interconnection of the transmission network, user services are directed to their respective independent core networks, thereby enabling users to use the services provided by each operator.

[0043] In this sharing model, safeguarding the fair interests of all sharing parties is crucial. On the one hand, to protect the interests of all sharing parties, it is necessary to ensure equality and fairness. For example, within the same base station cell, users of the same level or services from different operators should receive the same access services and service quality assurance. Simultaneously, each sharing operator should achieve equality or comply with the agreed-upon proportion principle in the use of wireless resources.

[0044] On the other hand, mobile communication networks utilize QoS mechanisms to ensure the differentiated quality requirements of different users or services. Under the QoS mechanism, the core network can identify users or services and, based on subscription status and preset policies, configure corresponding bearer types and quality of service flows (QoS flows) for users or services. It also guides the base station cells providing services to users to complete the corresponding access, bearer establishment, and resource allocation processes, thereby ensuring that high-priority users or high-priority services receive priority service. Therefore, in the access network sharing mode, to effectively ensure that users and services of the same level from different operators enjoy the same access service and service quality assurance, each operator needs to configure the same or similar QoS policies on its own core network according to agreements. These policies may include user level policies (such as user priority classification methods and proportions), service policies (such as service types, corresponding bearers, guaranteed rates), or access policies (such as rules on whether preemption is allowed).

[0045] In 5G mobile networks, network slicing technology has emerged to introduce greater flexibility in ensuring differentiated protection for users and services. Mobile network slicing is an end-to-end architecture that encompasses core network sub-slices, transport network sub-slices, and radio network sub-slices. The deployment strategies for radio network sub-slices can include the following three:

[0046] Method 1: QoS Scheduling. This method generally adopts a spectrum resource sharing model, with sliced ​​services relying on QoS policies for resource scheduling. For example, the radio side can schedule resources based on the Quality of Service identifier (5G QoS identifier, 5QI), or by using the slice identifier (ID) and 5QI.

[0047] Method 2: Resource Block (RB) Reservation. This method allows for the pre-reservation of resources (RBs) for different slice groups, and then combines this with QoS scheduling to achieve optimized resource scheduling.

[0048] Method 3: Deployment of independent carrier slicing or wireless private network (dedicated equipment).

[0049] However, in 5G access network sharing scenarios, regardless of whether spectrum resource sharing or RB resource reservation is used, if one operator fails to comply with the relevant agreements and allocates a higher proportion of high-priority users or high-priority services to its core network, there may be an over-consumption of radio resources on the radio network side by that operator's users. This reduces the radio resources available to users of other operators, leading to uneven and unfair resource usage among operators under the access network sharing model. Therefore, ensuring fairness and equivalence in resource usage among operators under the access network sharing model has become a critical issue that urgently needs to be addressed.

[0050] To address the aforementioned technical issues, this application provides a resource adjustment method that periodically acquires the resource occupancy status of each operator in a shared cell for fairness testing. If the occupied wireless resources of an operator meet the unfair occupancy rules, the method adjusts the operator's resource usage strategy. This ensures that the wireless resource usage ratio of each operator in a shared cell reaches a fair usage state, reduces the occurrence of excessive wireless resource occupancy by any single operator, and protects the fair rights of each operator under the access network sharing mode.

[0051] Figure 1 An architecture diagram of a resource adjustment system provided in this application embodiment is shown below. Figure 1 As shown, the system framework includes: base station 101.

[0052] Base station 101 can provide communication services to various operators within the shared cell. The base station 101 involved in this application embodiment can be a base station (BTS) in Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Internet of Things (IoT) or Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB IoT), a future 5G mobile communication network, or a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN).

[0053] This application embodiment does not limit the number of base stations 101 in the resource adjustment system, and may include a ratio of... Figure 1 More or fewer base stations 101.

[0054] In this embodiment of the application, the base station 101 can be used to perform fairness detection on the wireless resource occupancy of operators, and adjust the resource usage strategy of operators when the wireless resource occupancy of operators meets the unfair occupancy rules, so that the wireless resource usage ratio of each operator reaches a fair occupancy state.

[0055] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a resource adjustment method provided in an embodiment of this application, as shown below. Figure 2 As shown, the method is composed of Figure 1 The base station shown executes the method, which includes:

[0056] S201. Obtain the wireless resource usage of each operator in the shared cell during the detection period.

[0057] In this embodiment of the application, a shared cell refers to a service cell jointly constructed and maintained by multiple operators, and multiple operators can share the resources of the service cell.

[0058] Optionally, this application does not specifically limit the detection period. For example, the detection period can be one day, one week, or one month.

[0059] This application does not specifically limit the dimensions of the operator's wireless resource utilization. For example, the operator's wireless resource utilization can be the number of resource blocks (RBs) actually occupied by the operator. Another example is the number of times the operator establishes various types of bearers. Yet another example is the data transmission traffic. Still another example is the connection duration between the operator's user equipment and the shared cell base station.

[0060] Optionally, the above-mentioned bearers may include, but are not limited to: guaranteed bit rate (GRB) bearers, non-guarantee bit rate (Non-GRB) bearers, critical guarantee bit rate (Critical GRB) bearers, and other custom bearers.

[0061] For example, a shared cell may include multiple network slice groups, each network slice group may include at least one network slice, and each operator corresponds to at least one slice group. Based on this, the base station can determine the radio resource usage of the operator to which the network slice group belongs by obtaining the radio resource usage of users within the network slice group.

[0062] In this way, by obtaining the wireless resource usage of each operator during the testing period, data support can be provided for whether to adjust the wireless resource usage ratio of operators in the future.

[0063] S202. If the wireless resource usage of operators meets the unfair usage rules, adjust the resource usage strategy of the operators so that the usage ratio of wireless resources of each operator reaches a fair usage state.

[0064] Among them, the unfair occupation rule is used to determine whether the wireless resources occupied by the operator exceed the resource occupation ratio agreed upon by each operator in advance.

[0065] For example, if it is determined that the wireless resources occupied by the operator meet the unfair occupation rules, the base station can adjust the usage ratio of the wireless resources corresponding to the operator, that is, adjust the wireless resources that the operator can use, so that the usage ratio of the wireless resources corresponding to each operator reaches a fair state.

[0066] Through the above technical solution, the base station can periodically obtain the resource usage of each operator in the shared cell, and when the radio resource usage of the operators meets the unfair usage rules, it can adaptively adjust the radio resources available to the operators, thereby enabling the radio resource usage ratio of each operator in the shared cell to reach a fair usage state, thereby reducing the occurrence of excessive radio resource usage by any one operator and ensuring the fair rights and interests of each operator in the access network sharing mode.

[0067] In some embodiments, the radio resources available to the operator may include a first type of resource, a second type of resource, and a third type of resource.

[0068] Specifically, for the wireless resources available to each operator, the first type of resources allows users of all operators within the shared cell to use them. The second type of resources prioritizes the use of users of that operator and also allows users of other operators within the shared cell to use them. The third type of resources is resources that are only allowed to users of that operator.

[0069] Based on this, in one possible implementation, the above-mentioned S202 may specifically include: when the operator's wireless resource occupancy meets the unfair occupancy rules, the base station can reduce the proportion of the operator's corresponding first type of resource usage.

[0070] For example, the first type of resources available to an operator can be determined by the operator's maximum and minimum resource ratios. In this case, if the operator's radio resource occupancy meets the unfair occupancy rules, the base station can reduce the first type of resources available to the operator by reducing the operator's maximum resource ratio, i.e., reducing the proportion of the operator's first type of resources used.

[0071] It should be noted that the maximum and minimum resource ratios are set by the base station according to the resource allocation ratios pre-agreed between the various operators.

[0072] For example, the calculation formula for the first type of resources that can be used by the operator can refer to Formula 1 below.

[0073] Type 1 Resources = (Maximum Resource Ratio - Minimum Resource Ratio) * Shared Cell RB Resources

[0074] (Formula 1)

[0075] The range of the maximum and minimum resource ratios is between 0% and 100%.

[0076] Through the above technical solution, when the wireless resource occupancy of an operator meets the unfair occupancy rules, the base station can reduce the proportion of the first type of resources used by that operator, so that the proportion of wireless resource usage of each operator in the shared cell can reach a fair usage state, reduce the occurrence of excessive wireless resource occupancy by a certain operator, and protect the fair rights and interests of each operator in the access network sharing mode.

[0077] In some embodiments, when the number of detection cycles is less than or equal to a preset number, the sum of the reductions in the usage ratio of the first type of resources is less than or equal to a reduction threshold.

[0078] The embodiments of this application do not specifically limit the preset quantity. For example, the preset quantity can be 1, 2, or 3, etc.

[0079] The embodiments of this application do not specifically limit the reduction threshold. For example, the reduction threshold can be 10%, 20%, or 50%, etc.

[0080] For example, suppose the reduction threshold is 10%. If operator A's wireless resource usage meets the unfair usage rule within three consecutive detection periods, then the sum of the reductions in the usage ratio of the corresponding first type of resources of operator A within three consecutive detection periods cannot exceed 10%.

[0081] Thus, by setting a reduction threshold, it is possible to prevent base stations from excessively adjusting the proportion of the operator's first type of resources used.

[0082] In another possible implementation, S202 may further include: if the detection results indicate that the wireless resource occupancy of the operators meets the unfair occupancy rules, increasing the usage ratio of the second type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, and / or increasing the usage ratio of the third type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell.

[0083] For example, the second type of resources available to an operator can be determined by the proportion of dedicated resources and the minimum resource proportion corresponding to that operator. The third type of resources available to an operator can be determined by the proportion of dedicated resources corresponding to that operator.

[0084] Based on this, if the wireless resource occupancy of the operator meets the unfair occupancy rule, the base station can increase the minimum resource ratio of each operator in the shared cell, thereby increasing the second type of resources available to each operator and reducing the usage ratio of the first type of resources of the operator.

[0085] Optionally, the base station can also increase the proportion of the minimum resource ratio for each operator among multiple operators in the shared cell, and increase the proportion of the dedicated resource ratio for each operator among multiple operators, thereby increasing the second type of resources available to each operator among multiple operators, and the third type of resources available to each operator among multiple operators, thereby reducing the proportion of the first type of resources used by that operator.

[0086] In this embodiment, multiple operators may include all operators under the shared cell, or may include some operators under the shared cell.

[0087] It should be noted that the dedicated resource ratio is set by the base station according to the resource allocation ratio pre-agreed between the various operators.

[0088] For example, the calculation formula for the second type of resources that can be used by the operator can refer to Formula 2 below, and the calculation formula for the third type of resources that can be used by the operator can refer to Formula 3 below.

[0089] Second type of resources = (Minimum resource ratio - Dedicated resource ratio) * Shared cell RB resources

[0090] (Formula 2)

[0091] Type 3 Resources = Proportion of Dedicated Resources * Shared Cell RB Resources (Formula 3)

[0092] The proportion of dedicated resources ranges from 0% to 100%.

[0093] Through the above technical solution, when the radio resource usage of operators meets the unfair usage rules, the base station can increase the usage ratio of the second type and / or the third type of resources corresponding to multiple operators in a shared cell, thereby reducing the proportion of the first type of resources corresponding to that operator. In this way, the radio resource usage ratio of each operator in a shared cell can reach a fair usage state, reducing the occurrence of excessive radio resource usage by any one operator and ensuring the fair rights of all operators in the access network sharing mode.

[0094] In some embodiments, when the number of detection cycles is less than or equal to a preset number, the sum of the increase rates of the usage ratio of the second type of resources or the sum of the increase rates of the usage ratio of the third type of resources is less than or equal to the increase threshold.

[0095] This application does not specifically limit the increase threshold. For example, the decrease threshold can be 10%, 20%, or 50%, etc.

[0096] Thus, by setting an increase threshold, it is possible to prevent base stations from excessively adjusting the proportion of the operator's second or third type of resources used.

[0097] In some embodiments, the wireless resource usage of an operator can be the wireless resource usage of the operator's users or the wireless resource usage of the operator's services.

[0098] The operator's users can include first-type users and second-type users, with first-type users having higher priority than second-type users.

[0099] The operator's services can include a first type of service and a second type of service, with the first type of service having a higher priority than the second type of service.

[0100] Based on this, the unfair occupancy rule in S202 above may include any of the following:

[0101] 1. The operator's wireless resource ratio is greater than the resource ratio threshold.

[0102] Among them, the wireless resource ratio is the ratio between the wireless resources occupied by the operator and the wireless resources shared by the cell.

[0103] Optionally, the resource allocation threshold can be set according to the principle of equality and fairness reached among the operators. For example, the resource allocation threshold can be 70% or 80%. This application embodiment does not specifically limit this.

[0104] Specifically, an operator's wireless resource share exceeds a resource share threshold, which can include:

[0105] 1.1 The proportion of wireless resources for all users of a certain operator during the detection period is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0106] 1.2. The proportion of wireless resources for a certain operator's first-type users during the detection period is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0107] For example, a base station can determine whether a user belongs to the first type of user by identifying the default bearer type used by the user to access the shared cell. For instance, a user accessing the shared cell using the default bearer 5QI6 or 5QI8 can be identified as a first type of user.

[0108] 1.3. The proportion of wireless resources for a certain operator's first type of service during the detection period is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0109] For example, a base station can determine whether a service belongs to the first type of service by identifying the service bearer type. For instance, a service bearer of the GBR type (such as 5QI3 and 5QI4) or other custom GBR type bearers can be classified as a first type of service.

[0110] 1.4 The ratio between the proportion of wireless resources for the first type of users of a certain operator and the proportion of wireless resources for the second type of users of the same operator is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0111] For example, a base station can determine whether a user belongs to the second type of user by identifying the default bearer type used by the user to access the shared cell. For instance, a user who accesses the shared cell using the default bearer 5QI9 can be identified as a second type of user.

[0112] 1.5 The ratio between the proportion of wireless resources for a certain operator's first type of service and the proportion of wireless resources for the operator's second type of service is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0113] For example, a base station can determine whether a service belongs to the second type of service by identifying the service bearer type. For instance, a service bearer of the Non-GBR type (such as 5QI6, 5QI85, or QI9) can be identified as a second type of service.

[0114] 2. The ratio between the operator's wireless resource share and the average wireless resource share of other operators in the shared cell (excluding the operator itself) is greater than the resource share threshold.

[0115] The aforementioned unfair appropriation rules may specifically include:

[0116] 2.1 The ratio between the wireless resource share of all users of a certain operator during the detection period and the average wireless resource share of all users of other operators under the shared cell during the detection period is greater than the resource share threshold.

[0117] 2.2 The ratio of the proportion of radio resources of a certain operator's first type of users during the detection period to the average proportion of radio resources of the first type of users of other operators besides that operator during the detection period in the shared cell is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0118] 2.3 The ratio between the proportion of radio resources for a certain operator's first type of service during the detection period and the average proportion of radio resources for the first type of service of other operators besides that operator during the detection period in the shared cell is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0119] 2.4 The ratio between A and B is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0120] Where A refers to the ratio of the proportion of wireless resources of a certain operator's first type of users during the detection period to the proportion of wireless resources of the operator's second type of users during the detection period.

[0121] B refers to the ratio between the average proportion of wireless resources of Type I users from other operators (excluding the current operator) within the shared cell during the detection period and the average proportion of wireless resources of Type II users from other operators during the detection period.

[0122] 2.5 The ratio between C and D is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0123] Wherein, C refers to the ratio of the proportion of wireless resources for a certain operator's first type of service during the detection period to the proportion of wireless resources for the operator's second type of service during the detection period.

[0124] D refers to the ratio between the average proportion of wireless resources for the first type of services of other operators (excluding the operator) in the shared cell during the detection period and the average proportion of wireless resources for the second type of services of other operators during the detection period.

[0125] 3. The ratio between the operator's wireless resource share and the average wireless resource share of all operators in the shared cell is greater than the resource share threshold.

[0126] The aforementioned unfair appropriation rules may specifically include:

[0127] 3.1 The ratio between the wireless resource share of all users of a certain operator during the detection period and the average wireless resource share of all users of all operators in the shared cell is greater than the resource share threshold.

[0128] 3.2 The ratio between the proportion of wireless resources of a certain operator's first type of users during the detection period and the average proportion of wireless resources of all operators' first type of users in the shared cell is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0129] 3.3 The ratio between the proportion of wireless resources for a certain operator's first type of service during the detection period and the average proportion of wireless resources for the first type of service of all operators in the shared cell is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0130] 3.4 The ratio between E and F is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0131] Where E refers to the ratio of the proportion of wireless resources of a certain operator's first type of users during the detection period to the proportion of wireless resources of the operator's second type of users during the detection period.

[0132] F refers to the ratio between the average proportion of wireless resources for Type 1 users of all operators in a shared cell during the detection period and the average proportion of wireless resources for Type 2 users of all operators during the detection period.

[0133] 3.5 The ratio between G and H is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

[0134] Wherein, G refers to the ratio of the proportion of wireless resources for a certain operator's first type of service during the detection period to the proportion of wireless resources for the operator's second type of service during the detection period.

[0135] H refers to the ratio between the average proportion of radio resources for the first type of service of all operators in the shared cell during the detection period and the average proportion of radio resources for the second type of service of all operators during the detection period.

[0136] Thus, by formulating the aforementioned unfair occupation rules, a standard can be provided for determining whether operators are excessively occupying wireless resources.

[0137] In some embodiments, after obtaining the radio resource occupancy status of each operator within the shared cell during the detection period, the base station can also send the radio resource occupancy status of each operator during the detection period to the server. Accordingly, after receiving the radio resource occupancy status of each operator during the detection period, the server can adjust the radio resource usage strategy of the operators based on the radio resource occupancy status of the operators, referring to the method in S202 above.

[0138] The server in this application embodiment can be a single server, a server cluster, or a cloud server; this application embodiment does not limit the specific server type.

[0139] The beneficial effects that the above technical solutions can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects that any of the methods in S201-S202 above can achieve, and will not be repeated here.

[0140] In some embodiments, after adjusting the operator's resource usage strategy, if no unfair occupation rule is detected in the operator's radio resource occupancy within multiple consecutive detection periods, the base station may increase the first resource usage ratio corresponding to the operator. Alternatively, the base station may reduce the second type of resource usage ratio corresponding to each of the multiple operators, and / or the third type of resource usage ratio corresponding to each of the multiple operators.

[0141] Among them, the adjusted usage ratio of the first type of resources by the operator cannot be greater than the initial usage ratio of the first type of resources by the operator.

[0142] The adjusted usage ratio of the second type of resources by the operator cannot exceed the initial usage ratio of the second type of resources by the operator.

[0143] The adjusted usage ratio of the third type of resources by the operator cannot exceed the initial usage ratio of the operator's third type of resources.

[0144] Through the above technical solution, for operators that have not experienced excessive resource consumption over a long period of time, the base station can adjust the usage ratio of the operator's wireless resources to ensure the fairness of resource use among operators.

[0145] In some embodiments, before executing S201-S202 as described above, the base station may further allocate initial first type resources, initial second type resources, and initial third type resources available to each operator, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the method may include:

[0146] S301. Obtain the wireless resource allocation policies of various operators in the shared cell.

[0147] In this embodiment of the application, the wireless resource allocation strategy may include the wireless resource types (such as first type of resource, second type of resource, and third type of resource) pre-set by each operator, as well as the allocation ratio of each type of resource.

[0148] S302. Based on the wireless resource allocation strategy and the shared cell wireless resources, allocate initial first type of resources, initial second type of resources and initial third type of resources to the operator.

[0149] Specifically, each operator can correspond to at least one network slice group. After obtaining the pre-set allocation ratios of the first, second, and third types of resources from the operator, the base station can determine the maximum, minimum, and dedicated resource ratios of the network slice group corresponding to the operator. Then, based on the shared cell radio resources and the maximum, minimum, and dedicated resource ratios of the network slice group corresponding to the operator, the base station can allocate initial first, second, and third type resources to the network slice group corresponding to the operator. For example, Figure 4 This diagram illustrates a carrier's wireless resource configuration.

[0150] In this embodiment of the application, users within each network slice group prioritize using the third type of resources, followed by the second type of resources, and finally the first type of resources.

[0151] It should be noted that the total amount of wireless resources allocated by an operator cannot exceed its maximum available resources. For example, the formula for calculating the maximum available resources for each operator can be found in Formula 4 below.

[0152] Maximum resource = Maximum resource ratio * Shared cell RB resource (Formula 4)

[0153] Through the above technical solution, the base station can allocate wireless resources to operators according to the resource allocation ratio agreed upon in advance, thus ensuring the fairness of the wireless resources available to each operator.

[0154] The foregoing primarily describes the solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure from a methodological perspective. It is understood that, in order to achieve the above functions, the resource adjustment device includes at least one of the hardware structures and software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. Those skilled in the art should readily recognize that, in conjunction with the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in hardware or by computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0155] This disclosure embodiment can divide the resource adjustment device into functional modules according to the above method embodiment. For example, each function can be divided into a separate functional module, or two or more functions can be integrated into one functional module. The integrated module can be implemented in hardware or software. It should be noted that the module division in this disclosure embodiment is illustrative and only represents one logical functional division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. The following description uses the example of dividing each functional module according to each function.

[0156] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a resource adjustment device provided in an embodiment of this application, as shown below. Figure 5 As shown, the device includes:

[0157] The acquisition unit 501 is used to acquire the wireless resource occupancy status of each operator in the shared cell during the detection period.

[0158] The adjustment unit 502 is used to adjust the operator's resource usage strategy when the operator's wireless resource usage meets the unfair usage rules, so as to make the usage ratio of wireless resources of each operator reach a fair usage state.

[0159] Optionally, the adjustment unit 502 is also used to reduce the proportion of the operator's corresponding first type of resources used when the operator's wireless resource occupancy meets the unfair occupancy rules.

[0160] Optionally, the adjustment unit 502 is also used to increase the usage ratio of the second type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, and / or increase the usage ratio of the third type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, when the wireless resource occupancy of the operators meets the unfair occupancy rules.

[0161] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of another possible structure of the resource adjustment device involved in the above embodiments is shown. The resource adjustment device includes a processor 601 and a communication interface 602. The processor 601 is used to control and manage the operation of the resource adjustment device, and the communication interface 602 is used to support communication between the resource adjustment device and other network entities. The resource adjustment device may also include a memory 603 and a bus 604, the memory 603 being used to store the program code and data of the resource adjustment device.

[0162] The memory 603 may be a memory in a resource adjustment device, and the memory may include volatile memory, such as random access memory; the memory may also include non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory, flash memory, hard disk or solid-state drive; the memory may also include a combination of the above types of memory.

[0163] The processor 601 described above can implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of this application. The processor can be a central processing unit, a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components, or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of this application. The processor can also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as including one or more microprocessor combinations, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, etc.

[0164] Bus 604 can be an extended industry standard architecture (EISA) bus, etc. Bus 604 can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Figure 6 The bus is represented by a single thick line, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

[0165] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, only the division of the above functional modules is used as an example. In practical applications, the above functions can be assigned to different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. The specific working process of the system, device, and unit described above can be referred to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0166] This application provides a computer program product containing instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to execute the resource adjustment method in the above method embodiments.

[0167] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the resource adjustment method in the method flow shown in the above method embodiments.

[0168] The computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination thereof. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of computer-readable storage media include: electrical connections having one or more wires; portable computer disks; hard disks; random access memory (RAM); read-only memory (ROM); erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM); registers; hard disks; optical fibers; compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); optical storage devices; magnetic storage devices; or any suitable combination thereof; or any other form of computer-readable storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to a processor, enabling the processor to read information from and write information to the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium may also be a component of the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). In the embodiments of this application, the computer-readable storage medium can be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0169] Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer program product containing instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the resource adjustment method described in the embodiments of this application.

[0170] Since the resource adjustment device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product in the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to the above methods, the technical effects they can achieve can also be referred to the above method embodiments. The embodiments of the present invention will not be described again here.

[0171] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for instance, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces; the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0172] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0173] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit.

[0174] The above are merely specific embodiments of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A resource adjustment method, characterized in that, The method includes: Obtain the wireless resource usage of each operator in a shared cell during the detection period; If the wireless resource usage of an operator meets the unfair usage rules, the usage ratio of the first type of resources corresponding to that operator will be reduced; the first type of resources are resources that can be used by users of all operators under the shared cell. The usage ratio of the second type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell will be increased, and / or the usage ratio of the third type of resources corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell will be increased, so that the wireless resource usage ratio of each operator reaches a fair usage state; wherein, the second type of resources are resources that are preferentially allowed to be used by users of that operator, and are also allowed to be used by users of other operators under the shared cell; the third type of resources are resources that are only allowed to be used by users of that operator. The unfair occupation rule is used to determine whether the wireless resources occupied by the operator exceed the resource occupation ratio agreed upon in advance by each operator.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the number of detection cycles is less than or equal to a preset number, the sum of the reduction rates of the usage ratio of the first type of resources is less than or equal to the reduction threshold.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the number of detection cycles is less than or equal to the preset number, the sum of the increase in the usage ratio of the second type of resources, or the sum of the increase in the usage ratio of the third type of resources, is less than or equal to the increase threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The unfair appropriation rule includes any of the following: The operator's wireless resource ratio is greater than the resource ratio threshold; the wireless resource ratio is the ratio between the wireless resources occupied by the operator and the wireless resources of the shared cell. The ratio between the wireless resource share of the operator and the average wireless resource share of other operators (excluding the operator) in the shared cell is greater than the resource share threshold. The ratio between the wireless resource share of the operator and the average wireless resource share of all operators in the shared cell is greater than the resource share threshold.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The operator's users include a first type of user and a second type of user; the first type of user has a higher priority than the second type of user. The unfair appropriation rules also include: The ratio between the wireless resource share of the first type of users of the operator and the wireless resource share of the second type of users of the operator is greater than the resource share threshold.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The operator's services include a first type of service and a second type of service; the first type of service has a higher priority than the second type of service. The unfair appropriation rules also include: The ratio between the proportion of wireless resources for the first type of service of the operator and the proportion of wireless resources for the second type of service of the operator is greater than the resource proportion threshold.

7. A resource adjustment device, characterized in that, The device includes: The acquisition unit is used to acquire the wireless resource usage of each operator in the shared cell during the detection period. An adjustment unit is configured to, when the radio resource occupancy of an operator satisfies an unfair occupancy rule, reduce the usage ratio of a first type of resource corresponding to that operator; the first type of resource is a resource that can be used by users of all operators under the shared cell; increase the usage ratio of a second type of resource corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, and / or increase the usage ratio of a third type of resource corresponding to multiple operators under the shared cell, so that the radio resource usage ratio of each operator reaches a fair occupancy state; wherein, the second type of resource is a resource that is preferentially allowed to be used by users of that operator, and is also allowed to be used by users of other operators under the shared cell; the third type of resource is a resource that is only allowed to be used by users of that operator; the unfair occupancy rule is used to determine whether the radio resources already occupied by the operator exceed the resource occupancy ratio pre-agreed by each operator.

8. A resource adjustment device, characterized in that, include: A processor and a communication interface; the communication interface is coupled to the processor, the processor being used to run computer programs or instructions to implement the resource adjustment method as described in any one of claims 1-6.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the resource adjustment method as described in any one of claims 1-6.

10. A computer program product, characterized in that, The computer program product includes computer instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the resource adjustment method as described in any one of claims 1-6.

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