Communication method and device

Abstract

The invention relates to a communication method and device, in the communication method, a terminal device can determine an execution node of a computing power subtask in a computing power task based on a QoS parameter of the computing power task and an available computing power resource of the terminal device, and the execution node of the computing power subtask can be a computing network fusion node or the terminal device. In other words, the terminal equipment can decide the execution nodes of the computing power subtasks in the computing power task by themselves, and equivalently, the terminal equipment divides the computing power task and determines the execution nodes of the computing power task. In this way, the computing power subtasks in the computing power task can be executed on the corresponding execution nodes under the condition that memory resources are limited, so that it is guaranteed that the computing power task can be executed smoothly, and normal operation of an application program is guaranteed. Therefore, the user experience can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and device. Background Art

[0002] In a computer system, it is necessary to apply for memory for applications on terminal devices. Since memory resources are limited, when too many applications are opened, insufficient memory may occur. This may cause the application to fail to run normally, affecting the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present application provides a communication method and device, which can ensure the normal operation of applications and improve user experience.

[0004] In the first aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device, or by a module (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.) applied to the terminal device, or by a logical node, a logical module, or software that can realize all or part of the functions of the terminal device. In the communication method, the quality of service (QoS) parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device can be obtained; thus, based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device, the execution node of the computing subtask in the computing task can be determined, and the execution node of the computing subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0005] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can determine the execution node of the computing power subtask in the computing power task based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device. The execution node of the computing power subtask can be a computing network fusion node or a terminal device. In other words, the terminal device can decide on its own the execution node of the computing power subtask in the computing power task, which is equivalent to the terminal device dividing the computing power task and determining its execution node. In this way, the computing power subtask in the computing power task can be executed on the corresponding execution node when the memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring that the computing power task can be executed smoothly, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved. In addition, by determining the execution node of the computing power subtask in the computing power task based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, QoS guarantee can be provided for the computing power subtask. For example, reducing the end-to-end delay of the service and improving the stability of the end-to-end delay.

[0006] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the execution node of the computing power subtask in the computing power task is determined, including: there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the execution node of the computing power subtask is determined.

[0007] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also determine the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks, so that the terminal device can determine the execution node of the computing power subtask more accurately.

[0008] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method also includes: determining a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0009] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can determine the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, so as to provide QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask. At the same time, the terminal device independently decides the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask, which reduces the process of negotiation with the network and is more convenient.

[0010] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the first computing power QoS parameters of the computing power subtask are determined, including: there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the first computing power QoS parameters are determined.

[0011] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks, which can provide more accurate QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method also includes: receiving a first computing power QoS parameter of a computing power subtask from a first network element; or, receiving a first computing power QoS parameter from a second network element.

[0013] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can obtain the first computing power QoS parameter from the first network element or the second network element, thereby providing QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0014] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method also includes: sending first information to the first network element, the first information is used to obtain first computing power QoS parameters, the first information includes QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or identification information of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task, and the first computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0015] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can request computing power QoS parameters from the first network element, so that the first network element can determine the computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task, thereby providing QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0016] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method also includes: sending available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element; the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task, including: the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0017] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also send the available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element, so that the first network element can determine the first computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, which can provide more accurate QoS guarantees for the computing power subtask.

[0018] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method also includes: there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; the association relationship is sent to the first network element; the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, including: the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the association relationship, the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0019] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also send the association relationship between the computing power sub-task and other computing power sub-tasks to the first network element, so that the first network element can also determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association relationship, which can provide more accurate QoS guarantee for the computing power sub-task.

[0020] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method also includes: sending second information to the first network element, the second information being used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power sub-task is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0021] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the second information includes a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask.

[0022] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power sub-task is a computing-network fusion node. The method also includes: receiving an access address of the computing power sub-task from the second network element, the access address being the address of the first computing-network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing-network fusion node, and the first computing-network fusion node is the node that executes the computing power sub-task.

[0023] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also obtain the access address of the computing power subtask, so that the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. Therefore, this can ensure the smooth execution of the computing power task, that is, it can ensure the normal operation of the application, thereby improving the user experience.

[0024] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method further includes: sending third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain an access address.

[0025] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the second information includes a first computing power QoS parameter of a computing power subtask, and the method also includes: receiving fourth information from the first network element, the fourth information being used to indicate whether the first computing power QoS parameter is allowed or not allowed to be used, or the fourth information being used to indicate a second computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask.

[0026] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the first network element can authorize or modify the computing power QoS parameters, so that the computing power QoS parameters of the computing power subtask can be determined more flexibly.

[0027] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the fourth information is used to indicate that the first computing power QoS parameter is not allowed to be used, and the fourth information is also used to indicate the second computing power QoS parameter.

[0028] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, when the first network element refuses the terminal device to use the first computing power QoS parameter, it can also indicate the second computing power QoS parameter to the terminal device through the fourth information, so that the terminal device can still provide QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask based on the second computing power QoS parameter.

[0029] In combination with the first aspect, optionally, the method also includes: instructing the first network element to allow modification of the first computing power QoS parameters.

[0030] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device, or by a module (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.) applied to the terminal device, or by a logical node, a logical module, or software that can realize all or part of the functions of the terminal device. In the communication method, information of a computing power subtask in a computing power task can be sent to a first network element, and the information of the computing power subtask is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is to be designated; thereby, first information from the first network element can be received, and the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0031] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can send information about the computing power subtask in the computing power task to the first network element, so that the first network element can learn that the execution node of the computing power subtask is to be designated, thereby indicating the execution node of the computing power subtask to the terminal device, which is equivalent to the first network element dividing the computing power task and indicating the execution node of the computing power subtask to the terminal device. In this way, it can be ensured that the computing power subtask in the computing power task can be executed on the corresponding execution node when memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring that the computing power task can be executed smoothly, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved.

[0032] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the method also includes: obtaining the quality of service QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device; and generating information of the computing subtask based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device.

[0033] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, information of a computing power subtask is generated based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, including: there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, information of the computing power subtask is generated.

[0034] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the method also includes: receiving a first computing power QoS parameter of a computing power subtask from a first network element; or, receiving a first computing power QoS parameter from a second network element.

[0035] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can obtain the first computing power QoS parameter from the first network element or the second network element, thereby providing QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0036] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the method also includes: sending second information to the first network element, the second information is used to request to obtain the first computing power QoS parameters, the second information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or the identification information of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task, and the first computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0037] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can request the first computing power QoS parameters from the first network element, so that the first network element can determine the first computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task, thereby providing QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0038] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the method also includes: sending available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element; the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task, including: the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0039] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also send the available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element, so that the first network element can determine the first computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, which can provide more accurate QoS guarantees for the computing power subtask.

[0040] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the method also includes: there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; the association relationship is sent to the first network element; the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, including: the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the association relationship, the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0041] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also send the association relationship between the computing power sub-task and other computing power sub-tasks to the first network element, so that the first network element can also determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association relationship, which can provide more accurate QoS guarantee for the computing power sub-task.

[0042] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the method also includes: receiving an access address of a computing power subtask from a second network element, the access address being an address of a first computing network fusion node or an address of a gateway of the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node being a node that executes the computing power subtask.

[0043] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also obtain the access address of the computing power subtask, so that the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. Therefore, this can ensure the smooth execution of the computing power task, that is, it can ensure the normal operation of the application, thereby improving the user experience.

[0044] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the method also includes: sending third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain an access address.

[0045] In combination with the second aspect, optionally, the information of the computing power sub-task is also used to indicate the execution node of the computing power sub-task that the terminal device expects to be the terminal device, and the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power sub-task is a computing-network fusion node; or, the terminal device expects the execution node of the computing power sub-task to be a computing-network fusion node, and the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power sub-task is the terminal device.

[0046] In a third aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a first network element, or by a module (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.) applied to the first network element, or by a logical node, a logical module, or software that can realize all or part of the functions of the first network element. In the communication method, information of a computing power subtask in a computing power task from a terminal device can be received, and the information of the computing power subtask is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is to be designated; thereby, first information can be sent to the terminal device, and the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0047] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the first network element can receive information about the computing power subtask in the computing power task from the terminal device, so that the first network element can learn that the execution node of the computing power subtask is to be designated, thereby indicating the execution node of the computing power subtask to the terminal device, which is equivalent to the first network element dividing the computing power task and indicating the execution node of the computing power subtask to the terminal device. In this way, it can be ensured that the computing power subtask in the computing power task can be executed on the corresponding execution node when memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring that the computing power task can be executed smoothly, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved.

[0048] In combination with the third aspect, optionally, the method also includes: sending a first computing power QoS parameter of a computing power subtask to a terminal device; or, sending fifth information to a second network element, the fifth information including the first computing power QoS parameter.

[0049] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the first network element can send the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask to the terminal device, or the first network element can send the fifth information to the second network element, so that the second network element can send the first computing power QoS parameter to the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device can know the first computing power QoS parameter, so that QoS guarantee can be provided for the computing power subtask.

[0050] In combination with the third aspect, optionally, the method also includes: receiving second information from the terminal device, the second information is used to request to obtain the first computing power QoS parameters, the second information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or the identification information of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task; based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task, determine the first computing power QoS parameters.

[0051] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, after the first network element obtains the request of the terminal device, it can determine the first computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task, so as to provide QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0052] In combination with the third aspect, optionally, the method also includes: receiving available computing power resources from a terminal device; determining a first computing power QoS parameter based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task, including: determining the first computing power QoS parameter based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources.

[0053] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the first network element can also receive the available computing power resources of the terminal device, so that the first network element can determine the first computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, which can provide more accurate QoS guarantees for the computing power subtask.

[0054] In combination with the third aspect, optionally, the method also includes: there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; receiving the association relationship from the terminal device; determining the first computing power QoS parameter based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources, including: determining the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources.

[0055] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the first network element can also receive the association relationship between the computing power sub-task and other computing power sub-tasks, so that the first network element can also determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association relationship, which can provide more accurate QoS guarantee for the computing power sub-task.

[0056] In combination with the third aspect, optionally, the fifth information is also used to instruct the second network element to determine the access address of the computing power sub-task, the access address is the address of the first computing network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node is the node that executes the computing power sub-task.

[0057] In combination with the third aspect, optionally, the method also includes: obtaining computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node and transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element; determining the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, and the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element.

[0058] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the first network element can determine the execution node of the computing power subtask by combining various types of information. This is equivalent to comprehensively considering the calculation delay of the computing power subtask and the transmission delay of the calculation result of the computing power subtask, so that the computing power subtask can achieve better computing power QoS under different network environments and computing power resources. In addition, by focusing on calculation and transmission, the capacity of the system can be improved, the utilization rate of system resources can be improved, and the computing power output cost of calculating a single computing power subtask can be reduced.

[0059] In combination with the third aspect, optionally, the execution node of the computing power sub-task is determined based on the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, and the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element, including: determining the execution node of the computing power sub-task based on the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element, and the association between the computing power sub-task and other computing power sub-tasks.

[0060] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the first network element can also determine the execution node of the computing subtask based on the available computing resources of the terminal device and the relationship between the computing subtask and other computing subtasks, which can better improve the utilization of system resources and better reduce the computing output cost of calculating a single computing subtask.

[0061] In a fourth aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a second network element, or by a module (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.) applied to the second network element, or by a logical node, a logical module, or software that can implement all or part of the functions of the second network element. In the communication method, an access address of a computing power subtask in a computing power task can be sent to a terminal device, and the access address is the address of a first computing network fusion node or the address of a gateway of the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node is a node that executes the computing power subtask.

[0062] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the second network element can indicate the access address of the computing power subtask to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. Therefore, this can ensure the smooth execution of the computing power task, that is, it can ensure the normal operation of the application, thereby improving the user experience.

[0063] In combination with the fourth aspect, optionally, the method may also include: sending a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask to the terminal device.

[0064] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the second network element can send the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask to the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device can know the first computing power QoS parameter, so as to provide QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0065] In combination with the fourth aspect, optionally, the method may also include: receiving third information from the terminal device, the third information being used to obtain the access address.

[0066] In combination with the fourth aspect, optionally, the method may also include: receiving fifth information from the first network element, the fifth information including a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask.

[0067] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the second network element can obtain the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask, so that the second network element can send the first computing power QoS parameter to the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device can know the first computing power QoS parameter, so as to provide QoS guarantee for the computing power subtask.

[0068] In combination with the fourth aspect, optionally, the fifth information is also used to instruct the second network element to determine the access address of the computing power subtask.

[0069] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a unit or module for implementing the method as described in any one of aspects 1 to 4. The communication device may be a terminal device or a first network element, or a module of the terminal device or the first network element (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.), or a logical node, a logical module, or software that can implement all or part of the functions of the terminal device or the first network element.

[0070] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, the communication device comprising at least one processor; wherein the at least one processor is used to execute any one of the methods described in any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect. The communication device may be a terminal device or a first network element, or a module of the terminal device or the first network element (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.), or a logical node, a logical module or software that can implement all or part of the functions of the terminal device or the first network element. At least one processor may execute a computer program or instruction in a memory so that the above method is executed. The memory may be included in the communication device or may be located outside the communication device. In addition, the communication device may further include an interface.

[0071] In a seventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and when the computer instructions are executed, the computer executes any method as described in any one of the first to fourth aspects.

[0072] In an eighth aspect, a computer program product is provided, the computer program product comprising: a computer program code, when the computer program code is executed by a computer, the computer executes any one of the methods in any one of the first to fourth aspects.

[0073] In a ninth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising at least one processor and an interface, wherein the processor is used to read and execute instructions stored in a memory, and when the instructions are executed, the chip executes any method described in any one of the first to fourth aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0074] Figure 1 A basic architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0075] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a specific possible network architecture applicable to the embodiments of the present application;

[0076] Figure 3 A flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] Figure 4 A flowchart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] Figure 5 A flowchart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] Figure 6 A flowchart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] Figure 7A schematic diagram of the completion time of a computing task provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of another computing task completion time provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] Fig. 9 A flowchart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0084] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0085] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Among them, the terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application can be used interchangeably. Unless otherwise specified, " / " indicates that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship. For example, A / B can represent A or B; "and / or" in this application is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. These three situations, where A and B can be singular or plural. And, in the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" refers to two or more than two. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, c can be one or more. In addition, in order to clearly describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish between network elements and identical or similar items with substantially the same functions. Those skilled in the art can understand that words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity and execution order, and words such as "first" and "second" do not necessarily limit the difference.

[0086] References to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" etc. described in the embodiments of the present application mean that one or more embodiments of the present application include specific features, structures or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment. Therefore, the statements "in one embodiment", "in some embodiments", "in some other embodiments", "in some other embodiments", etc. that appear in different places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, but mean "one or more but not all embodiments", unless otherwise specifically emphasized in other ways. The terms "including", "comprising", "having" and their variations all mean "including but not limited to", unless otherwise specifically emphasized in other ways.

[0087] The following specific implementation methods further describe in detail the objectives, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application. It should be understood that the following are only specific implementation methods of the present application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made on the basis of the technical solutions of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

[0088] In the various embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified or provided in a logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between the different embodiments are consistent and may be referenced to each other, and the technical features in the different embodiments may be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationships.

[0089] It should be understood that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to the long term evolution (LTE) architecture, the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G), wireless local area networks (WLAN) system, vehicle to everything (V2X) communication system, LTE-vehicle (LTE-V), vehicle to vehicle (V2V), vehicle networking, machine type communications (MTC), etc. The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to other future communication systems, such as 6G communication systems, etc. In future communication systems, the functions may remain the same, but the names may change.

[0090] Combine the following Figure 1 or Figure 2 , introduces the basic architecture of the communication system applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0091] like Figure 1As shown, the communication system may include a data network (DN) and an operator network. The functions of some network elements are briefly introduced below.

[0092] The operator network may include one or more of the following network elements: authentication server function (AUSF) network element, network exposure function (NEF) network element, policy control function (PCF) network element, unified data management (UDM) network element, unified data repository (UDR), network repository function (NRF) network element, application function (AF) network element, access and mobility management function (AMF) network element, session management function (SMF) network element, radio access network (RAN) equipment and user plane function (UPF) network element, network slice selection function (NSSF) network element (not shown in the figure), etc. In the above operator network, network elements or devices other than radio access network equipment may be referred to as core network elements or core network equipment.

[0093] The radio access network equipment may be a device deployed in the radio access network (RAN) to provide wireless communication functions for terminal devices. The radio access network equipment may be a base station, an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in a 5G mobile communication system, a next generation base station in a 6G mobile communication system, a base station in a future mobile communication system, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, etc.; it may also be a module or unit that completes part of the functions of a base station, for example, a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a CU-control plane (CP), a CU-user plane (UP), or a radio unit (RU). The radio access network equipment may be a macro base station, a micro base station or an indoor station, a relay node or a donor node, etc. The wireless access network equipment may also be an open access network (open RAN, O-RAN or ORAN), a baseband pool (BBU pool) and a remote radio unit (RRU) under a cloud radio access network (CRAN), etc. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific equipment form adopted by the wireless access network equipment.

[0094] The terminal equipment that communicates with the RAN may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), mobile station, mobile terminal, etc. The terminal equipment can be widely used in various scenarios, for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, machine-type communication (MTC), Internet of Things (IOT), virtual reality, augmented reality, industrial control, autonomous driving, telemedicine, smart grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wear, smart transportation, smart city, etc. The terminal equipment may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a wearable device, a vehicle, a drone, a helicopter, an airplane, a ship, a robot, a robotic arm, a smart home device, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal equipment.

[0095] The wireless access network equipment and terminal equipment can be fixed or movable. The wireless access network equipment and terminal equipment can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; they can also be deployed on the water surface; they can also be deployed on aircraft, balloons and artificial satellites in the air. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the application scenarios of the wireless access network equipment and terminal equipment.

[0096] The AMF network element performs functions such as mobility management and access authentication / authorization. In addition, it is also responsible for transmitting user policies between terminal devices and PCF.

[0097] The SMF network element performs functions such as session management, execution of control policies issued by the PCF, selection of the UPF, and allocation of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for terminal devices.

[0098] The UPF network element, as the interface UPF with the data network, completes functions such as user plane data forwarding, session / flow-level billing statistics, and bandwidth limitation.

[0099] UDM network element performs functions such as managing contract data and user access authorization.

[0100] UDR performs storage and access functions for contract data, policy data, application data, and other types of data.

[0101] NEF network element is used to support the opening of capabilities and events.

[0102] AF network element transmits the application side's requirements to the network side, such as QoS requirements or user status event subscriptions, etc. AF can be a third-party functional entity or an application service deployed by an operator, such as IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice call service.

[0103] The PCF network element is responsible for policy control functions such as session and service flow level billing, QoS bandwidth guarantee and mobility management, and terminal device policy decision-making.

[0104] NRF network elements can be used to provide network element discovery functions and provide network element information corresponding to the network element type based on requests from other network elements. NRF also provides network element management services, such as network element registration, update, deregistration, and network element status subscription and push.

[0105] The AUSF network element is responsible for authenticating users to determine whether users or devices are allowed to access the network.

[0106] NSSF network element is used to select network slices, count users within the network slices, etc.

[0107] DN is a network outside the operator network. The operator network can access multiple DNs. Multiple services can be deployed on DN, which can provide data and / or voice services to terminal devices. For example, DN is the private network of a smart factory. The sensors installed in the workshop of the smart factory can be terminal devices. The control server of the sensor is deployed in DN, and the control server can provide services for the sensor. The sensor can communicate with the control server, obtain the instructions of the control server, and transmit the collected sensor data to the control server according to the instructions. For another example, DN is the internal office network of a company. The mobile phones or computers of the company's employees can be terminal devices. The employees' mobile phones or computers can access information and data resources on the company's internal office network. There can be multiple application servers (AS) in DN, and each AS can provide at least one service.

[0108] exist Figure 1 In the architecture shown, the interface names and functions between the various network elements are as follows:

[0109] 1) N1: The interface between AMF and terminal devices, which can be used to transmit QoS control rules to terminal devices.

[0110] 2) N2: The interface between AMF and RAN, which can be used to transmit radio bearer control information from the core network side to the RAN.

[0111] 3) N3: The interface between RAN and UPF, mainly used to transfer uplink and downlink user plane data between RAN and UPF.

[0112] 4) N4: The interface between SMF and UPF can be used to transmit information between the control plane and the user plane, including the control of the forwarding rules, QoS control rules, traffic statistics rules, etc. for the user plane and the reporting of information on the user plane.

[0113] 5) N5: The interface between AF and PCF, which can be used to send application service requests and report network events.

[0114] 6) N6: The interface between UPF and DN, used to transmit the uplink and downlink user data flows between UPF and DN.

[0115] 7) N7: The interface between PCF and SMF, which can be used to send protocol data unit (PDU) session granularity and service data flow granularity control strategy.

[0116] 8) N8: The interface between AMF and UDM, which can be used by AMF to obtain access and mobility management-related contract data and authentication data from UDM, and AMF to register the current mobility management-related information of the terminal device with UDM.

[0117] 9) N9: User plane interface between UPFs, used to transfer uplink and downlink user data flows between UPFs.

[0118] 10) N10: The interface between SMF and UDM, which can be used by SMF to obtain session management-related contract data from UDM, and SMF to register the current session-related information of the terminal device with UDM.

[0119] 11) N11: The interface between SMF and AMF, which can be used to transfer PDU session tunnel information between RAN and UPF, transfer control messages sent to terminal devices, transfer radio resource control information sent to RAN, etc.

[0120] 12) N12: The interface between AMF and AUSF, which can be used by AMF to initiate an authentication process to AUSF, which can carry SUCI as a contract identifier;

[0121] 13) N13: The interface between UDM and AUSF, which can be used by AUSF to obtain the user authentication vector from UDM to execute the authentication process.

[0122] 14) N15: The interface between PCF and AMF can be used to issue terminal device policies and access control related policies.

[0123] 15) N35: The interface between UDM and UDR, which can be used by UDM to obtain user contract data information from UDR.

[0124] 16) N36: The interface between PCF and UDR, which can be used by PCF to obtain policy-related contract data and application data-related information from UDR.

[0125] 17) N25: Interface between PCF and UDM, which can be used for communication between PCF and UDM.

[0126] like Figure 2 As shown, the communication system includes an access network and a core network.

[0127] The access network may include a wireless access network device and at least one terminal device communicating with the wireless access network device. Figure 1 The description is not repeated here.

[0128] Core network equipment refers to the equipment in the core network that provides service support for terminal devices. Figure 2 As shown, the core network equipment includes access control function network elements, network computing converged function (NCCF) network elements and network cloud computing converged management function (CMF) network elements.

[0129] Access control function network element, used for access management and mobility management of terminal devices, such as user location update, network registration, cell switching, etc. Its function is similar to Figure 1 AMF network element in.

[0130] NCCF network element, also known as computing network converged function (CNCF) network element, is responsible for receiving and sending core network service data, data caching, etc. For example, in the downlink direction, the NCCF network element can send downlink data to the wireless access network device, and the wireless access network device forwards the downlink data to the corresponding terminal device; in the uplink direction, the NCCF network element can receive uplink data from the terminal device through the wireless access network device. Furthermore, the NCCF network element also provides computing services (or microservices) (computing service) for the terminal device. Computing service is a service that uses the software and hardware resources of a certain device (such as NCCF network element, etc.) to realize logical computing. NCCF network elements can provide communication functions and network function virtualization (NFVI). For example, NCCF network elements can: call the API call information required by the application programming interface (Application Programming Interface, API) of the microservice; transmit the application layer data stream associated with the microservice; transmit the hypertext transfer protocol information (http message) between the global wide area network (Web) browser and the Web server. NCCF network elements can also provide application (APP) computing services, specifically rendering services, such as rendering images, videos, or model objects output by modeling software. NCCF network elements can also provide artificial intelligence (AI) services, such as AI reasoning calculations, video / image recognition, etc.

[0131] The CMF network element is mainly responsible for one or more of the following: selecting the appropriate NCCF network element according to the service request of the terminal device; establishing the corresponding network layer bearer (or session, or session and user plane channel) between the terminal device and the NCCF network element according to the request of the terminal device or the NCCF network element. The network session management function of the CMF network element is similar to Figure 1 Furthermore, the CMF network element is also used to select the NCCF network element according to the input parameters related to the computing service provided by the terminal device or the NCCF network element, and its function is similar to the domain name system (DNS) service selection function.

[0132] In addition, Figure 2 The protocol architecture inside the device is also shown, specifically:

[0133] The terminal device may include an application layer and a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) communication layer. Among them, the 3GPP communication layer includes a converged transport layer and a Uu layer. The Uu layer may refer to a protocol layer related to the Uu air interface. For example, it includes at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) layer, a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP), a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, a media access control (MAC) layer, a physical (PHY) layer, etc. Optionally, the 3GPP communication layer may also include a transmission control protocol (TCP) / user datagram protocol (UDP) / internet protocol (IP) layer.

[0134] The wireless access network equipment may include a Uu layer. The wireless access network equipment may also support the general packet radio service tunneling protocol-control plane (GTP-C) / general packet radio service tunneling protocol-user plane (GTP-U) layer. The GTP protocol is located on protocols such as TCP, UDP, and IP, and the communication protocol of the general packet radio service (GPRS) may be supported in the wireless access network equipment. Among them, GTP-U is used to transmit user plane data, and GTP-C is used to transmit control plane signaling.

[0135] The NCCF network element supports the converged transport layer and GTP-U layer on the data plane. Optionally, the NCCF network element can also include the TCP / UDP / IP layer on the data plane. The NCCF network element includes scheduling decisions and the GTP-C layer on the control plane. Taking downlink data transmission as an example, the NCCF network element encapsulates the application layer data (which can be considered as downlink data) generated by the application layer through the converged transport layer, TCP / UDP / IP layer and GTP-U layer in sequence, and sends it to the wireless access network. The wireless access network equipment uses the GTP-U layer to decapsulate the downlink data, and then uses the Uu layer to encapsulate the downlink data and sends it to the terminal device. The terminal device decapsulates the downlink data through the Uu layer, TCP / UDP / IP layer and the converged transport layer in sequence to obtain the application layer data. Furthermore, the terminal device can also communicate with the access control function network element using the non-access stratum (NAS) protocol. It should be pointed out that the user plane interface between the terminal device and the NCCF network element is Nsd, which is used to transmit data plane data. The control plane interface between the terminal device and the NCCF network element is Nss, which is used to transmit control plane signaling. Optionally, when the control plane is tightly coupled, the control plane interface Nss may not exist between the terminal device and the NCCF network element. The interface between the wireless access network device and the NCCF network element is N3*, and the N3* interface can realize the joint scheduling of N3 and the application layer. Optionally, the N3* interface can be implemented based on at least one protocol such as quick UDP internet connections (QUIC) and remote direct memory access (RDMA).

[0136] Understandably, Figure 1 and Figure 2The network element or function shown in can be a network element in a hardware device, a software function running on dedicated hardware, or a virtualized function instantiated on a platform (for example, a cloud platform). In one possible implementation, the above network element or function can be implemented by one device, or by multiple devices together, or it can be a functional module in a device, and the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit this. In addition, in the following text, for the convenience of description, "network element" can be omitted. For example, the CMF network element in the embodiments of the present application expresses the same meaning as CMF, but for the convenience of description, the word network element is omitted, and the rest is similar.

[0137] In order to facilitate the understanding of the content of this solution, some of the terms involved in the embodiments of the present application are explained below to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. This part is only for ease of understanding and cannot be regarded as a specific limitation of the present application.

[0138] Computing tasks are used to implement computing services. Optionally, a computing task can be an independent functional unit that can be called by other functional modules, application clients or servers in the terminal device. For example, a computing task can be executed on the terminal device or on a cloud virtual machine or container.

[0139] In the present application, the identification information of the computing task can be used to uniquely identify the computing task. The identification information of the computing task is an identification that can be recognized by the application layer (including the enabler layer, the middleware layer, etc.), the server, the client, and the network element in the mobile communication network. The identification information of the computing task can be allocated by the application layer (such as a server) and published to the network. Or it is allocated by the network and used by the application layer (such as a server or a client). Among them, the enabling layer is used to provide one or more abstract interfaces to the application layer, so that the application layer can use the underlying hardware or network communication computing module conveniently and friendly. The middleware layer can be a logical layer located above a communication module, such as a 3GPP modem. It can also be understood that the middleware layer is a functional layer located above the access layer protocol (AN protocol) of the terminal device. Specifically, it can be in the operating system of the terminal device or the upper layer of the operating system. The operating system can be any one or more computer operating systems that implement business processing through a process, such as a Linux operating system, a Unix operating system, an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, a windows operating system, or a Harmony operating system (OS).

[0140] A computing task may include at least one computing subtask (sub-task or childtask). A computing subtask refers to a code used to implement a specific computing function, and may also be referred to as a computing function or subroutine. Therefore, a computing task may also be considered to be a program in which a series of computing functions call each other to complete a specific function. Optionally, a computing task may be provided by a terminal device, AF, AS or mobile network operator (MNO), and a computing subtask may be provided by a terminal device, AF, AS or MNO.

[0141] Among them, there may be an association relationship between the computing power subtasks in the computing power task. The association relationship may be a calling relationship, such as a computing power subtask calling other computing power subtasks, and the computing power subtask is called by other computing power subtasks. Or, the association relationship may be a progressive relationship, such as the input of the computing power subtask is the output of other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, and the output of the computing power subtask is the input of other computing power subtasks. Or, the association relationship may be a parallel relationship, such as the input and output of multiple computing power subtasks are independent. Optionally, the other computing power subtasks may be one or more computing power subtasks in the computing power task except the computing power subtask.

[0142] It should be pointed out that the present application may refer to the association relationship as a dependency relationship. When the input of a computing power subtask is the output of other computing power subtasks, the output of the computing power subtask is the input of other computing power subtasks, the computing power subtask calls other computing power subtasks, or the computing power subtask is called by other computing power subtasks, the computing power subtask can be considered to have a strong dependency relationship with other computing power subtasks.

[0143] For example, if the input of a computing power subtask is the output of other computing power subtasks or the output of this computing power subtask is the input of other computing power subtasks, it can be considered that this computing power subtask has a strong data dependency with other computing power subtasks.

[0144] As another example, since the computing power subtask calls other computing power subtasks or the computing power subtask is called by other computing power subtasks, it can be considered that the computing power subtask has a strong process dependency with other computing power subtasks.

[0145] In this application, the computing subtask may be identified by its identification information, such as the name of the computing subtask, the address index of the computing subtask, etc. Optionally, the address index of the computing subtask may be a uniform resource locator (URL) or a string, etc.

[0146] In addition, in order to better ensure the execution of computing tasks in different network environments, the QoS parameters of computing tasks can be used to characterize / describe the performance requirements of computing tasks. Among them, the QoS parameters of computing tasks include at least one of the following: delay, bandwidth, delay jitter, computing resources, etc. Among them, the delay of the computing task indicates the time requirement for completing the computing task. For example, when the delay is set to t1, it means that the computing task must be completed within 0 to t1. The bandwidth of the computing task is used to indicate the minimum transmission bandwidth of the computing task. The delay jitter of the computing task indicates the variable interval of the completion time of the computing task. For example, when the jitter is set to [0-t2], it means that the completion time of the computing task can be [0-t1+t2]. The computing resources of the computing task represent the minimum set of computing resources for the computing task. Of course, for the computing subtasks in the computing task, the computing QoS parameters can also be used to characterize / describe the performance requirements of the computing subtasks. The computing QoS parameters include at least one of the following: delay, jitter, bandwidth, computing resources, etc. The latency of a computing subtask indicates the time requirement for completing the computing subtask. For example, when the latency is set to t3, it means that the computing task must be completed within 0 to t3. The bandwidth of a computing subtask is used to indicate the minimum transmission bandwidth of the computing subtask. The latency jitter of a computing subtask indicates the variable interval of the computing subtask completion time. For example, when the jitter is set to [0-t4], it means that the computing subtask can be completed within [0-t3+t4]. The computing resources of a computing subtask indicate the minimum set of computing resources corresponding to the computing subtask.

[0147] Optionally, QoS parameters may also be referred to as QoS requirements, service level agreement (SLA) parameters, SLA requirements, or key performance indicators (KPIs), etc. Similarly, computing power QoS parameters may also be referred to as computing power QoS requirements, computing power SLA parameters, computing power SLA requirements, or computing power KPIs, etc. This application does not limit the names of QoS parameters and computing power QoS parameters.

[0148] The computing resources mentioned in this application can be divided into inherent computing resources and available computing resources.

[0149] The inherent computing power resources may include at least one of the following: the number and specifications of processors, the number and specifications of memories, the number and specifications of internal memories, the number and specifications of network cards, etc. The processor may include a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc. One or more combinations thereof. The memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), or a portable read-only memory (CD-ROM). The above are some examples, and the present application does not limit the types of processors and memories. Optionally, for terminal devices, the inherent computing power resources may also include the version of the operating system in the terminal device, and the present application does not limit the version of the operating system.

[0150] Available computing resources can be divided into currently available computing resources and future available computing resources.

[0151] The currently available computing resources may refer to the average, maximum, minimum, total or median of the available computing resources in the current time period. For example, the currently available computing resources may include at least one of the following: the idle rate of the processor, the idle rate of the storage, the idle rate of the memory, etc. in the current time period. The idle rates of the processor, storage and memory may respectively refer to the idle rates of each processor, each storage and each memory in a device (such as a terminal device or an NCCF network element, etc.) mentioned in this application. Optionally, for NCCF network elements, the currently available computing resources may also include the number of connections and the number of users at the protocol layer in the current time period.

[0152] The current time period may be a predefined or preconfigured time period, such as 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes, etc. The present application does not limit the length of the current time period.

[0153] Different protocol layers may have different connections, such as application layer connections, transport layer connections, etc. Therefore, the number of connections may include at least one of the following: TCP connection number, UDP connection number, HTTP connection number, Session Initialization Protocol (SIP) connection number, etc. The UDP connection number may include the QUIC connection number.

[0154] The number of users may refer to the number of terminal devices connected to the NCCF network element, etc.

[0155] Optionally, the currently available computing power resources may be determined based on the inherent computing power resources and the currently used computing power resources, such as the difference between the inherent computing power resources and the currently used computing power resources. The currently used computing power resources may include at least one of the following: the utilization rate of the processor, the utilization rate of the storage, the utilization rate of the memory, etc. in the current time period.

[0156] The computing resources available in the future may refer to the average value, maximum value, minimum value, total value or median of the available computing resources in the future time period. For example, the computing resources available in the future may include at least one of the following: the idle rate of the processor, the idle rate of the storage, the idle rate of the memory, etc. in the future time period. The idle rates of the processor, the storage and the memory may respectively refer to the idle rates of each processor, each storage and each memory in a certain device (such as a terminal device or an NCCF network element, etc.) mentioned in this application. Optionally, for NCCF network elements, the computing resources available in the future may also include the number of connections, the number of users, etc. of application layer sessions in the future time period.

[0157] The future time period may be a predefined or preconfigured time period, such as 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes, etc. The present application does not limit the length of the future time period. Optionally, the start time of the future time period is later than the end time of the current time period.

[0158] Optionally, the computing resources available in the future may be determined based on the currently available computing resources, or may be determined based on other methods, and the specific process is not limited here.

[0159] Generally, in a computer system, it is necessary to apply for memory for an application. Since memory resources are limited, when too many applications are opened, insufficient memory may occur. This may cause the application to fail to run normally, affecting the user experience. Based on this, the present application provides a communication method to solve this problem.

[0160] The following is a detailed description of the embodiments of the present application. Specifically, the terminal device, the computing network fusion node (also referred to as the user plane gateway), the first network element, the second network element and the server in the following text can be Figure 1 and Figure 2The terminal equipment, NCCF network element, PCF network element, CMF network element and AF network element involved. It should be pointed out that the message name between the network elements or the name of each parameter in the message in the following embodiment is only an example, and other names may be used in the specific implementation, and the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit this.

[0161] like Figure 3 As shown, a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0162] 301. The terminal device obtains the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device.

[0163] Optionally, the terminal device can receive QoS parameters of the computing task from the server.

[0164] Among them, the available computing resources of the terminal device may refer to currently available computing resources and / or future available computing resources.

[0165] 302. The terminal device determines the execution node of the computing subtask in the computing task based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device. The execution node of the computing subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0166] Optionally, there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, and step 302 may include: the terminal device determines the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device. Among them, other computing power subtasks are one or more computing power subtasks in the computing power task except the computing power subtask. Exemplarily, it is assumed that a computing power task includes four computing power subtasks, namely computing power subtask 1 to computing power subtask 4. There is a strong dependency relationship between computing power subtask 1 and computing power subtask 2, and there is a strong dependency relationship between computing power subtask 3 and computing power subtask 4. In the case where the terminal device executes computing power subtask 1 locally, because there is a strong dependency relationship between computing power subtask 1 and computing power subtask 2, the terminal device can execute computing power subtask 2 locally. Similarly, when the terminal device places computing power subtask 3 on the computing-network fusion node for execution, because there is a strong dependency between computing power subtask 3 and computing power subtask 4, the terminal device can place computing power subtask 4 on the computing-network fusion node for execution.

[0167] Optionally, the terminal device may also determine the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the operation requirement information of the computing power subtask. The operation requirement information of the computing power subtask includes the resource requirement of the computing power subtask and / or the operation environment of the computing power subtask. The resource requirement of the computing power subtask includes at least one of the following: the number and specification of processors, the number and specification of memories, the number and specification of memory, the number and specification of network cards, etc. Exemplarily, it is assumed that a computing power task includes two computing power subtasks, namely computing power subtask 1 and computing power subtask 2. For example, the memory size required by computing power subtask 1 is smaller than the memory size required by computing power subtask 2. Therefore, the terminal device may determine the execution node of computing power subtask 2 as local, and determine the execution node of computing power subtask 1 as a computing network fusion node. Generally, the resource requirement of the computing power subtask is small, and it can also be considered that the computing power subtask has a small amount of calculation, that is, the computational complexity is small. This also means that the terminal device can execute the computing power subtask with a small amount of calculation locally, and execute the computing power subtask with a large amount of calculation on the computing network fusion node.

[0168] Optionally, the terminal device obtains the computing power QoS parameters of the computing power subtask (as described below) Figure 4 The first computing power QoS parameter, or the following Figure 5 In the case of the first computing power QoS parameter or the second computing power QoS parameter, etc., the terminal device can also determine the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the computing power QoS parameter. Exemplarily, assume that a computing power task includes two computing power subtasks, namely computing power subtask 1 and computing power subtask 2. For example, the latency of computing power subtask 1 is less than the latency of computing power subtask 2. Therefore, the terminal device can determine the execution node of computing power subtask 2 as the local node, and determine the execution node of computing power subtask 1 as the computing network fusion node.

[0169] Optionally, the number of computing subtasks in a computing task may be one or more. The execution nodes of different computing subtasks may be all the same, partially the same, or all different.

[0170] In addition, the computing network fusion node in step 302 can be a general term for any computing network fusion node, that is, it is not limited to any specific computing network fusion node.

[0171] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can decide on its own the execution node of the computing power subtask in the computing power task, which is equivalent to the terminal device dividing the computing power task and determining its execution node. In this way, the computing power subtask in the computing power task can be executed on the corresponding execution node when memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring that the computing power task can be executed smoothly, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved. In addition, by determining the execution node of the computing power subtask in the computing power task based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, QoS guarantee can be provided for the computing power subtask. For example, reducing the end-to-end delay of the service and improving the stability of the end-to-end delay.

[0172] This application also provides Figure 4 The embodiment shown, Figure 4 The illustrated embodiment can be used with Figure 3 The illustrated embodiment combines, for example, Figure 3 The embodiment further comprises the following steps:

[0173] 401. The terminal device determines a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0174] For example, the terminal device can determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0175] Optionally, the terminal device can determine the proportion of the computing power subtask in the QoS parameters based on the association between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, the QoS parameters of the computing power task, and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, so that the first computing power QoS parameters can be determined based on the proportion and the QoS parameters of the computing power task. Exemplarily, the proportion of the computing power subtask in the QoS parameters is 30%, and the QoS parameters of the computing power task include a delay, which is 120 milliseconds (ms). Therefore, the time domain in the first computing power QoS parameter can be 120*30%, that is, 36ms.

[0176] It should be noted that after the terminal device determines the first computing power QoS parameter, it can request the operating system of the terminal device to guarantee the corresponding computing power resources according to the first computing power QoS parameter. For example, a computing power resource management function module or a computing power resource management function layer can be defined in the operating system, and the computing power resource management function module or the computing power resource management function layer guarantees the computing power resources by reserving or preempting the requested computing power resources.

[0177] 402. The terminal device sends second information to the first network element, where the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0178] Correspondingly, the first network element receives the second information from the terminal device.

[0179] Optionally, the second information may also include at least one of the following: identification information of the computing task and identification information of the computing subtask.

[0180] The terminal device may send the second information to the first network element in the following ways, specifically:

[0181] (1) The terminal device may send the second information to the first network element through the AMF network element. For example, the second information may be carried in a non-access stratum (NAS) message and sent to the first network element through the AMF network element, that is, it is understood that there is a NAS reference point between the terminal device and the first network element. The NAS message may be sent before the session of the terminal device is established, during the process of establishing or modifying the session, during the registration process, or after the registration is completed, etc., which is not limited in this application. Optionally, the NAS message may be called a computing power NAS message, which is not limited in this application. Optionally, the NAS message may be carried in a session request message.

[0182] (2) The terminal device may send the second information to the first network element through the second network element. Exemplarily, the second information may be carried in a message implemented based on a protocol between the terminal device and the second network element (such as NAS, TCP, UDP, IP and other protocols), such as a NAS message. Then, the second network element sends the second information to the first network element. At this time, the terminal device may have a NAS reference point with the second network element, and the NAS reference point between the terminal device and the first network element is optional. For example, the second information may be carried in a container of the NAS message, and the second network element further sends the container to the first network element. For example, the container may be part of a session management container (SM container), or the container may be an independent container, which may be called a computing power management container. Another example is that the second network element receives a container containing the second information, and then sends the second information to the first network element by carrying the second information in a protocol corresponding to the reference point between the second network element and the first network element.

[0183] (3) The first network element has a function similar to that of the AF network element. The terminal device and the first network element have a protocol reference point based on the user plane. That is, the second information can be carried in an application layer message, such as an HTTP message, a SIP message, or a real-time transport protocol (RTP) message. In this case, the transmission path of the application layer message is: terminal device->transmission network (which may include wireless access network equipment->computing network fusion node)->first network element.

[0184] It should be noted that in the present application, the data transmission process between the terminal device and the first network element can refer to any one of the above methods (1) to (3). Of course, there can be other methods, which are not limited here.

[0185] Optional, in Figure 4 In the embodiment, the second information may further include the first computing power QoS parameter. The method further includes: the terminal device receives fourth information from the first network element, wherein the fourth information may be implemented in the following ways, specifically:

[0186] 1. The fourth information is used to indicate that the first computing power QoS parameter is allowed to be used.

[0187] 2. The fourth information is used to indicate that the first computing power QoS parameter is not allowed to be used. In this case, the fourth information is also used to indicate the second computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask. The way in which the first network element determines the second computing power QoS parameter can refer to the process in which the first network element determines the first computing power QoS parameter, which is not repeated here.

[0188] 3. The fourth information is used to indicate the second computing power QoS parameter. In this case, the terminal device can indicate to the first network element that the first computing power QoS parameter is allowed to be modified; or, the protocol predefines that the first computing power QoS parameter is allowed to be modified, that is, the first computing power QoS parameter can be modified by default.

[0189] It should be pointed out that, for the above-mentioned method 1, after the terminal device obtains the first computing power QoS parameter, it can request the operating system of the terminal device to guarantee the corresponding computing power resources according to the first computing power QoS parameter. For example, a computing power resource management function module or a computing power resource management function layer can be defined in the operating system, and the computing power resource management function module or the computing power resource management function layer guarantees the computing power resources by reserving or preempting according to the requested computing power resources. For the above-mentioned method 2 or method 3, the first computing power QoS parameter involved in steps 504 to 508 can be replaced with a second computing power QoS parameter. In this case, after the terminal device obtains the second computing power QoS parameter, it can request the operating system of the terminal device to guarantee the corresponding computing power resources according to the second computing power QoS parameter. For example, a computing power resource management function module or a computing power resource management function layer can be defined in the operating system, and the computing power resource management function module or the computing power resource management function layer guarantees the computing power resources by reserving or preempting according to the requested computing power resources.

[0190] Wherein, when the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing network fusion node, after step 402, steps 403 and 404 may also be performed. Or, after step 402, steps 405 and 406 may also be performed. For the convenience of distinction, steps 403 to 404 may be regarded as one implementation method, such as method A; and steps 405 and 406 may be regarded as another implementation method, such as method B.

[0191] Method A,

[0192] 403. The terminal device sends third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain an access address of the computing power subtask, which is an address of the first computing network fusion node or an address of a gateway of the first computing network fusion node.

[0193] Correspondingly, the second network element receives the third information from the terminal device.

[0194] The address of the first computing network fusion node may be an Internet Protocol address, or the address of the first computing network fusion node may be an IP address and a port number. Similarly, the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node may be an IP address, or the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node may be an IP address and a port number.

[0195] Optionally, the third information may also include at least one of the following: identification information of the computing power subtask, and a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask. Optionally, the third information may also include indication information and / or identification information of the computing power task, and the indication information is used to indicate that the computing power subtask is executed on the computing-network fusion node.

[0196] Exemplarily, assuming that the third information carries the first computing power QoS parameter, the second network element can determine the first computing network fusion node based on the first computing power QoS parameter. Among them, the first computing network fusion node mentioned in this application can be a computing network fusion node that will perform computing power subtasks in the future, that is, the specific computing network fusion node is limited. It can be understood that when the second network element specifies a specific first computing network fusion node, the first computing network fusion node may already exist, or the first network element can use virtualization technology to dynamically instantiate the first computing network fusion node.

[0197] As another example, assuming that the third information carries the identification information of the computing power subtask, the second network element can query the first network element for the first computing power QoS parameter corresponding to the identification information of the computing power subtask. In this way, the second network element can determine the first computing network fusion node based on the first computing power QoS parameter.

[0198] Optionally, the third information may be carried in a session message, for example, and the session message may be a session establishment request message or a session modification request message.

[0199] 404. The terminal device receives an access address from the second network element.

[0200] Correspondingly, the second network element sends the access address to the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. For example, after obtaining the access address, the terminal device can initiate a computing power subtask call to the access address. When the access address is the address of the first computing network fusion node, the first computing network fusion node processes the call of the computing power subtask and feeds back the execution result to the terminal device. When the access address is the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node, the gateway of the first computing network fusion node receives the call message of the computing power subtask, and the gateway of the first computing network fusion node sends the call message to the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node executes the call of the computing power subtask and feeds back the execution result to the terminal device.

[0201] Optionally, the access address may be carried in a session message, which may be, for example, a session establishment accept message, a session modification accept message, a computing power session establishment accept message, or a computing power session modification accept message.

[0202] Method B

[0203] 405. The first network element sends fifth information to the second network element. The fifth information includes a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask. The fifth information is also used to instruct the second network element to determine an access address of the computing power subtask.

[0204] Correspondingly, the second network element receives the fifth information from the first network element. When the second network element receives the first computing power QoS parameter, it defaults the execution node of the computing power subtask to be the computing network fusion node, unless the first network element indicates that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a terminal device.

[0205] Optionally, the fifth information also includes identification information of the computing power subtask and / or identification information of the computing power task.

[0206] In a possible implementation, the fifth information including the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask in step 405 may also be replaced by the fifth information including the identification information of the computing power subtask. In this case, the fifth information may also include the first computing power QoS parameter and / or the identification information of the computing power task.

[0207] 406. The second network element determines the first computing-network fusion node that executes the computing-power subtask based on the first computing-power QoS parameter, and sends the access address of the computing-power subtask to the terminal device. The access address is the address of the first computing-network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing-network fusion node.

[0208] Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the access address from the second network element. In this way, the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. For example, after obtaining the access address, the terminal device can initiate a computing power subtask call to the access address. When the access address is the address of the first computing network fusion node, the first computing network fusion node processes the call of the computing power subtask and feeds back the execution result to the terminal device. When the access address is the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node, the gateway of the first computing network fusion node receives the call message of the computing power subtask, and the gateway of the first computing network fusion node sends the call message to the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node executes the call of the computing power subtask and feeds back the execution result to the terminal device.

[0209] Optionally, in step 405, when the fifth information includes the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask replaced by the fifth information including the identification information of the computing power subtask, the second network element can query the first network element for the first computing power QoS parameter corresponding to the identification information of the computing power subtask. In this way, the second network element can determine the first computing network fusion node based on the first computing power QoS parameter.

[0210] Optionally, the second network element may also send identification information of the computing power subtask and / or identification information of the computing power task to the terminal device. For example, the first network element may simultaneously send the access address in step 406 and the identification information of the computing power subtask and / or identification information of the computing power task to the terminal device.

[0211] It can be seen that in the above embodiments, the terminal device can independently decide the computing power QoS parameters of the computing power subtask based on its own computing power resource status, thereby reducing the complicated interaction process of negotiating with the network and reporting of its own computing power resources, saving signaling interaction. Furthermore, the terminal device can also use the second information to let the first network element know where the computing power subtask in the computing power task is executed, and for the case where the computing power subtask is executed in the computing network fusion node, the terminal device can also obtain the access address of the computing power subtask, and then obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. This makes it possible to obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask even when memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring the smooth execution of the computing power task, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved.

[0212] Optional, Figure 4 In the embodiment described, step 401 may be Figure 3 The method may be performed before or after step 302. Figure 4 In the embodiment described, steps 402 to 404 are Figure 3 Step 302 is then executed. Figure 4 In the embodiment described, steps 405 to 406 are Figure 3 Step 302 is then executed.

[0213] Optional, Figure 3 The execution subject of step 301 to step 302 can be replaced by a server. In this case, the execution subject of step 401 and step 402 can also be replaced by a server.

[0214] This application also provides Figure 5 The embodiment shown, Figure 5 The illustrated embodiment can be used with Figure 3 The illustrated embodiment combines, for example, Figure 3 The embodiment further comprises the following steps:

[0215] 501. The terminal device sends first information to the first network element. The first information is used to obtain first computing power QoS parameters. The first information includes QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or identification information of the computing power task. The identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0216] Correspondingly, the first network element receives the first information from the terminal device. Among them, the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task, which can be understood as: the first network element obtains the QoS parameters of the computing power task based on the identification information of the computing power task. For example, the first network element associates and stores the association relationship between the identification information of the computing power task and the QoS parameters of the computing power task, so that the QoS parameters of the computing power task can be obtained based on the identification information of the computing power task and the association relationship. Or, the first network element obtains the QoS parameters of the computing power task from the computing power task warehouse functional network element based on the identification information of the computing power task.

[0217] Optionally, the computing power task warehouse functional network element may be the same network element as the first network element, or the computing power task warehouse functional network element may be an independent network element.

[0218] Optionally, the computing power task warehouse functional network element may also store at least one of the following: identification information of the computing power subtask, the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, the operation requirement information of the computing power subtask in the computing power task, the candidate execution node of the computing power subtask, etc. This is equivalent to the computing power task warehouse functional network element associatively storing the identification information of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power subtask, the QoS parameters of the computing power task, the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, the operation requirement information of the computing power subtask in the computing power task, and the candidate execution node of the computing power subtask. Therefore, the first network element can obtain corresponding information based on the identification information of the computing power task or the identification information of the computing power subtask.

[0219] Among them, the operation requirements information of the computing power subtask can be referred to Figure 3 The description of step 302 is not repeated here. The candidate execution nodes of the computing power subtask may include at least one computing power fusion node and / or terminal device. Optionally, the computing power task warehouse functional network element may obtain at least one of the identification information of the computing power task, the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, the operation requirement information of the computing power subtask in the computing power task, and the candidate execution nodes of the computing power subtask from the terminal device.

[0220] Optionally, the first information may also include identification information of the computing power subtask.

[0221] 502. The terminal device sends second information to the first network element, where the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0222] Correspondingly, the first network element receives the second information from the terminal device.

[0223] Optionally, the second information may be carried in the same message or in different messages as the first information. The message here may be a NAS message or an application layer message, etc., and reference may be made to the previous Figure 4 Description of step 402.

[0224] It should be noted that there is no necessary order of execution between step 502 and step 501. For example, step 502 can be executed before or after step 501, or step 502 can be executed simultaneously with step 501. In the case where step 502 and step 501 are executed simultaneously, it can be considered that the first information and the second information are carried in the same message, such as the same NAS message or the same application layer message. In this case, the terminal device sends the first information and the second information to the first network element at one time, such as the union of the contents included in the first information and the second information. Exemplarily, it is assumed that the first information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the identification information of the computing power task, and the second information includes the identification information of the computing power task and the identification information of the computing power subtask. At this time, the terminal device can send the QoS parameters of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power task, and the identification information of the computing power subtask to the terminal device.

[0225] 503. The first network element determines a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task.

[0226] Optionally, the first network element may also determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the available computing power resources of the terminal device (e.g., currently available computing power resources and / or future available computing power resources). In this case, the first network element may also obtain the available computing power resources of the terminal device in the following manner, specifically:

[0227] ① The first network element receives available computing resources from the terminal device. The available computing resources of the terminal device may be carried in the same message or different messages with at least one of the first information and the second information. These messages may be NAS messages or application layer messages, etc.

[0228] ② The first network element receives the inherent computing power resources and the currently used computing power resources from the terminal device. In this way, the first network element can determine the currently available computing power resources based on the inherent computing power resources and the currently used computing power resources of the terminal device. Optionally, the first network element can also determine the future available computing power resources based on the currently available computing power resources. Among them, at least one of the inherent computing power resources and the currently used computing power resources of the terminal device can be carried in the same message or different messages with at least one of the first information and the second information. These messages can be NAS messages or application layer messages, etc.

[0229] It should be pointed out that the above method ① or method ② can be executed periodically, which is an example of the first network element obtaining the available computing power resources of the terminal device. There may be other implementation methods, which are not listed here one by one.

[0230] Optionally, the first network element may also determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task. In this case, the first network element may also receive the association from the terminal device. For example, for the above method ①, the association may be carried in the same message or different messages with at least one of the available computing power resources, the first information, and the second information of the terminal device. These messages may be NAS messages or application layer messages, etc. For the above method ②, the association may be carried in the same message or different messages with at least one of the inherent computing power resources, the currently used computing power resources, the first information, and the second information of the terminal device. These messages may be NAS messages or application layer messages, etc.

[0231] Optionally, the first network element may also determine the first computing power QoS parameter based on the available computing power resources (e.g., currently available computing power resources and / or future available computing power resources) of at least one computing-network fusion node (already existing or currently not existing but can be instantiated and allocated). Among them, the way in which the first network element obtains the available computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node can refer to method ① or method ②, the difference being that the first network element obtains the corresponding available computing power resources from at least the first computing-network fusion node or the computing-network fusion node computing power resource management system, which is not elaborated here. At least one computing-network fusion node includes a first computing-network fusion node.

[0232] It should be noted that there is no necessary order of execution between step 502 and step 503. For example, step 502 can be executed before step 503, or step 502 can be executed simultaneously with step 503. When step 502 is executed simultaneously with step 501, step 503 is executed after step 502.

[0233] After step 503, steps 504 to 506 may be performed; or steps 507 and 508 may be performed. For the sake of distinction, steps 504 to 506 may be regarded as one implementation method, such as method A; steps 507 and 508 may be regarded as another implementation method, such as method B.

[0234] Method A,

[0235] 504. The first network element sends the first computing power QoS parameter to the terminal device.

[0236] Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first computing power QoS parameter from the first network element.

[0237] Optionally, the first network element may also send identification information of the computing power subtask and / or identification information of the computing power task to the terminal device. For example, the first network element may simultaneously send the first computing power QoS parameter in step 504, as well as identification information of the computing power subtask and / or identification information of the computing power task to the terminal device.

[0238] Among them, when the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing-network fusion node, step 505 can also be executed after step 504.

[0239] 505. The terminal device sends third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain an access address of the computing power subtask. The access address is an address of the first computing network fusion node or an address of a gateway of the first computing network fusion node.

[0240] Correspondingly, the second network element receives the third information from the terminal device.

[0241] Among them, step 505 can refer to Figure 4 The description of step 403 is omitted here.

[0242] 506. The terminal device receives an access address from the second network element.

[0243] Correspondingly, the second network element sends the access address to the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address.

[0244] Among them, step 506 can refer to Figure 4 The description of step 404 is omitted here.

[0245] Method B

[0246] 507. The first network element sends fifth information to the second network element, where the fifth information includes the first computing power QoS parameter. The fifth information is also used to instruct the second network element to determine an access address of the computing power subtask.

[0247] Correspondingly, the second network element receives the fifth information from the first network element.

[0248] Among them, step 507 can refer to Figure 4 The description of step 405 is not repeated here.

[0249] 508. The second network element determines the first computing-network fusion node that executes the computing-power subtask based on the first computing-power QoS parameter, and sends the access address of the computing-power subtask to the terminal device. The access address is the address of the first computing-network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing-network fusion node.

[0250] Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the access address from the second network element.

[0251] Among them, step 508 and Figure 4 Step 406 is similar and will not be described in detail here.

[0252] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can also use the second information to let the first network element know where the computing power subtask in the computing power task is executed. For the case where the computing power subtask is executed in the computing network fusion node, the terminal device can also obtain the access address of the computing power subtask, and then obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. This makes it possible to obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask even when memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring the smooth execution of the computing power task, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved.

[0253] Optional, Figure 5 The embodiment may be Figure 3 Step 302 is then executed.

[0254] Optional, Figure 3 The execution subject of step 301 to step 302 can be replaced by a server. In this case, the execution subject of step 501, step 502, step 504 to step 506 can also be replaced by a server. After step 506 is replaced by the server receiving the access address from the second network element, the server can also send the access address to the terminal device.

[0255] like Figure 6 As shown, another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0256] 601. The terminal device sends information of a computing subtask in a computing task to the first network element, where the information of the computing subtask is used to indicate that an execution node of the computing subtask is to be designated.

[0257] Correspondingly, the first network element receives information about the computing power subtask from the terminal device.

[0258] The method for the terminal device to send the information of the computing power subtask to the first network element can refer to Figure 4 The process of the terminal device sending the second information to the first network element is not described here.

[0259] Optionally, the information of the computing power subtask is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is to be specified, which can be understood as: the information of the computing power subtask is used to request the allocation of the execution node of the computing power subtask. Optionally, the number of computing power subtasks in a computing power task can be one or more, and the execution nodes of different computing power subtasks can be all the same, partially the same, or all different.

[0260] In a possible implementation, the information of the computing power subtask may include at least one of the following: identification information of the computing power task, identification information of the computing power subtask, and QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0261] Exemplarily, the information of the computing power subtask may include identification information of the computing power task. After the first network element obtains the information of the computing power subtask, it can obtain specific information that determines the execution point of the computing power subtask from the computing power task warehouse functional network element based on the identification information of the computing power task, such as the QoS parameters of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power subtask, the operating requirement information of the computing power subtask, etc.

[0262] As another example, the information of the computing power subtask may include identification information of the computing power task and identification information of the computing power subtask. After the first network element obtains the information of the computing power subtask, it can obtain specific information that determines the execution point of the computing power subtask from the computing power task warehouse functional network element based on the identification information of the computing power task and / or the identification information of the computing power subtask, such as the QoS parameters of the computing power task, the operating requirement information of the computing power subtask, etc.

[0263] As another example, the information of the computing power subtask may include identification information of the computing power task, identification information of the computing power subtask and QoS parameters of the computing power task. After the first network element obtains the information of the computing power subtask, it can obtain specific information that determines the execution point of the computing power subtask from the computing power task warehouse functional network element based on the identification information of the computing power task and / or the identification information of the computing power subtask, such as the operating requirement information of the computing power subtask.

[0264] It should be noted that the above are just some examples, and other combinations are possible, which are not listed here. In addition, for the computing power task warehouse functional network element, please refer to Figure 5 The relevant description of step 501 is not repeated here.

[0265] Optionally, the method may also include: the terminal device obtains the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device; the terminal device generates information of the computing subtask based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device.

[0266] The terminal device obtaining the QoS parameters of the computing task may include: the terminal device receiving the QoS parameters of the computing task from the server. The available computing resources of the terminal device may refer to currently available computing resources and / or future available computing resources.

[0267] Optionally, the terminal device may also generate information about the computing power subtask based on the association between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, wherein the other computing power subtasks are one or more computing power subtasks in the computing power task except the computing power subtask.

[0268] 602. The first network element sends first information to the terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0269] Correspondingly, the terminal device sends the first information to the first network element.

[0270] The computing network fusion node in step 602 may be any computing network fusion node in general, that is, it is not limited to any specific computing network fusion node.

[0271] Optionally, before step 602, the first network element may also determine the execution node of the computing power subtask. For example, the first network element may determine the execution node of the computing power subtask based on at least one of the computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, and the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element.

[0272] Exemplarily, assuming that the computing power task includes computing power sub-task X and computing power sub-task Y, the first network element determines to execute computing power sub-task X and computing power sub-task Y simultaneously on the computing power fusion node based on the computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, and the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element, with the principle of minimizing the computing power task completion time.

[0273] As another example, assume that a computing task includes computing subtask X and computing subtask Y, and another computing task includes computing subtask Z and computing subtask Q. The available computing resources of the computing-network fusion node can be used to run computing subtask Y, or computing subtask Z and computing subtask Q. Based on the principle of optimal overall system capacity, the first network element executes computing subtask Y on the terminal device, and executes computing subtask Z and computing subtask Q on the computing-network fusion node.

[0274] Optionally, the first network element may receive computing power resources of the terminal device and transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element from the terminal device, and may also receive computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node from at least one computing-network fusion node.

[0275] Among them, the computing power resources of the terminal device may include the inherent computing power resources and available computing power resources of the terminal device. The computing power resources of the computing-network fusion node may include the inherent computing power resources and available computing power resources of the computing-network fusion node, and the available computing power resources of the computing-network fusion node may refer to the currently available computing power resources and / or the computing power resources available in the future. The transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element may include the transmission quality and / or transmission delay between the terminal device and the first network element. Optionally, the first network element may also determine the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks.

[0276] For example, assuming that the computing task includes computing subtask X and computing subtask Y, and computing subtask X and computing subtask Y have a strong dependency relationship, the first network element can execute computing subtask X and computing subtask Y on the terminal device at the same time, or execute computing subtask X and computing subtask Y on the computing-network fusion node at the same time. Figure 7 As shown, when there is a strong dependency between computing power subtask X and computing power subtask Y, when both computing power subtask X and computing power subtask Y are executed on the computing network fusion node, the computing power task completion time is the shortest relative to other situations. Therefore, the first network element puts computing power subtask X and computing power subtask Y on the computing network fusion node for execution at the same time. Further, assume that the computing power task also includes computing power subtask A and computing power subtask B. There is no correlation between computing power subtask A and computing power subtask B. As shown in FIG. Figure 8 As shown, when computing power subtask A and computing power subtask B are executed on the terminal device and computing network fusion node respectively, the computing power task completion time is the shortest compared to other situations. Therefore, the first network element places computing power subtask A and computing power subtask B on the terminal device and computing network fusion node respectively for execution.

[0277] It should be pointed out that Figure 7 or Figure 8 The execution time and transmission time in refer to the time to execute a certain computing power subtask and the time to transmit the execution result of the computing power subtask to the corresponding device, respectively. For example, the computing power subtask is executed on the terminal device, but the input of another computing power subtask is the execution result of the computing power subtask. Therefore, it may be necessary to transmit the execution result of the computing power subtask to the execution node (such as the computing network fusion node) of another computing power subtask, and the time consumed in this process can be called the transmission time. For another example, the computing power subtask is executed on the computing network fusion node, but the input of another computing power subtask is the execution result of the computing power subtask. Therefore, it may be necessary to transmit the execution result of the computing power subtask to the execution node (such as the terminal device) of another computing power subtask, and the time consumed in this process can be called the transmission time.

[0278] Optionally, the information of the computing power subtask is also used to indicate the execution node of the computing power subtask that the terminal device expects. The terminal device expects the execution node of the computing power subtask to be the terminal device, and the first information can be used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing-network fusion node. The terminal device expects the execution node of the computing power subtask to be a computing-network fusion node, and the first information can be used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is the terminal device. This can be considered that the first network element has modified the execution node of the computing power subtask.

[0279] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, the terminal device can send information about the computing power subtask in the computing power task to the first network element, so that the first network element can learn that the execution node of the computing power subtask is to be designated, thereby indicating the execution node of the computing power subtask to the terminal device. In this way, it can be ensured that the computing power subtask in the computing power task can be executed on the corresponding execution node when memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring that the computing power task can be executed smoothly, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved.

[0280] This application also provides Fig. 9 The embodiment shown, Fig. 9 The illustrated embodiment can be used with Figure 6 The illustrated embodiment combines, for example, Figure 6 The embodiment further comprises the following steps:

[0281] 901. The terminal device sends second information to the first network element, where the second information is used to request the first computing power QoS parameters. The second information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or the identification information of the computing power task, and the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0282] Correspondingly, the first network element receives the second information from the terminal device. The identification information of the computing task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing task, which can be understood as: the first network element obtains the QoS parameters of the computing task based on the identification information of the computing task. Figure 6 In the case where the information of the computing power subtask in step 601 includes the identification information of the computing power task and the QoS parameters of the computing power task, the second information may include the identification information of the computing power task. That is, after receiving the information of the computing power subtask, the first network element associates and stores the association relationship between the identification information of the computing power task and the QoS parameters of the computing power task. Therefore, when the first network element receives the second information, the QoS parameters of the computing power task can be obtained based on the identification information of the computing power task and the association relationship. Alternatively, the terminal device sends the identification information of the computing power task and the QoS parameters of the computing power task to the computing power task warehouse functional network element, so that the computing power task warehouse functional network element associates and stores the association relationship between the identification information of the computing power task and the QoS parameters of the computing power task. Therefore, when the first network element receives the second information, the first network element can obtain the QoS parameters of the computing power task from the computing power task warehouse functional network element based on the identification information of the computing power task.

[0283] Optionally, the computing power task warehouse functional network element may be the same network element as the first network element, or the computing power task warehouse functional network element may be an independent network element.

[0284] Optionally, the computing power task warehouse functional network element may also receive the identification information of the computing power subtask from the terminal device, the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, the operation requirement information of the computing power subtask in the computing power task, the candidate execution node of the computing power subtask, etc. Therefore, at least one of the following items may also be associated and stored: the identification information of the computing power task, the QoS parameter of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power subtask, the association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task, the operation requirement information of the computing power subtask in the computing power task, the candidate execution node of the computing power subtask, etc. Therefore, the first network element may obtain the corresponding information based on the identification information of the computing power task or the identification information of the computing power subtask.

[0285] Among them, the operation requirements information of the computing power subtask can be referred to Figure 3 The description of step 302 is omitted here. The candidate execution nodes of the computing power subtask may include at least one computing power fusion node and / or terminal device.

[0286] Optionally, the second information may also include identification information of the computing power subtask.

[0287] 902. The first network element determines a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task.

[0288] Among them, step 902 and Figure 5 Step 503 is similar and will not be described in detail here.

[0289] After step 902, steps 903 to 905 may be performed; or steps 906 and 907 may be performed. For the sake of distinction, steps 903 to 905 may be regarded as one implementation method, such as method A; and steps 906 and 907 may be regarded as another implementation method, such as method B.

[0290] Method A,

[0291] 903. The first network element sends a first computing power QoS parameter to the terminal device.

[0292] Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first computing power QoS parameter from the first network element.

[0293] For step 903, please refer to Figure 5 Step 504 is not described in detail here.

[0294] Among them, when the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power sub-task is a computing network fusion node (the computing network fusion node can be a general term for any computing network fusion node, that is, it is not limited to any specific computing network fusion node), step 904 can also be executed after step 903.

[0295] 904. The terminal device sends third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain an access address of the computing power subtask. The access address is an address of the first computing network fusion node or an address of a gateway of the first computing network fusion node.

[0296] Correspondingly, the second network element receives the third information from the terminal device.

[0297] For step 904, please refer to Figure 5 Step 505 is not described in detail here.

[0298] 905. The terminal device receives an access address from the second network element.

[0299] Correspondingly, the second network element sends the access address to the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address.

[0300] For step 905, please refer to Figure 5 Step 506 is not described in detail here.

[0301] Method B

[0302] 906. The first network element sends fifth information to the second network element, where the fifth information includes the first computing power QoS parameter. The fifth information is also used to instruct the second network element to determine an access address of the computing power subtask.

[0303] Correspondingly, the second network element receives the fifth information from the first network element.

[0304] For step 906, please refer to Figure 5 Step 507 is not described in detail here.

[0305] 907. The second network element determines the first computing-network fusion node that executes the computing-power subtask based on the first computing-power QoS parameter, and sends the access address of the computing-power subtask to the terminal device. The access address is the address of the first computing-network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing-network fusion node.

[0306] Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the access address from the second network element. In this way, the terminal device can obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address.

[0307] Among them, step 907 and Figure 5 Step 508 is similar and will not be described in detail here.

[0308] It can be seen that in the above embodiment, when the computing power subtask is executed in the computing network fusion node, the terminal device can also obtain the access address of the computing power subtask, and then obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask through the access address. This makes it possible to obtain the execution result of the computing power subtask even when memory resources are limited, thereby ensuring the smooth execution of the computing power task, that is, ensuring the normal operation of the application. Therefore, the user experience can be improved.

[0309] Optional, Fig. 9 The embodiment may be Figure 6 Executed after step 602.

[0310] It is understandable that, in order to realize the above functions, the above-mentioned device includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0311] The embodiment of the present application can divide the functional modules of the terminal device, the first network element or the second network element according to the above method example. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above integrated module can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation.

[0312] See also Fig.10 , Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1000 can be applied to the above Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 In any of the methods shown in the embodiments, Fig.10 As shown, the communication device 1000 includes: a processing module 1001 and a transceiver module 1002. The processing module 1001 may be one or more processors, and the transceiver module 1002 may be a transceiver or a communication interface. In other words, the transceiver module 1002 includes a sending module and / or a receiving module. The sending module is used to execute the above Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The action sent in the method shown in any embodiment of the present invention, the receiving module is used to perform the above Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The communication device 1000 may be used to implement a terminal device, a first network element, or a second network element involved in any of the above method embodiments, or to implement a function of a network element involved in any of the above method embodiments. The network element or network function may be a network element in a hardware device, a software function running on dedicated hardware, or a virtualization function instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform). Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include a storage module 1003 for storing program code and data of the communication device 1000.

[0313] In one example, when the communication device is used as a terminal device or a chip used in a terminal device, the steps performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment are performed. The transceiver module 1002 is used to specifically perform Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The processing module 1001 can be used to support the communication device 1000 to perform the processing actions in the above method embodiments, for example, to support the terminal device to perform other processes of the technology described herein.

[0314] Exemplarily, the transceiver module 1002 is used to obtain the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device; the processing module 1001 is used to determine the execution node of the computing subtask in the computing task based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device, and the execution node of the computing subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0315] Optionally, when determining the execution node of a computing power subtask in a computing power task based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power subtask has an association relationship with other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; processing module 1001 is used to determine the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0316] Optionally, the processing module 1001 is also used to determine the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0317] Optionally, when determining the first computing power QoS parameter of a computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, processing module 1001 is used to establish an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; and determines the first computing power QoS parameter based on the association relationship, the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0318] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is further used to: receive a first computing power QoS parameter of a computing power subtask from a first network element; or receive a first computing power QoS parameter from a second network element.

[0319] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to: send first information to the first network element, the first information is used to obtain first computing power QoS parameters, the first information includes QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or identification information of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task, and the first computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0320] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to send the available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element; the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task, including: the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0321] Optionally, there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; the transceiver module 1002 is also used to send the association relationship to the first network element; the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, including: the first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the association relationship, the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0322] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to send second information to the first network element, where the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power sub-task is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0323] Optionally, the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power sub-task is a computing-network fusion node. The transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive the access address of the computing power sub-task from the second network element. The access address is the address of the first computing-network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing-network fusion node. The first computing-network fusion node is the node that executes the computing power sub-task.

[0324] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is further used to send third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain an access address.

[0325] Optionally, the second information includes the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask, and the transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive fourth information from the first network element, and the fourth information is used to indicate whether the first computing power QoS parameter is allowed or not allowed to be used, or the fourth information is used to indicate the second computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask.

[0326] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is further used to indicate to the first network element that modification of the first computing power QoS parameters is allowed.

[0327] Also exemplarily, the transceiver module 1002 is used to: send information about a computing subtask in a computing task to the first network element, the information about the computing subtask is used to indicate that an execution node of the computing subtask is to be designated; and receive first information from the first network element, the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0328] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to obtain the service quality QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device; the processing module 1001 is used to generate information of the computing subtask based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device.

[0329] Optionally, when generating information of a computing power subtask based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power subtask has an association relationship with other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; processing module 1001 is used to generate information of the computing power subtask based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0330] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive computing power QoS parameters of a computing power subtask from the first network element; or, to receive computing power QoS parameters from the second network element.

[0331] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to send second information to the first network element, where the second information is used to request computing power QoS parameters, and the second information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or identification information of the computing power task. The identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task, and the computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0332] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to send the available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element; the computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task, including: the computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0333] Optionally, there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; the transceiver module 1002 is also used to send the association relationship to the first network element; the computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, including: the computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

[0334] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive the access address of the computing power subtask from the second network element, where the access address is the address of the first computing network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node is the node that executes the computing power subtask.

[0335] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is further used to send third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain an access address.

[0336] In another example, when the communication device is used as a first network element or a chip used in a first network element, the communication device executes the steps performed by the first network element in the above method embodiment. The transceiver module 1002 is used to specifically execute Figure 3 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 and Fig. 9 The sending and / or receiving actions performed by the first network element in any embodiment of the present invention, for example, supporting the first network element to perform other processes of the technology described herein. The processing module 1001 can be used to support the communication device 1000 to perform the processing actions in the above method embodiments, for example, supporting the first network element to perform other processes of the technology described herein.

[0337] Exemplarily, the transceiver module 1002 is used to: receive information about a computing subtask in a computing task from a terminal device, the information about the computing subtask is used to indicate that an execution node of the computing subtask is to be specified; and send first information to the terminal device, the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

[0338] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to: send the computing power QoS parameters of the computing power subtask to the terminal device; or send fifth information to the second network element, the fifth information including the computing power QoS parameters.

[0339] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive second information from the terminal device, where the second information is used to request computing power QoS parameters, and the second information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or identification information of the computing power task, and the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task; the processing module 1001 is also used to determine the computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

[0340] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive available computing power resources from the terminal device; when determining the computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task, the processing module 1001 is used to determine the computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources.

[0341] Optionally, there is an association relationship between the computing power subtask and other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; the transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive the association relationship from the terminal device; when determining the computing power QoS parameters based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources, the processing module 1001 is used to determine the computing power QoS parameters based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources.

[0342] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to obtain the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node and the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element; the processing module 1001 is also used to determine the execution node of the computing power subtask based on the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, and the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element.

[0343] Optionally, when determining the execution node of a computing power sub-task based on the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, and the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element, the processing module 1001 is used to determine the execution node of the computing power sub-task based on the available computing power resources of the terminal device, the computing power resources of at least one computing-network fusion node, the transmission status information between the terminal device and the first network element, and the association between the computing power sub-task and other computing power sub-tasks.

[0344] In another example, when the communication device is used as a second network element or a chip used in a second network element, the communication device performs the steps performed by the second network element in the above method embodiment. The transceiver module 1002 is used to specifically perform Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The sending and / or receiving actions performed by the second network element in any embodiment of the present invention, for example, supporting the second network element to perform other processes of the technology described herein. The processing module 1001 can be used to support the communication device 1000 to perform the processing actions in the above method embodiments, for example, supporting the second network element to perform other processes of the technology described herein.

[0345] Exemplarily, the transceiver module 1002 is used to send the access address of the computing subtask in the computing task to the terminal device. The access address is the address of the first computing network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node. The first computing network fusion node is the node that executes the computing subtask.

[0346] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to send the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask to the terminal device.

[0347] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is further used to receive third information from the terminal device, and the third information is used to obtain an access address.

[0348] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is also used to receive fifth information from the first network element, and the fifth information includes a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask.

[0349] In a possible implementation, when the terminal device, the first network element or the second network element is a chip, the transceiver module 1002 may be a communication interface, a pin or a circuit, etc. The communication interface may be used to input data to be processed to the processor, and may output the processing result of the processor to the outside. In a specific implementation, the communication interface may be a general purpose input output (GPIO) interface, which may be connected to multiple peripheral devices (such as a display (LCD), a camera (camera), a radio frequency (RF) module, an antenna, etc.). The communication interface is connected to the processor via a bus.

[0350] The processing module 1001 may be a processor that can execute computer-executable instructions stored in the storage module to enable the chip to execute Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The method involved in any of the embodiments shown in . Further, the processor may include a controller, an arithmetic unit and a register. Exemplarily, the controller is mainly responsible for instruction decoding and sends a control signal for the operation corresponding to the instruction. The arithmetic unit is mainly responsible for performing fixed-point or floating-point arithmetic operations, shift operations and logical operations, etc., and may also perform address operations and conversions. The register is mainly responsible for storing register operands and intermediate operation results temporarily stored during the execution of instructions. In a specific implementation, the hardware architecture of the processor may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) architecture, a microprocessor without interlocked piped stages architecture (MIPS) architecture, an advanced reduced instruction set machine (ARM) architecture or a second processor (NP) architecture, etc. The processor may be single-core or multi-core. The storage module may be a storage module within the chip, such as a register, a cache, etc. The storage module may also be a storage module located outside the chip, such as a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM), etc.

[0351] It should be noted that the functions corresponding to the processor and the interface can be implemented through hardware design, software design, or a combination of hardware and software, and there is no limitation here.

[0352] Fig.11 A structural diagram of another communication device provided for an embodiment of the present application. It is understandable that the communication device 1110 includes necessary means such as modules, units, elements, circuits, or interfaces, which are appropriately configured together to implement the present solution. The communication device 1110 can be the above-mentioned terminal device, the first network element, the second network element, or a component (such as a chip) in these devices, which is used to implement the method described in the above-mentioned method embodiment. The communication device 1110 includes one or more processors 1111. The processor 1111 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, etc. For example, it can be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process the communication protocol and the communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a terminal device, a first network element, a second network element or a chip, etc.), execute the software program, and process the data of the software program.

[0353] Optionally, in one design, the processor 1111 may include a program 1113 (sometimes also referred to as code or instruction), and the program 1113 may be executed on the processor 1111 to enable the communication device 1110 to perform the method described in the above embodiment. In another possible design, the communication device 1110 includes a circuit ( Fig.11 (not shown), the circuit is used to implement the functions of the terminal device, the first network element, the second network element, etc. in the above embodiments. Optionally, the communication device 1110 may include one or more memories 1112, on which a program 1114 (sometimes also referred to as code or instruction) is stored, and the program 1114 can be executed on the processor 1111, so that the communication device 1110 performs the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0354] Optionally, data may also be stored in the processor 1111 and / or the memory 1112. The processor and the memory may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0355] Optionally, the communication device 1110 may further include a transceiver 1115 and / or an antenna 1116. The processor 1111 may also be sometimes referred to as a processing unit, which controls the communication device (e.g., a terminal device, a first network element, a second network element). The transceiver 1115 may also be sometimes referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, or a transceiver, etc., which is used to implement the transceiver function of the communication device through the antenna 1116.

[0356] Optionally, the transceiver 1115 may include a transmitter and / or a receiver. The transmitter may be referred to as a transmitting unit, a transmitter, or a transmitting circuit, etc., for implementing a transmitting function, and the receiver may be referred to as a receiving unit, a receiver, or a receiving circuit, etc., for implementing a receiving function. When the communication device 1110 is a chip in a terminal device, a first network element, or a second network element, the transceiver 1115 may be an input and output interface of the chip, corresponding to Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 Receiving and sending of any embodiment.

[0357] The embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device, the communication device includes at least one processor; wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The method of any one of the embodiments.

[0358] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed, the computer executes the following Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The method of any one of the embodiments.

[0359] The present application also provides a computer program product, comprising: a computer program code, which, when executed by a computer, enables the computer to execute the following Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The method of any one of the embodiments.

[0360] The embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, the chip includes at least one processor and an interface, the processor is used to read and execute instructions stored in the memory, when the instructions are executed, the chip executes as follows Figures 3 to 6 as well as Fig. 9 The method of any one of the embodiments.

[0361] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the embodiments of the present application. In addition, each network element unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into a processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software network element units.

[0362] If the above-mentioned integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software network element unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the part that essentially contributes to the technical solution of the present application, or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including several instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a terminal device, a cloud server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned methods in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), disk or optical disk and other media that can store program code. The above is only a specific implementation method of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, and these modifications or replacements should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: include: Obtain the QoS parameters of computing tasks and the available computing resources of terminal devices; Based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device, the execution node of the computing subtask in the computing task is determined, and the execution node of the computing subtask is the computing-network fusion node or the terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Determining an execution node of a computing subtask in the computing task based on the QoS parameter of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device includes: The computing power subtask has an association relationship with other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; Based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device, the execution node of the computing subtask is determined.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, determine the first computing power QoS parameters of the computing power subtask.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: Determining a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device includes: The computing power subtask has an association relationship with other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the association relationship, the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receiving a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask from a first network element; or, Receive the first computing power QoS parameter from the second network element.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send first information to the first network element, where the first information is used to obtain the first computing power QoS parameters. The first information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or identification information of the computing power task. The identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task. The first computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Sending the available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element; The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task, including: The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The method further comprises: The computing power subtask has an association relationship with other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; Sending the association relationship to the first network element; The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, including: The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the association relationship, the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Send second information to the first network element, where the second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is the computing-network fusion node or the terminal device.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The second information includes the first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that: The second information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is the computing-network fusion node, and the method further includes: Receive the access address of the computing power subtask from the second network element, where the access address is the address of the first computing network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node is the node that executes the computing power subtask.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain the access address.

13. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive fourth information from the first network element, where the fourth information is used to indicate whether the first computing power QoS parameter is allowed or not allowed to be used, or the fourth information is used to indicate a second computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The fourth information is used to indicate that the first computing power QoS parameter is not allowed to be used, and the fourth information is also used to indicate the second computing power QoS parameter.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The method further comprises: Indicate to the first network element that modification of the first computing power QoS parameter is allowed.

16. A communication method, characterized in that: include: Sending information of a computing subtask in a computing task to the first network element, where the information of the computing subtask is used to indicate that an execution node of the computing subtask is to be designated; Receive first information from the first network element, where the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is a computing-network fusion node or a terminal device.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: Obtain the QoS parameters of computing tasks and the available computing resources of terminal devices; Based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device, the information of the computing subtask is generated.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that Based on the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device, information of the computing subtask is generated, including: The computing power subtask has an association relationship with other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; Based on the association relationship, the QoS parameters of the computing task and the available computing resources of the terminal device, the information of the computing subtask is generated.

19. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receiving a first computing power QoS parameter of the computing power subtask from the first network element; or, Receive the first computing power QoS parameter from the second network element.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send second information to the first network element, where the second information is used to request the acquisition of the first computing power QoS parameters, the second information includes the QoS parameters of the computing power task and / or identification information of the computing power task, the identification information of the computing power task is used to determine the QoS parameters of the computing power task, and the first computing power QoS parameters are determined based on the QoS parameters of the computing power task.

21. The method according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending the available computing power resources of the terminal device to the first network element; The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task, including: The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: The computing power subtask has an association relationship with other computing power subtasks in the computing power task; Sending the association relationship to the first network element; The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device, including: The first computing power QoS parameter is determined based on the association relationship, the QoS parameter of the computing power task and the available computing power resources of the terminal device.

23. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 22, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive the access address of the computing power subtask from the second network element, where the access address is the address of the first computing network fusion node or the address of the gateway of the first computing network fusion node, and the first computing network fusion node is the node that executes the computing power subtask.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending third information to the second network element, where the third information is used to obtain the access address.

25. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that: The information of the computing power subtask is also used to indicate the execution node of the computing power subtask expected by the terminal device; The terminal device expects that the execution node of the computing power subtask is the terminal device, and the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is the computing-network fusion node; or, The terminal device expects that the execution node of the computing power subtask is the computing-network fusion node, and the first information is used to indicate that the execution node of the computing power subtask is the terminal device.

26. A communication device, characterized in that: The method comprises a unit or a module for implementing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

27. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device comprises at least one processor; wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

28. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, which, when executed, cause the computer to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

29. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises: a computer program code, and when the computer program code is executed by a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

30. A chip, characterized in that: The chip includes at least one processor and an interface, wherein the processor is used to read and execute instructions stored in a memory, and when the instructions are executed, the chip executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

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