Communication method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a communication method and device, communication equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: a first function receives first information sent by a second function, wherein the first information is used for indicating the measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information;

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, apparatus, communication equipment and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] At present, a typical scenario for system-level energy saving is: when deploying an industry-specific network, a third-party enterprise has relevant requirements for the energy saving and carbon emission of the entire industry network, that is, to meet the national carbon emission requirements for factory production. However, there is currently no specific implementation plan for how to achieve system-level energy saving in the above scenario. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the existing technical problems, the embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method, an apparatus, a communication device and a storage medium.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is implemented as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a communication method, which is applied to a first function and includes:

[0006] The first function receives first information sent by the second function, where the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0007] In the above solution, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0008] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0009] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0010] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of Quality of Service (QoS) flows;

[0011] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0012] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0013] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of QoS flows;

[0014] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0015] In the above solution, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0016] Terminal related information;

[0017] Network slicing information;

[0018] Data Network Name (DNN) information;

[0019] Service scope information;

[0020] Area of ​​interest information;

[0021] Energy consumption threshold information;

[0022] Information indicating the use of renewable energy.

[0023] In the above solution, the method also includes: the first function collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the first information.

[0024] In the above scheme, the first function collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the first information, including: the first function collects second information from the third function, and collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the second information.

[0025] In the above solution, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0026] Traffic information;

[0027] User plane function (UPF) identification information;

[0028] UPF type information.

[0029] In the above solution, the first function collects the second information from the third function, including:

[0030] During a specific time or period, the first function subscribes to the second information from the third function, and based on the subscription, the first function receives the second information sent by the third function; or,

[0031] Within a specific time or period, the first function requests the second information from the third function, and based on the request, the first function receives the second information sent by the third function.

[0032] In the above scheme, the method further comprises:

[0033] The first function sends third information to the fourth function, so that the fourth function can determine whether to collect and / or calculate energy consumption information or energy information;

[0034] The first function receives fourth information sent by the fourth function, where the fourth information is used to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated or not.

[0035] In the above solution, the method also includes: the first function sends the collected and / or calculated energy consumption information or energy information to the second function.

[0036] In the above solution, the method further includes: the first function receives a subscription message sent by the fifth function, the subscription message is used to subscribe to an information disclosure service, and the information disclosure service is used to disclose at least one of the following:

[0037] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0038] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0039] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0040] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0041] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0042] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0043] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0044] In the above solution, the method further includes: the first function sends at least one of the following information to the fifth function:

[0045] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0046] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0047] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0048] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0049] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0050] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0051] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0052] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication method, which is applied to a second function, and includes: the second function sends first information to the first function, and the first information is used to indicate the measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0053] In the above solution, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0054] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0055] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0056] Measuring or collecting energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0057] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0058] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0059] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of QoS flows;

[0060] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0061] In the above solution, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0062] Terminal related information;

[0063] Network slicing information;

[0064] Data Network Name (DNN) information;

[0065] Service scope information;

[0066] Area of ​​interest information;

[0067] Energy consumption threshold information;

[0068] Information indicating the use of renewable energy.

[0069] In the above solution, the method also includes: the second function receives energy consumption information or energy information sent by the first function.

[0070] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication method, which is applied to a fourth function, and the method includes: the fourth function obtains and / or stores fifth information, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

[0071] Energy consumption contract information of the terminal;

[0072] Energy consumption contract information for protocol data unit (PDU) sessions;

[0073] Energy efficiency indication information;

[0074] Information that allows the collection and / or calculation of energy consumption information or energy information;

[0075] Allowing and / or requiring base stations to report energy consumption information;

[0076] Instructs the base station to enter energy-saving state.

[0077] In the above solution, the method further includes: the fourth function receives the third information sent by the first function, queries the fifth information based on the third information, and determines whether the energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated;

[0078] The fourth function sends fourth information to the first function, where the fourth information is used to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated or not.

[0079] In the above solution, the method further includes: the fourth function sends sixth information to the base station, and the sixth information is used for at least one of the following:

[0080] Instructing the base station to report the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal;

[0081] Instruct the base station to enter energy-saving state;

[0082] Instructs base stations to use green energy first.

[0083] In the above solution, the method further includes: the fourth function receives the sixth information sent by the fifth function, queries the fifth information based on the sixth information, and determines whether generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies is allowed or possible;

[0084] The fourth function sends seventh information to the fifth function, where the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of a strategy related to energy efficiency is permitted or possible.

[0085] In the above solution, the method further includes: the fourth function receives the ninth information sent by the fifth function, queries the fifth information based on the ninth information, and determines that the collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed;

[0086] The fourth function sends tenth information to the fifth function, where the tenth information indicates permission to collect energy consumption information or energy information.

[0087] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication method, which is applied to the fifth function, and the method includes:

[0088] The fifth function sends sixth information to the fourth function, and receives seventh information sent by the fourth function, wherein the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible;

[0089] The fifth function generates eighth information based on the seventh information, and the eighth information is policy information related to energy efficiency.

[0090] In the above solution, the eighth information includes: block data transmission (BDT) related strategy information.

[0091] In the above solution, the method further includes: the fifth function subscribes to an information opening service to the first function; the information opening service is used to open at least one of the following:

[0092] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0093] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0094] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0095] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0096] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0097] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0098] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0099] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the fifth function sending ninth information to the fourth function, and receiving tenth information sent by the fourth function, wherein the tenth information indicates that the collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed.

[0100] In the above solution, the method further includes: the fifth function receiving at least one of the following information sent by the first function:

[0101] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0102] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0103] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0104] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0105] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0106] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0107] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0108] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, which is applied to a first function, and includes a first communication unit for receiving first information sent by a second function, wherein the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0109] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, which is applied to a second function, and includes a second communication unit, which is used to send first information to the first function, and the first information is used to indicate the measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0110] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, the device is applied to the fourth function, the device includes a storage unit, which is used to obtain and / or store fifth information, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

[0111] Energy consumption contract information of the terminal;

[0112] Energy consumption contract information of PDU session;

[0113] Energy efficiency indication information;

[0114] Information that allows the collection and / or calculation of energy consumption information or energy information;

[0115] Allowing and / or requiring base stations to report energy consumption information;

[0116] Instructs the base station to enter energy-saving state.

[0117] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, the device is applied to the fifth function, and the device includes a fourth communication unit and a third processing unit; wherein,

[0118] The fourth communication unit is used to send sixth information to the fourth function, and receive seventh information sent by the fourth function, wherein the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies is allowed or possible;

[0119] The third processing unit is used to generate eighth information based on the seventh information, where the eighth information is policy information related to energy efficiency.

[0120] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the communication method described in any one of the above aspects of the embodiment of the present invention.

[0121] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, the steps of the communication method described in any one of the above aspects of the embodiment of the present invention are implemented.

[0122] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer program product, comprising computer program instructions, which enable a computer to execute the steps of the communication method described in any one of the above aspects of the embodiment of the present invention.

[0123] The communication method, apparatus, communication equipment and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present invention have a first function receiving first information sent by a second function, wherein the first information is used to indicate the measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information, so that the first function collects, calculates or processes the energy information or energy consumption information according to the indication of the first information, thereby facilitating the subsequent adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies based on the collected energy information or energy consumption information, thereby achieving system energy consumption that meets requirements and realizing system-level energy saving. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0124] Figure 1 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0125] Figure 2 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0126] Figure 3 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;

[0127] Figure 4 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;

[0128] Figure 5 The interactive process diagram of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows Figure 1 ;

[0129] Figure 6 The interactive process diagram of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows Figure 2 ;

[0130] Figure 7 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0131] Figure 8 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0132] Fig. 9 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;

[0133] Fig.10 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;

[0134] Fig.11 The figure is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0135] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0136] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to various communication systems, for example: a global system of mobile communication (GSM) system, a long term evolution (LTE) system or a 5G system, a 6G system or even a future communication system. Optionally, the 5G system or 5G network may also be referred to as a new radio (NR) system or NR network.

[0137] Exemplarily, the communication system applied in the embodiment of the present invention may include a network device and a terminal device (also referred to as a terminal, a communication terminal, etc.); the network device may be a device that communicates with the terminal device. Among them, the network device can provide communication coverage within a certain area, and can communicate with terminals located in the area. Optionally, the network device may be a base station in each communication system, such as an evolved base station (eNB, Evolutional Node B) in an LTE system, and a base station (gNB) in a 5G system or an NR system.

[0138] It should be understood that the device with communication function in the network / system in the embodiment of the present application can be referred to as a communication device. The communication device may include a network device and a terminal with communication function, and the network device and the terminal device may be the specific devices described above, which will not be repeated here; the communication device may also include other devices in the communication system, such as a network controller, a mobile management entity and other network entities, which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0139] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this article. The term "and / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0140] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and need not be used to describe a specific order or sequential order. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable in appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in a sequence other than those illustrated or described herein, for example. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, the process, method, system, product or equipment comprising a series of steps or units need not be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or equipment.

[0141] An embodiment of the present invention provides a communication method. Figure 1 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;like Figure 1 As shown, the method includes:

[0142] Step 101: A first function receives first information sent by a second function, where the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0143] Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a communication method. Figure 2 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;like Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0144] Step 201: The second function sends first information to the first function, where the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0145] In this embodiment, the first function is a network function, network element or entity having a function of collecting or measuring energy information or energy consumption information. As an implementation mode, the first function may be an energy information function (EIF). In other communication systems or even future communication systems, the first function may also be other network functions or entities having a function of collecting or measuring energy information or energy consumption information. This embodiment does not limit the name of the function.

[0146] In this embodiment, the second function is a function, network function, network element or entity that requires or requests energy information or energy consumption information collection or measurement, or a function, network function, network element or entity that has energy information or energy consumption information collection or measurement requirements. As an implementation method, the second function can be an application function (AF, Application Function), a network function (NF, Network Function) or (NWDAF, Network Data Analytics Function), etc. In other optional implementations, the second function can also be other functions, network functions or entities, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

[0147] In this embodiment, the second function may directly send the first information to the first function, or the second function may also send the first information to the first function via one or more other functions. For example, if the second function is AF, AF may send the first information to the first function via (NEF, Network Exposure Function).

[0148] In the embodiments of the present invention, "receiving" or "sending" may be direct or indirect receiving or sending. Direct receiving may refer to forwarding, encapsulation, decapsulation or processing without other functions, entities or devices; indirect receiving may refer to forwarding, encapsulation, decapsulation or processing through at least one other function, entity or device.

[0149] In this embodiment, the transmitted information (such as the first information) may be a message, a service, or may be the specific content of a message or a service, etc. If the first information is transmitted indirectly (such as the first function receives the first information sent by the second function via at least one function), the first information may remain unchanged during the forwarding process, or may be adaptively processed, for example, included in different messages or services during transmission to different functions or entities, or the source address or destination address may change during the transmission process and finally be sent to the first function, so that the first function can obtain the first information through parsing or other processing.

[0150] In this embodiment, the energy information may also be described as energy information, carbon emission information or energy, etc. The energy or energy referred to in this embodiment may specifically refer to green energy, renewable energy, etc.

[0151] In an embodiment of the present invention, a first function receives first information sent by a second function, and the first information is used to indicate the measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information, so that the first function collects, calculates or processes the energy information or energy consumption information according to the indication of the first information, thereby facilitating the subsequent adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies based on the collected energy information or energy consumption information, thereby achieving system energy consumption that meets requirements and realizing system-level energy saving.

[0152] In some optional embodiments, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0153] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0154] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0155] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of Quality of Service (QoS) flows;

[0156] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0157] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0158] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of QoS flows;

[0159] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0160] In this embodiment, the energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity refers to the energy consumption generated by the terminal in the process of providing communication services in the communication network. The communication service process of the terminal involves at least a base station and a user plane function (UPF), and the energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity includes at least one of the following: energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal in the base station, energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal in the UPF (or energy consumption information or energy information of the UPF that can be described as terminal granularity).

[0161] In this embodiment, the energy consumption information or energy information at the session granularity refers to the energy consumption generated during the service process of the session (session) or protocol data unit (PDU, Protocol Data Unit), including at least the energy consumption information or energy information of the session in the base station, the energy consumption information or energy information of the session in the UPF, etc.

[0162] In this embodiment, the QoS flow can also be described as a service flow or flow. The energy consumption information or energy information of the QoS flow granularity refers to the energy consumption generated during the service process of the QoS flow, including at least the energy consumption information or energy information of the QoS flow in the base station, the energy consumption information or energy information of the QoS flow in the UPF, etc.

[0163] In this embodiment, end-to-end may specifically refer to the base station to the core network. Then the end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity may specifically refer to the sum of the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal at the base station and the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal at the UPF; the end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the session granularity may specifically refer to the sum of the energy consumption information or energy information of the session at the base station and the energy consumption information or energy information of the session at the UPF; the end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity may specifically refer to the sum of the energy consumption information or energy information of the QoS flow at the base station and the energy consumption information or energy information of the QoS flow at the UPF.

[0164] In this embodiment, the base station serves multiple terminals, so the energy consumption information or energy information of the base station at the terminal granularity may specifically refer to the energy consumption information or energy information generated by the base station when one or more terminals (or one or a group of terminals) are performing communication services.

[0165] In some optional embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: terminal-related information; network slice information; data network name (DNN) information; service range information; area of ​​interest (Area of ​​interest) information; energy consumption threshold information; and information indicating the use of renewable energy.

[0166] In this embodiment, the terminal related information includes at least the identity information and / or identification information of the terminal. Exemplarily, the terminal related information may include at least one of the following: a Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI) and a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI).

[0167] In this embodiment, the network slice information may also be described as slice information. Exemplarily, the network slice information may include a slice identifier, such as single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI, Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information).

[0168] In this embodiment, the service scope information is used to indicate the scope of the energy-saving service. Exemplarily, the service scope information may be represented by a geographical area range (e.g., a latitude and longitude range, an administrative area range, etc.), or the service scope information may also be represented by multiple network device identifiers or network function identifiers, and the network device may be a base station and / or UPF, etc.

[0169] In this embodiment, the energy consumption threshold information includes one or more energy consumption threshold values ​​or energy threshold values. The energy consumption threshold information may include a threshold value for whether to open energy consumption information or energy information to other functions (such as the fifth function). Exemplarily, if other functions (such as the fifth function) subscribe to an information opening service to the first function, and the information opening service is used to open energy information or energy consumption information, then during the process of collecting and measuring energy consumption information or energy information, the first function detects that the collected energy consumption information or energy information reaches the corresponding threshold value, and then sends the energy information or energy consumption information to other functions (such as the fifth function).

[0170] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes: the first function collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the first information.

[0171] In this embodiment, the first function performs at least one of the following based on the indication of the first information: measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0172] In some optional embodiments, the first function collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the first information, including: the first function collects second information from a third function, and collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the second information.

[0173] In this embodiment, the third function is a network function, entity, network element or device that collects or manages energy information or energy consumption information of each network function, entity or network device. Exemplarily, the third function may be a session management function (SMF), operation administration and maintenance (OAM), etc.

[0174] In some optional embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: traffic information; identification information of a user plane function (UPF); and UPF type information.

[0175] In this embodiment, the traffic information refers to at least one of the following: traffic information for one terminal, a group of terminals or all terminals; traffic information for one session, multiple sessions or all sessions; traffic information for one QoS flow, multiple QoS flows or all QoS flows; traffic information of the base station, traffic information of the UPF, etc.

[0176] In this embodiment, the UPF type information may specifically include at least one of the following: UPF, intermediate UPF (I-UPF, Intermediate-UPF), PSA UPF (or described as anchor point UPF), etc.

[0177] In this embodiment, after the first function obtains the second information carrying the flow information, the energy consumption information or energy information can be calculated or obtained based on the flow information. Specifically, for the energy information or energy consumption information in the base station, the data volume or flow corresponding to the terminal granularity can be compared with the total data volume or flow of the base station, and the ratio is multiplied by the energy consumption of the base station to obtain the energy information or energy consumption information of the terminal granularity; the data volume or flow corresponding to the session granularity can be compared with the total data volume or flow of the base station, and the ratio is multiplied by the energy consumption of the base station to obtain the energy information or energy consumption information of the session granularity; the data volume or flow corresponding to the QoS flow granularity can be compared with the total data volume or flow of the base station, and the ratio is multiplied by the energy consumption of the base station to obtain the energy information or energy consumption information of the QoS flow granularity. The method for determining the energy information or energy consumption information on the UPF side is similar to that on the base station side, and will not be elaborated here.

[0178] As an example, within a period of time, the energy information or energy consumption information E of a UE in a base station (such as a gNB) UE,gNB It can be expressed as:

[0179]

[0180] Energy information or energy consumption information E of a session in a base station (such as gNB) within a period of time Session,gNB It can be expressed as:

[0181]

[0182] The energy information or energy consumption information E of a QoS flow in a base station (such as gNB) within a period of time Flow,gNB It can be expressed as:

[0183]

[0184] Among them, E gNB Indicates the energy consumption of the base station (gNB) over a period of time; DV gNB Indicates the traffic or data volume of the base station (gNB) over a period of time; DV UE,gNB Indicates the traffic or data volume of the terminal (or UE) on the base station over a period of time; DV Session,gNB Indicates the traffic or data volume of a session on a base station over a period of time; DV Flow,gNB Indicates the traffic or data volume of a QoS flow on a base station over a period of time.

[0185] As another example, the energy information or energy consumption information E of a UE in a base station (such as a gNB) over a period of time UE,UPF It can be expressed as:

[0186]

[0187] Energy information or energy consumption information E of a session in a base station (such as gNB) within a period of time Session,UPF It can be expressed as:

[0188]

[0189] The energy information or energy consumption information E of a QoS flow in a base station (such as gNB) within a period of time Flow,UPF It can be expressed as:

[0190]

[0191] Among them, E UPF Indicates the energy consumption of UPF over a period of time; DV UPF Indicates the flow or data volume of UPF in a period of time; DV UE,UPF Indicates the traffic or data volume of the terminal (or UE) on the UPF over a period of time; DV Session,UPF Indicates the traffic or data volume of a session on UPF over a period of time; DV Flow,UPF Indicates the traffic or data volume of a QoS flow on the UPF over a period of time.

[0192] As another example, the energy information or energy consumption information E of a UE in the network within a period of time UE It can be expressed as:

[0193]

[0194] in, Indicates that the UE is in the gNB i Energy consumption in Indicates that the UE is in UPF iEnergy consumption in.

[0195] Energy information or energy consumption information of a session in the network over a period of time ESession It can be expressed as:

[0196]

[0197] in, Session in gNB i Energy consumption in Indicates that the session is in UPF i Energy consumption in.

[0198] Energy information or energy consumption information of a QoS flow in the network over a period of time EFlow It can be expressed as:

[0199]

[0200] in, Indicates that the QoS flow is in the gNB i Energy consumption in Indicates that QoS flow is in UPF i Energy consumption in.

[0201] In some optional embodiments, the first function collects the second information from the third function, including: within a specific time or period, the first function subscribes to the second information from the third function, and based on the subscription, the first function receives the second information sent by the third function; or, within a specific time or period, the first function requests the second information from the third function, and based on the request, the first function receives the second information sent by the third function.

[0202] In this embodiment, as an implementation method, the first function can collect the second information from the third function by subscription, that is, the first function sends a subscription message to the third function, and the subscription message is used to subscribe to the second information; then the third function sends the second information to the first function after receiving the subscription message, or, when the subscription condition is included in the subscription message (the subscription condition can be a satisfied condition or event), the third function can send the second information to the first function when the subscription condition is satisfied. As another implementation method, the first function can also obtain the second information from the third function by request-response, that is, the first function sends a request message to the third function, and the request message is used to request the second information; based on the request message, the third function sends the second information to the first function.

[0203] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the method also includes: the first function sends third information to the fourth function so that the fourth function can determine whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated; the first function receives fourth information sent by the fourth function, and the fourth information is used to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated.

[0204] In this embodiment, the fourth function may specifically be a function, network function, network element or entity that stores contract information and / or authorization information. Exemplarily, the fourth function may specifically be unified data management (UDM) and / or unified data storage (UDR) in a 5G network. In other communication systems or even future communication systems, the fourth function may also be other network functions that have the function of storing contract information and / or authorization information. This embodiment does not limit the name of the function.

[0205] In this embodiment, the first function can communicate with the fourth function to determine whether the first function can collect and / or calculate energy consumption information or energy information. Exemplarily, the first function sends third information to the fourth function, and the third information may include at least one of the following: terminal related information; network slice information, DNN information, service range information, area of ​​interest information, session related information, QoS flow related information, etc. The fourth function can determine whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated by querying the stored contract information; and then the fourth function sends the fourth information to the first function to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated.

[0206] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, on the first function side, the method further includes: the first function sending the collected and / or calculated energy consumption information or energy information to the second function.

[0207] Correspondingly, on the second function side, the method further includes: the second function receives energy consumption information or energy information sent by the first function.

[0208] In this embodiment, after the first function completes the collection or calculation of the relevant energy consumption information or energy information, it sends the energy information or energy consumption information to the second function.

[0209] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes: the first function receiving a subscription message sent by the fifth function, the subscription message being used to subscribe to an information open service, the information open service being used to open at least one of the following:

[0210] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0211] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0212] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0213] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0214] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0215] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0216] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0217] In this embodiment, the fifth function is a network function with policy control management and providing policy rules to network entities. Exemplarily, the fifth function may be a policy control function (PCF, Policy Control Function) in a 5G network. In other communication systems or even future communication systems, the fifth function may also be other network functions with policy control management policy rules issued, and this embodiment does not limit the name of the function.

[0218] In this embodiment, the fifth function may generate policy information related to energy efficiency based on the collected energy consumption information or energy information; specifically, the fifth function may collect energy consumption information or energy information from the first function. Then the fifth function may provide a subscription information open service to the first function in a subscription manner, so as to subscribe to at least one of the following: energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at the session granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the session granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; energy consumption information or energy information of the base station at the terminal granularity.

[0219] In some optional embodiments, the method also includes: the first function sends at least one of the following information to the fifth function: energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0220] In this embodiment, the first function may send at least one of the following information to the fifth function based on the information open service subscribed by the fifth function: energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0221] As an implementation method, the first function may send at least one of the above information to the fifth function when certain conditions are met. The condition may specifically be that the collected energy consumption information or energy information reaches or meets the corresponding energy consumption threshold. In this case, it indicates that the current energy consumption is high and the energy-related strategy may need to be adjusted, and the first function sends at least one of the above information to the fifth function.

[0222] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a communication method. Figure 3 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;like Figure 3 As shown, the method includes:

[0223] Step 301: The fourth function obtains and / or stores fifth information, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following: energy consumption contract information of the terminal; energy consumption contract information of the PDU session; energy efficiency indication information; information allowing the collection and / or calculation of energy consumption information or energy information; allowing and / or requiring the base station to report energy consumption information; instructing the base station to enter an energy-saving state.

[0224] In this embodiment, the fourth function may specifically be a function, network function, network element or entity storing contract information and / or authorization information. Exemplarily, the fourth function may specifically be a UDM and / or UDR in a 5G network. In other communication systems or even future communication systems, the fourth function may also be other network functions that have the function of storing contract information and / or authorization information. This embodiment does not limit the name of the function.

[0225] In this embodiment, the fourth function may store contract information and / or corresponding authorization information, instruction information, etc., so that other functions can query whether operations related to energy or energy consumption can be performed.

[0226] In this embodiment, the fourth function may store corresponding indication or authorization information to instruct the base station to enter an energy-saving state, or allow the base station to report energy consumption information, or require or instruct the base station to report energy consumption information, or allow other functions to collect and / or calculate energy consumption information or energy information.

[0227] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the method also includes: the fourth function receives the third information sent by the first function, queries the fifth information based on the third information, and determines whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated; the fourth function sends fourth information to the first function, and the fourth information is used to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated.

[0228] In this embodiment, the first function can communicate with the fourth function to determine whether the first function can collect and / or calculate energy consumption information or energy information. Exemplarily, the first function sends third information to the fourth function, and the third information may include at least one of the following: terminal related information; network slice information, DNN information, service range information, area of ​​interest information, session related information, QoS flow related information, etc.; the fourth function can determine whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated by querying the stored contract information; and then the fourth function sends the fourth information to the first function to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated.

[0229] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the method also includes: the fourth function sends sixth information to the base station, and the sixth information is used for at least one of the following: instructing the base station to report the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal; instructing the base station to enter an energy-saving state; instructing the base station to give priority to using green energy.

[0230] In this embodiment, the fourth function may send the sixth information to the base station based on the request of the base station to indicate at least one of the following: instructing the base station to report the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal; instructing the base station to enter the energy-saving state; instructing the base station to give priority to the use of green energy.

[0231] In some optional embodiments, the method also includes: the fourth function sends an eleventh information to the UPF, and the eleventh information is used for at least one of the following: instructing the UPF to report the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal; instructing the UPF to enter an energy-saving state; instructing the UPF to give priority to using green energy.

[0232] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the method also includes: the fourth function receives the sixth information sent by the fifth function, queries the fifth information based on the sixth information, and determines whether the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible; the fourth function sends the seventh information to the fifth function, and the seventh information indicates that the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible.

[0233] In this embodiment, the fifth function is a network function with policy control management and providing policy rules to network entities. Exemplarily, the fifth function may be a PCF in a 5G network. In other communication systems or even future communication systems, the fifth function may also be other network functions with policy control management policy rules issued, and this embodiment does not limit the name of the function.

[0234] In this embodiment, before generating or adjusting energy efficiency-related policies, the fifth function may first send sixth information to the fourth function, and the sixth information is used to request the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies. Exemplarily, the sixth information may include at least one of the following: terminal-related information, network slice information, DNN information, session-related information, QoS flow-related information, etc., to request the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies of relevant granularity. The fourth function queries the fifth information stored based on the sixth information and determines that the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies is allowed or can be performed. The fourth function may send seventh information to the fifth function, and the seventh information indicates that the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies is allowed or can be performed.

[0235] In other optional embodiments, if the fourth function queries the stored fifth information based on the sixth information and determines that the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is not allowed or cannot be performed, then information indicating that the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is not allowed or cannot be performed is sent to the fifth function.

[0236] In some optional embodiments, the method also includes: the fourth function receives the ninth information sent by the fifth function, queries the fifth information based on the ninth information, and determines whether the collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed; the fourth function sends the tenth information to the fifth function, and the tenth information indicates that the collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed.

[0237] In this embodiment, the fifth function generates or adjusts energy efficiency-related policies, specifically, it can generate or adjust energy efficiency-related policies based on energy consumption information or energy information. The fifth function can communicate with the fourth function to determine whether the fifth function can collect energy consumption information or energy information. Exemplarily, the fifth function sends ninth information to the fourth function, and the ninth information may include at least one of the following: terminal-related information; network slice information, DNN information, service range information, area of ​​interest information, session-related information, QoS flow-related information, etc.; the fourth function can determine whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected by querying the stored contract information; and then the fourth function sends the tenth information to the fifth function to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected or not.

[0238] Based on the above embodiments, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication method. Figure 4 The communication method of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;like Figure 4 As shown, the method includes:

[0239] Step 401: The fifth function sends sixth information to the fourth function, and receives seventh information sent by the fourth function, wherein the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible;

[0240] Step 402: The fifth function generates eighth information based on the seventh information, and the eighth information is policy information related to energy efficiency.

[0241] In this embodiment, the fifth function is a network function with policy control management and providing policy rules to network entities. Exemplarily, the fifth function may be a PCF in a 5G network. In other communication systems or even future communication systems, the fifth function may also be other network functions with policy control management policy rules issued, and this embodiment does not limit the name of the function.

[0242] In this embodiment, before generating or adjusting energy efficiency-related policies, the fifth function may first send sixth information to the fourth function, and the sixth information is used to request the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies. Exemplarily, the sixth information may include at least one of the following: terminal-related information, network slice information, DNN information, session-related information, QoS flow-related information, etc., to request the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies of relevant granularity. The fourth function queries the fifth information stored based on the sixth information and determines that the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies is allowed or can be performed. The fourth function may send seventh information to the fifth function, and the seventh information indicates that the generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies is allowed or can be performed.

[0243] The policy in this embodiment can also be described as Policy, which may include at least one of the following: a session-related policy provided to SMF, a mobility-related policy provided to AMF, a slice-based policy, and the like.

[0244] In some optional embodiments, the eighth information includes: block data transfer (BDT, Block Data Transfer) related strategy information.

[0245] In this embodiment, the BDT-related policy information may include at least one of the following: AM-related policy information, SM-related policy information, and QoS-related policy information.

[0246] In some optional embodiments, the policy information related to energy efficiency can be used to indicate the adjustment of the transmission rate and / or the selection of UPF. As an example, for high energy consumption services, the policy information related to energy efficiency can be used to indicate that the transmission rate is reduced to reduce energy consumption. As another example, the policy information related to energy efficiency can be used to instruct the SMF to select a UPF that carries more sessions, so that some UPFs can be idle; when the UPF has no session to carry, the UPF can report information to the SMF to instruct the UPF to shut down.

[0247] In some optional embodiments, the fifth function may generate or adjust policy information related to energy efficiency based on the triggering of the first function.

[0248] In this embodiment, the first function can make an autonomous decision to trigger the fifth function to adjust the energy consumption-related strategy. Exemplarily, the first function can trigger the fifth function to adjust the energy consumption-related strategy when it determines that the energy consumption is large or exceeds the carbon emission standard based on the collected energy consumption information. In other examples, the first function can also trigger the fifth function to adjust the energy consumption-related strategy based on the information of the second function. Exemplarily, the second function can collect energy consumption information from the first function, and when it determines that the energy consumption is large or exceeds the carbon emission standard, it sends energy-saving related information to the first function, and the first function triggers the fifth function to adjust the energy consumption-related strategy based on the energy-saving related information.

[0249] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the method also includes: the fifth function subscribes to an information opening service to the first function; the information opening service is used to open at least one of the following: energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0250] In this embodiment, the fifth function may generate policy information related to energy efficiency based on the collected energy consumption information or energy information; specifically, the fifth function may collect energy consumption information or energy information from the first function. Then the fifth function may provide a subscription information open service to the first function in a subscription manner, so as to subscribe to at least one of the following: energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at the session granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the session granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; energy consumption information or energy information of the base station at the terminal granularity.

[0251] In some optional embodiments, the method also includes: the fifth function receives at least one of the following sent by the first function: energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at terminal granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at QoS flow granularity; energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0252] In some optional embodiments, the method further includes: the fifth function sending ninth information to the fourth function, and receiving tenth information sent by the fourth function, wherein the tenth information indicates that collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed.

[0253] In this embodiment, the fifth function generates or adjusts energy efficiency-related policies, specifically, it can generate or adjust energy efficiency-related policies based on energy consumption information or energy information. The fifth function can communicate with the fourth function to determine whether the fifth function can collect energy consumption information or energy information. Exemplarily, the fifth function sends ninth information to the fourth function, and the ninth information may include at least one of the following: terminal-related information; network slice information, DNN information, service range information, area of ​​interest information, session-related information, QoS flow-related information, etc.; the fourth function can determine whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected by querying the stored contract information; and then the fourth function sends the tenth information to the fifth function to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected or not.

[0254] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to specific examples.

[0255] Figure 5 The interactive process diagram of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows Figure 1 In this example, the first function is EIF, the second function is AF, and the third function is OAM. Figure 5 As shown, the method includes:

[0256] Step 501: AF subscribes to energy consumption information from EIF through NEF.

[0257] Here, the energy consumption information subscribed by AF can be at least one of the following: energy consumption information at terminal granularity; energy consumption information at session granularity; energy consumption information at QoS flow granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information at terminal granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information at session granularity; end-to-end energy consumption information at QoS flow granularity; energy consumption information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0258] Step 502: The EIF collects energy information from the OAM, and calculates or determines energy consumption information based on the traffic information.

[0259] Here, the EIF may collect flow information of corresponding granularity from the OAM according to the subscription of the AF, and calculate or determine the energy consumption information according to the flow information.

[0260] Optionally, EIF can also communicate with UDM to determine whether energy consumption information can be collected and / or calculated; if it is determined that energy consumption information can be collected and / or calculated, energy information is collected from OAM, and energy consumption information is calculated or determined based on traffic information.

[0261] Step 503: The EIF sends the subscribed energy consumption information to the AF through the NEF.

[0262] Figure 6 The interactive process diagram of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows Figure 2 In this example, the first function is EIF, the second function is AF, the third function is OAM, the fourth function is UDM, and the fifth function is PCF. Figure 6 As shown, the method includes:

[0263] Step 601: EIF triggers PCF to adjust energy consumption related policies.

[0264] Here, EIF can make an independent decision to trigger PCF to adjust energy consumption-related policies. Exemplarily, EIF can trigger PCF to adjust energy consumption-related policies when it determines that the energy consumption is large or exceeds the carbon emission standard based on the collected energy consumption information. In other examples, EIF can also trigger PCF to adjust energy consumption-related policies based on information from AF. Exemplarily, AF can collect energy consumption information from EIF, and when it determines that the energy consumption is large or exceeds the carbon emission standard, it sends energy-saving related information to EIF, and EIF triggers PCF to adjust energy consumption-related policies based on the energy-saving related information.

[0265] Step 602: The PCF queries the UDM to determine whether adjustment of energy efficiency related policies is allowed.

[0266] Step 603: The PCF generates energy efficiency related policy information.

[0267] Step 604: The PCF sends energy efficiency related policy information to the SMF.

[0268] Step 605: SMF adjusts the QoS policy.

[0269] Here, the QoS policy adjusted by the SMF includes at least the data rate.

[0270] Step 606: SMF sends relevant policies or rules to UPF and RAN respectively.

[0271] Based on the above embodiments, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, which is applied to a first function. Figure 7 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;like Figure 7 As shown, the device includes a first communication unit 11, which is used to receive first information sent by a second function, where the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0272] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0273] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0274] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0275] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0276] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0277] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0278] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of QoS flows;

[0279] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0280] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first information includes at least one of the following: terminal-related information; network slice information; data network name (DNN) information; service scope information; area of ​​interest information; energy consumption threshold information; and information indicating the use of renewable energy.

[0281] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a first processing unit 12, configured to collect and / or calculate energy consumption information or energy information based on the first information.

[0282] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first processing unit 12 is used to collect second information from the third function through the first communication unit 11, and collect and / or calculate energy consumption information or energy information based on the second information.

[0283] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the second information includes at least one of the following: traffic information; identification information of a user plane function (UPF); and UPF type information.

[0284] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first communication unit 11 is used to subscribe the second information to the third function within a specific time or period; based on the subscription, receive the second information sent by the third function; or, within a specific time or period, request the second information from the third function; based on the request, the first function receives the second information sent by the third function.

[0285] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first communication unit 11 is also used to send third information to the fourth function so that the fourth function can determine whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated; receive fourth information sent by the fourth function, and the fourth information is used to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated.

[0286] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first communication unit 11 is further configured to send the collected and / or calculated energy consumption information or energy information to the second function.

[0287] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first communication unit 11 is further used to receive a subscription message sent by the fifth function, where the subscription message is used to subscribe to an information open service, where the information open service is used to open at least one of the following:

[0288] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0289] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0290] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0291] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0292] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0293] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0294] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0295] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first communication unit 11 is further configured to send at least one of the following information to the fifth function:

[0296] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0297] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0298] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0299] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0300] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0301] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0302] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0303] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first processing unit 12 in the device can be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), a microcontroller unit (MCU) or a programmable gate array (FPGA) in actual applications; the first communication unit 11 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in actual applications.

[0304] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, which is applied to the second function. Figure 8 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;like Figure 8 As shown, the device includes a second communication unit 21, which is used to send first information to the first function, and the first information is used to indicate the measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

[0305] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0306] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0307] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0308] Measuring or collecting energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0309] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0310] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0311] Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of QoS flows;

[0312] Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0313] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first information includes at least one of the following: terminal-related information; network slice information; data network name (DNN) information; service scope information; area of ​​interest information; energy consumption threshold information; and information indicating the use of renewable energy.

[0314] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the second communication unit 21 is further used to receive energy consumption information or energy information sent by the first function.

[0315] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second communication unit 21 in the device can be implemented through a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in actual application.

[0316] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, which is applied to the fourth function. Fig. 9 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;like Fig. 9 As shown, the device includes a storage unit 31, which is used to obtain and / or store fifth information, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

[0317] Energy consumption contract information of the terminal;

[0318] Energy consumption contract information for protocol data unit (PDU) sessions;

[0319] Energy efficiency indication information;

[0320] Information that allows the collection and / or calculation of energy consumption information or energy information;

[0321] Allowing and / or requiring base stations to report energy consumption information;

[0322] Instructs the base station to enter energy-saving state.

[0323] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a third communication unit 33 and a second processing unit 32; wherein,

[0324] The third communication unit 33 is used to receive the third information sent by the first function;

[0325] The second processing unit 32 is used to query the fifth information based on the third information to determine whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated;

[0326] The third communication unit 33 is further used to send fourth information to the first function, where the fourth information is used to indicate whether the energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated.

[0327] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the device also includes a third communication unit 33, which is used to send sixth information to the base station, and the sixth information is used for at least one of the following: instructing the base station to report the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal; instructing the base station to enter an energy-saving state; instructing the base station to give priority to using green energy.

[0328] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a third communication unit 33 and a second processing unit 32; wherein,

[0329] The third communication unit 33 is used to receive the sixth information sent by the fifth function;

[0330] The second processing unit 32 is used to query the fifth information based on the sixth information to determine whether generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible;

[0331] The third communication unit 33 is further configured to send seventh information to the fifth function, wherein the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible.

[0332] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a third communication unit 33 and a second processing unit 32; wherein,

[0333] The third communication unit 33 is used to receive the ninth information sent by the fifth function;

[0334] The second processing unit 32 is used to query the fifth information based on the ninth information to determine whether the collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed;

[0335] The third communication unit 33 is further used to send tenth information to the fifth function, where the tenth information indicates that the collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed.

[0336] In an embodiment of the present invention, the second processing unit 32 in the device can be implemented by a CPU, a DSP, an MCU or an FPGA in actual applications; the storage unit 31 in the device can be implemented by a memory in actual applications; the third communication unit 33 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: a basic communication kit, an operating system, a communication module, a standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in actual applications.

[0337] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, which is applied to the fifth function. Fig.10 The structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;like Fig.10As shown, the device includes a fourth communication unit 41 and a third processing unit 42; wherein,

[0338] The fourth communication unit 41 is used to send sixth information to the fourth function, and receive seventh information sent by the fourth function, wherein the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible;

[0339] The third processing unit 42 is configured to generate eighth information based on the seventh information, where the eighth information is policy information related to energy efficiency.

[0340] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the eighth information includes: block data transmission (BDT) related strategy information.

[0341] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the fourth communication unit 41 is also used to open a service to the first function subscription information; the information opening service is used to open at least one of the following: energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at the session granularity; energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity.

[0342] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the fourth communication unit 41 is further used to send ninth information to the fourth function, and receive tenth information sent by the fourth function, wherein the tenth information indicates that collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed.

[0343] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the fourth communication unit 41 is further configured to receive at least one of the following information sent by the first function:

[0344] Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0345] Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0346] Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0347] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity;

[0348] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity;

[0349] End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity;

[0350] Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

[0351] In an embodiment of the present invention, the third processing unit 42 in the device can be implemented by a CPU, a DSP, an MCU or an FPGA in actual applications; the fourth communication unit 41 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: a basic communication kit, an operating system, a communication module, a standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in actual applications.

[0352] It should be noted that: when the communication device provided in the above embodiment performs communication, only the division of the above program modules is used as an example. In actual applications, the above processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the processing described above. In addition, the communication device and the communication method embodiment provided in the above embodiment belong to the same concept, and the specific implementation process is detailed in the method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0353] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a communication device. Fig.11 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.11 As shown, the communication device includes a memory 52, a processor 51, and a computer program stored in the memory 52 and executable on the processor 51. When the processor 51 executes the program, the steps of the communication method applied to the communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention are implemented.

[0354] Optionally, the communication device may further include at least one network interface 53. The various components in the communication device are coupled together via a bus system 54. It is understood that the bus system 54 is used to achieve connection and communication between these components. In addition to the data bus, the bus system 54 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for the sake of clarity, Fig.11 Various buses are labeled as bus system 54 .

[0355] It can be understood that the memory 52 can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, and can also include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic random access memory (FRAM), a flash memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disk, or a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); the magnetic surface memory can be a disk memory or a tape memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), synchronous static random access memory (SSRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM, SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM, Direct Rambus Random Access Memory).The memory 52 described in the embodiments of the present invention is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0356] The method disclosed in the above embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the processor 51, or implemented by the processor 51. The processor 51 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by the hardware integrated logic circuit in the processor 51 or the instruction in the form of software. The above processor 51 can be a general-purpose processor, a DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The processor 51 can implement or execute the methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention can be directly embodied as a hardware decoding processor to execute, or the hardware and software modules in the decoding processor can be combined to execute. The software module can be located in a storage medium, which is located in the memory 52. ​​The processor 51 reads the information in the memory 52 and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0357] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), DSP, programmable logic device (PLD), complex programmable logic device (CPLD), FPGA, general purpose processor, controller, MCU, microprocessor, or other electronic components to execute the aforementioned method.

[0358] In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, such as a memory 52 including a computer program, which can be executed by a processor 51 of a communication device to complete the steps of the aforementioned method. The computer-readable storage medium can be a memory such as FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disk, or CD-ROM; or it can be various devices including one or any combination of the above memories.

[0359] The computer-readable storage medium provided by the embodiment of the present invention stores a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the communication method applied to a communication device by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0360] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, including a computer program, which can be executed by a communication device (such as the processor 51 of the communication device) to complete the steps of any of the aforementioned communication methods.

[0361] The methods disclosed in several method embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method embodiments.

[0362] The features disclosed in several product embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new product embodiments.

[0363] The features disclosed in several method or device embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method embodiments or device embodiments.

[0364] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as: multiple units or components can be combined, or can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection between the components shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of the devices or units can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0365] 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 distributed on multiple network units; some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0366] In addition, all functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be separately used as a unit, 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 hardware plus software functional units.

[0367] A person of ordinary skill in the art can understand that: all or part of the steps of implementing the above-mentioned method embodiment can be completed by hardware related to program instructions, and the aforementioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which, when executed, executes the steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, disks or optical disks.

[0368] Alternatively, if the above-mentioned integrated unit of the present invention is implemented in the form of a software function module and sold or used as an independent product, it can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention can be essentially or partly reflected in the form of a software product that contributes to the prior art. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks or optical disks.

[0369] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is applied to a first function, and the method comprises: The first function receives first information sent by the second function, where the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of quality of service flows QoS; Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of QoS flows; Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first information includes at least one of the following: Terminal related information; Network slicing information; Data network name DNN information; Service scope information; Area of ​​interest information; Energy consumption threshold information; Information indicating the use of renewable energy.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The first function collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the first information.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: The first function collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the first information, including: The first function collects second information from the third function, and collects and / or calculates energy consumption information or energy information based on the second information.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The second information includes at least one of the following: Traffic information; Identification information of user plane function UPF; UPF type information.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The first function collects second information from the third function, including: During a specific time or period, the first function subscribes to the second information from the third function, and based on the subscription, the first function receives the second information sent by the third function; or, Within a specific time or period, the first function requests the second information from the third function, and based on the request, the first function receives the second information sent by the third function.

8. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The first function sends third information to the fourth function, so that the fourth function can determine whether to collect and / or calculate energy consumption information or energy information; The first function receives fourth information sent by the fourth function, where the fourth information is used to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated or not.

9. The method according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The first function sends the collected and / or calculated energy consumption information or energy information to the second function.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: The first function receives a subscription message sent by the fifth function, where the subscription message is used to subscribe to an information disclosure service, where the information disclosure service is used to disclose at least one of the following: Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: The first function sends at least one of the following information to the fifth function: Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

12. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is applied to a second function, and the method comprises: The second function sends first information to the first function, where the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Measuring or collecting energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Measurement or collection of end-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the granularity of QoS flows; Measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

14. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The first information includes at least one of the following: Terminal related information; Network slicing information; Data network name DNN information; Service scope information; Area of ​​interest information; Energy consumption threshold information; Information indicating the use of renewable energy.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second function receives the energy consumption information or energy information sent by the first function.

16. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is applied to the fourth function, and the method comprises: The fourth function obtains and / or stores fifth information, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following: Energy consumption contract information of the terminal; Energy consumption contract information of protocol data unit PDU session; Energy efficiency indication information; Information that allows the collection and / or calculation of energy consumption information or energy information; Allow and / or require base stations to report energy consumption information; Instructs the base station to enter energy-saving state.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: The fourth function receives the third information sent by the first function, queries the fifth information based on the third information, and determines whether the energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated; The fourth function sends fourth information to the first function, where the fourth information is used to indicate whether energy consumption information or energy information can be collected and / or calculated or not.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: The fourth function sends sixth information to the base station, where the sixth information is used for at least one of the following: Instructing the base station to report the energy consumption information or energy information of the terminal; Instruct the base station to enter energy-saving state; Instructs base stations to use green energy first.

19. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: The fourth function receives the sixth information sent by the fifth function, queries the fifth information based on the sixth information, and determines that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related policies is allowed or possible; The fourth function sends seventh information to the fifth function, where the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible.

20. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: The fourth function receives the ninth information sent by the fifth function, queries the fifth information based on the ninth information, and determines that the collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed; The fourth function sends tenth information to the fifth function, where the tenth information indicates permission to collect energy consumption information or energy information.

21. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is applied to the fifth function, and the method includes: The fifth function sends sixth information to the fourth function, and receives seventh information sent by the fourth function, wherein the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible; The fifth function generates eighth information based on the seventh information, and the eighth information is policy information related to energy efficiency.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The eighth information includes: Block data transfer BDT related strategy information.

23. The method according to claim 21 or 22, characterized in that The method further comprises: The fifth function subscribes to the first function for an information opening service; the information opening service is used to open at least one of the following: Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that The method further comprises: The fifth function sends ninth information to the fourth function, and receives tenth information sent by the fourth function, wherein the tenth information indicates that collection of energy consumption information or energy information is allowed.

25. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that The method further comprises: The fifth function receives at least one of the following information sent by the first function: Energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the terminal granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at session granularity; End-to-end energy consumption information or energy information at the QoS flow granularity; Energy consumption information or energy information of base stations at terminal granularity.

26. A communication device, characterized in that: The device is applied to a first function, and comprises a first communication unit, which is used to receive first information sent by a second function, wherein the first information is used to indicate measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

27. A communication device, characterized in that: The device is applied to the second function, and comprises a second communication unit, which is used to send first information to the first function, wherein the first information is used to indicate the measurement or collection of energy consumption information or energy information.

28. A communication device, characterized in that: The device is applied to the fourth function, and the device includes a storage unit for obtaining and / or storing fifth information, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following: Energy consumption contract information of the terminal; Energy consumption contract information of protocol data unit PDU session; Energy efficiency indication information; Information that allows the collection and / or calculation of energy consumption information or energy information; Allow and / or require base stations to report energy consumption information; Instructs the base station to enter energy-saving state.

29. A communication device, characterized in that: The device is applied to the fifth function, and the device includes a fourth communication unit and a third processing unit; wherein, The fourth communication unit is used to send sixth information to the fourth function, and receive seventh information sent by the fourth function, wherein the seventh information indicates that generation or adjustment of energy efficiency-related strategies is allowed or possible; The third processing unit is used to generate eighth information based on the seventh information, where the eighth information is policy information related to energy efficiency.

30. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25 are implemented.

31. A communication device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor executes the program, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25 are implemented.

32. A computer program product, characterized in that The method comprises computer program instructions which enable a computer to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

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