Policy management method, network element and system, user equipment, medium and program product
By adding an energy-saving identifier to the contract information and enabling interaction between AMF and PCF network elements, the problem of energy consumption and energy efficiency not being considered in existing technologies is solved, and more effective energy-saving control and strategy adjustment are achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHINA TELECOM CORP LTD TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-28
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies fail to effectively consider energy consumption and energy efficiency information in energy-saving control on the 3GPP wireless and OAM sides, resulting in poor energy-saving effects.
An energy-saving identifier is added to the contract information. Through the interaction between AMF and PCF network elements, it indicates whether the policy control function network elements consider energy consumption or energy efficiency information, so that corresponding adjustments can be made in the policy control.
It enables the consideration of energy consumption and energy efficiency information during the policy control process, thereby achieving more effective energy saving and supporting operators to make corresponding policy adjustments and billing discounts.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications, and in particular to a policy management method, network elements and systems, user equipment, media and program products. Background Technology
[0002] Climate change and increased energy consumption have prompted efforts to improve energy efficiency. At the same time, many countries and regions have issued policies and requirements to control carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. Energy conservation is also a key focus for global telecom operators. Currently, related technologies on the 3GPP wireless and OAM (Operation Administration and Maintenance, also known as network management) sides already support some energy efficiency and energy saving scenarios and functions. Energy efficiency on the core network side is also a key area of research in related technologies. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The inventors discovered through research that the current 3GPP energy-saving project proposes a strategy control based on energy-saving related information, such as energy consumption and energy efficiency information. However, energy consumption statistics are only the first step in the energy-saving project. When performing strategy control, the related technologies do not take energy consumption and / or energy efficiency into account, and therefore cannot ultimately achieve the goal of energy saving.
[0004] In view of at least one of the above technical problems, this disclosure provides a policy management method, network element and system, user equipment, media and program products, which adds an energy-saving identifier to the subscription information. The energy-saving identifier is used to indicate whether the PCF (Policy Control Function) takes energy consumption or energy efficiency information into account when performing policy control.
[0005] According to one aspect of this disclosure, a policy management method is provided, executed by an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function), comprising:
[0006] A policy association request is sent to the policy control function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier, which is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
[0007] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy management method further includes:
[0008] Receive registration requests sent by user equipment;
[0009] Upon receiving a registration request from a user equipment, the system retrieves subscription data from a unified data management network element, wherein the subscription data includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0010] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy management method further includes:
[0011] Subscription contract data changes;
[0012] Receive energy-saving label change notification, wherein the energy-saving label change notification is sent by the unified data management network element when the energy-saving label changes.
[0013] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is configured into the subscription data via a network management device.
[0014] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is written into the contract data via a capability open interface.
[0015] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is changed through network management devices or capability open interfaces.
[0016] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy association request is a policy association establishment request or a policy association update request, and the policy includes at least one of user equipment policy, access and mobility policy.
[0017] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving information includes at least one of energy consumption information and energy efficiency information.
[0018] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a policy management method is provided, executed by a policy control function network element, comprising:
[0019] Receive a policy association request sent by an access and mobility management function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier;
[0020] The energy-saving label will be used to determine whether energy-saving information should be considered as a factor in policy control.
[0021] In some embodiments of this disclosure, determining whether to consider energy-saving information as a factor in policy control based on the energy-saving identifier includes:
[0022] When the energy-saving indicator is enabled, the energy-saving information is taken into consideration as a policy control factor, and the energy-saving information is obtained from the billing function network element.
[0023] In some embodiments of this disclosure, determining whether to consider energy-saving information as a factor in policy control based on the energy-saving identifier further includes:
[0024] If the energy-saving identifier is updated from the enabled state to the disabled state, the step of obtaining the energy-saving information report from the billing function network element is terminated.
[0025] In some embodiments of this disclosure, determining whether to consider energy-saving information as a factor in policy control based on the energy-saving identifier includes:
[0026] When the energy-saving indicator is disabled, the energy-saving information will not be considered as a factor in policy control.
[0027] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a policy management method is provided, executed by a user device, comprising:
[0028] A registration request is sent to the access and mobility management function network element, triggering the access and mobility management function network element to obtain subscription data from the unified data management network element and send a policy association request to the policy control function network element. The subscription data includes an energy-saving identifier, and the policy association request includes the energy-saving identifier. The energy-saving identifier is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
[0029] According to another aspect of this disclosure, an access and mobility management function network element is provided, comprising:
[0030] The policy association request sending module is configured to send a policy association request to the policy control function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier, which is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
[0031] According to another aspect of this disclosure, an access and mobility management function network element is provided, comprising:
[0032] The memory is configured to store instructions;
[0033] The processor is configured to execute the instructions, causing the access and mobility management function network element to perform the policy management method as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0034] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a policy control function network element is provided, including:
[0035] The policy association request receiving module is configured to receive policy association requests sent by access and mobility management function network elements, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier;
[0036] The strategy control module is configured to determine, based on the indication of the energy-saving identifier, whether to consider energy-saving information as a factor in strategy control.
[0037] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a policy control function network element is provided, including:
[0038] The memory is configured to store instructions;
[0039] The processor is configured to execute the instructions, causing the policy control function network element to perform the policy management method as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0040] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a user equipment is provided, comprising:
[0041] The memory is configured to store instructions;
[0042] The processor is configured to execute the instructions, causing the user equipment to perform the policy management method as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0043] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a policy management system is provided, including an access and mobility function network element as described in any of the above embodiments, and a policy control function network element as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0044] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy optimization system further includes a user device as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0045] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the policy management method as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0046] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a computer program product is provided, including a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the policy management method as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0047] This disclosure allows for the consideration of energy consumption or energy efficiency information when performing strategic control. Attached Figure Description
[0048] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0049] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of the strategy management method disclosed herein.
[0050] Figure 2 Schematic diagrams of some embodiments of the method for establishing or updating contracted data in this public disclosure.
[0051] Figure 3 The diagram illustrates some other embodiments of the strategy management method disclosed herein.
[0052] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of some other embodiments of the strategy management method disclosed herein.
[0053] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of some other embodiments of the strategy management method disclosed herein.
[0054] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of some other embodiments of the strategy management method disclosed herein.
[0055] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of the network elements for access and mobility management functions disclosed herein.
[0056] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of some other embodiments of the access and mobility management function network elements disclosed herein.
[0057] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of the strategy control function network element of this disclosure.
[0058] Figure 10 The diagram shows the structure of some other embodiments of the strategy control function network element of this disclosure.
[0059] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of some embodiments of the user equipment disclosed herein. Detailed Implementation
[0060] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit this disclosure or its application or use. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this disclosure without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.
[0061] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions, and values of the components and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of this disclosure.
[0062] At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to actual scale.
[0063] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and equipment should be considered part of the specification.
[0064] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.
[0065] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be discussed further in subsequent figures.
[0066] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating some embodiments of the policy management method of this disclosure. Preferably, this embodiment can be executed by the access and mobility management function network element or the policy optimization system of this disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 The method in the embodiment may include step 100.
[0067] Step 100: The access and mobility management function network element sends a policy association request to the policy control function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier, which is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a factor in policy control.
[0068] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving information may include at least one of energy consumption information and energy efficiency information.
[0069] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy association request may be a policy association establishment request or a policy association update request.
[0070] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy includes at least one of UE (User Equipment) policy, access and mobility policy.
[0071] In some embodiments of this disclosure, UE policies include ANDSP (Access Network Discovery and Selection Policy), URSP (UE Route Selection Policy), V2XP (Vehicle to Everything Policy), and ProSeP (Proximity services policy) management; AM (Access and Mobility) policies include service area restriction management, RFSPIndex (Frequency Selection Priority Index) management, UE-AMBR (Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate) management, UE Slice-MBR (Maximum Bit Rate) management, slice replacement management, and SMF (Session Management Function) selection management.
[0072] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is configured into the subscription data via a network management device.
[0073] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is written into the contract data via a capability open interface.
[0074] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is changed through network management devices or capability open interfaces.
[0075] The above embodiments of this disclosure provide a strategy management method based on energy-saving information.
[0076] Figure 2 Schematic diagrams of some embodiments of the method for establishing or updating contracted data in this public disclosure. For example... Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 The method of the embodiment may include at least one of steps 21 to 26.
[0077] Step 21: The AF (Application Function) sends a first parameter establishment request or a first parameter update request to the NEF (Network Exposure Function).
[0078] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first parameter creation request or the first parameter update request may be an Nnef_ParameterProvision_Create / Update request.
[0079] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first parameter establishment request or the first parameter update request includes an energy indication.
[0080] Step 22: NEF sends a second parameter establishment request or a second parameter update request to UDM (Unified Data Management).
[0081] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the second parameter creation request or the second parameter update request may be a Nudm_ParameterProvision_Create / Update request.
[0082] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the second parameter establishment request or the second parameter update request includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0083] Step 23: UDM queries the UDR (Unified Data Repository) for data.
[0084] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the UDM queries the UDR for data via a data query message (Nudr_DM_Query).
[0085] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the data query message includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0086] Step 24: UDM updates data to UDR.
[0087] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the UDM updates data to the UDR via a data update message (Nudr_DM_Update).
[0088] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the data update message includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0089] Step 25: UDM returns a response message to NEF for either the second parameter establishment request or the second parameter update request.
[0090] Step 26: NEF returns a response message to AF for either the first parameter establishment request or the first parameter update request.
[0091] Figure 2The implementation example supports dynamically writing the energy-saving identifier into the subscription information through the capability open interface. When a third party and the operator reach an agreement, the identifier can be dynamically written or changed, such as updating enabled to disabled.
[0092] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving label can be configured into the contract information via network management, or it can be configured via... Figure 2 The process dynamically writes the contract data. The above embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the name of the identifier; the energy-saving identifier in the above embodiments of this disclosure is used to illustrate the function of the identifier.
[0093] Figure 3 The diagram illustrates other embodiments of the policy management method disclosed herein. Preferably, this embodiment can be executed by the Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) network element or the policy optimization system of this disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 The method of the embodiment may include at least one of steps 60 to 100.
[0094] Step 60: The AMF receives a registration request sent by the user equipment.
[0095] Step 70: Upon receiving a registration request from a user equipment, the AMF obtains subscription data from the unified data management network element, wherein the subscription data includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0096] Step 80: Changes in AMF subscription contract data.
[0097] Step 90: AMF receives a notification of energy saving identifier change, wherein the notification of energy saving identifier change is sent by the unified data management network element when the energy saving identifier changes.
[0098] Step 100: The access and mobility management function network element sends a policy association request to the policy control function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier, which is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a factor in policy control.
[0099] The above embodiments of this disclosure propose a policy management method based on energy-saving information. An energy-saving identifier is added to the subscription information. This identifier is used to indicate whether the PCF takes energy consumption or energy efficiency information into account when performing policy control. The PCF obtains energy consumption or energy efficiency information from the CHF for policy adjustment. The policy includes one or more of UE / AM / SM policies. At the same time, the energy-saving identifier can be configured into the subscription information through the network management system or dynamically written into the subscription data through the northbound interface.
[0100] Figure 4This is a schematic diagram illustrating further embodiments of the policy management method of this disclosure. Preferably, this embodiment can be executed by the PCF (Policy Control Function) or the policy optimization system of this disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 The method of the embodiment may include at least one of steps 41 and 42.
[0101] Step 41: The PCF receives a policy association request sent by the Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0102] Step 42: PCF determines whether to include energy-saving information as a factor in policy control based on the energy-saving identifier.
[0103] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 42 may include: when the energy-saving identifier is enabled, obtaining the energy-saving information from the billing function network element as a consideration for policy control.
[0104] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 42 may include: terminating the step of obtaining the energy-saving information report from the billing function network element when the energy-saving identifier is updated from an enabled state to an disabled state.
[0105] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 42 may include: when the energy-saving indicator is in an inactive state, not taking the energy-saving information as a consideration in policy control.
[0106] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating further embodiments of the policy management method of this disclosure. Preferably, this embodiment can be executed by the UE (User Equipment) or the policy optimization system of this disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 The method in the embodiment may include step 50.
[0107] Step 50: The user equipment sends a registration request to the access and mobility management function network element, triggering the access and mobility management function network element to obtain subscription data from the unified data management network element and send a policy association request to the policy control function network element. The subscription data includes an energy-saving identifier, and the policy association request includes the energy-saving identifier. The energy-saving identifier is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
[0108] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram illustrating further embodiments of the policy management method of this disclosure. Preferably, this embodiment can be executed by the UE (User Equipment) or the policy optimization system of this disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, Figure 6 The method of the embodiment may include at least one of steps 1 to 8.
[0109] Step 1: The UE initiates a registration process with the AMF.
[0110] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 1 may include: the UE sending a registration request to the AMF via the RAN (Radio Access Network).
[0111] Step 2: AMF obtains the contract data from UDM (Unified Data Management).
[0112] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 2 may include: the AMF obtaining contracted data from the UDM via a data management acquisition message (Nudm_SDM_Get), wherein the data management acquisition message includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0113] Steps 3-4: AMF can also subscribe to changes in subscription information through step 3. When there is a change in the energy-saving label, AMF will be notified through step 4.
[0114] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 3 may include: the AMF subscribing to changes in UDM subscription information via a data management subscription message (Nudm_SDM_Subscribe).
[0115] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 4 may include: when there is a change in the energy-saving identifier, the UDM will notify the AMF via a data notification message (Nudm_SDM_Notification), wherein the data notification message includes the energy-saving identifier.
[0116] Step 5: The AMF initiates an AM policy association establishment request or update request to the PCF, wherein the establishment request or update request will carry an energy-saving identifier.
[0117] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the AM policy association creation or update request is an Npcf_AMPolicyControl_Create / Update request.
[0118] Step 6: The PCF determines whether to obtain energy-related information from the CHF (Charging Function) based on the energy-saving identifier. When the identifier indicates "enabled," the energy-saving information will be taken into account during policy decision-making, and an energy-related info report retrieval process with the CHF will be initiated. If the identifier indicates "disabled" or the identifier does not exist, the energy-saving information will not be considered, and the process in Step 6 will not be initiated. Furthermore, when the identifier changes from "enabled" to "disabled," the PCF will terminate the report retrieval process with the CHF.
[0119] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving information report is exemplified as follows: the current network management side can already collect statistics on energy consumption, energy efficiency, etc. The information report can be energy consumption (XX Joules), or it can be that when the energy consumption reaches a certain limit, or the energy efficiency is lower than a certain threshold, the CHF notifies the PCF.
[0120] Step 7: PCF returns an AM policy association establishment request or update request response to AMF (Npcf_AMPolicyControl_Create / Update response).
[0121] Step 8: Registration process complete.
[0122] In some embodiments of this disclosure, energy consumption or energy efficiency information is used as a consideration in the following scenarios: for example, when energy consumption reaches a certain threshold, or energy efficiency is lower than a certain threshold, exceeding or failing to meet the original contractual conditions signed between the user and the operator, or when energy consumption is too high, the operator makes corresponding policy adjustments in order to achieve the purpose of energy saving.
[0123] In some embodiments of this disclosure, step 8 may include: the AMF returning a registration completion message (Registration Accept) to the UE.
[0124] The above embodiments of this disclosure add an energy-saving indicator to indicate whether energy consumption (EC energy consumption) or energy efficiency (EE energy efficiency) information is taken into consideration when the PCF makes AM / UE / SM strategy decisions in order to make strategy adjustments.
[0125] In the above embodiments of this disclosure, when the identifier is enabled, the PCF initiates an energy-saving related information acquisition process to the CHF; when the identifier is disabled or there is no such identifier, the PCF does not consider energy-saving related information when making policy decisions; when the identifier is updated from enabled to disabled, the energy-saving information acquisition process from the PCF to the CHF is terminated.
[0126] The energy-saving identifier in the above embodiments of this disclosure can be configured into the contract data by the operator through the network management system, or it can be dynamically written into the contract data through the capability open interface, and the identifier can be dynamically changed.
[0127] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating some embodiments of the network elements for access and mobility management functions disclosed herein. For example... Figure 7 As shown, the network element for access and mobility management functions disclosed herein may include a policy association request sending module 71.
[0128] The policy association request sending module 71 is configured to send a policy association request to the policy control function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier, which is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
[0129] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is configured into the subscription data via a network management device.
[0130] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is written into the contract data via a capability open interface.
[0131] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving identifier is changed through network management devices or capability open interfaces.
[0132] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy association request is a policy association establishment request or a policy association update request, and the policy includes at least one of user equipment policy, access and mobility policy.
[0133] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the energy-saving information includes at least one of energy consumption information and energy efficiency information.
[0134] In some embodiments of this disclosure, such as Figure 7 As shown, the network element for access and mobility management functions disclosed herein may include a registration request receiving module 72 and a subscription data acquisition module 73.
[0135] The registration request receiving module 72 is configured to receive registration requests sent by user equipment.
[0136] The contract data acquisition module 73 is configured to acquire contract data from a unified data management network element upon receiving a registration request sent by a user equipment, wherein the contract data includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0137] In some embodiments of this disclosure, such as Figure 7 As shown, the network element for access and mobility management functions disclosed herein may include a data change subscription module 74 and a notification receiving module 75.
[0138] The data change subscription module 74 is configured to subscribe to data change information.
[0139] The notification receiving module 75 is configured to receive energy-saving identifier change notifications, wherein the energy-saving identifier change notifications are sent by the unified data management network element when the energy-saving identifier changes.
[0140] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of other embodiments of the network elements for access and mobility management functions disclosed herein. For example... Figure 8 As shown, the access and mobility management function network element includes a memory 81 and a processor 82.
[0141] Memory 81 is used to store instructions, and processor 82 is coupled to memory 81. Processor 82 is configured to execute instructions stored in memory to implement the embodiments of this disclosure described above (e.g., Figure 1 Implementation examples or Figure 3 Implementation examples Figure 2 Any of steps 23 to 25 in the embodiment, Figure 6 The strategy management method described in any of steps 2 to 5 of the embodiment.
[0142] like Figure 8 As shown, the access and mobility management function network element also includes a communication interface 83 for information exchange with other devices. Additionally, the access and mobility management function network element includes a bus 84, through which the processor 82, communication interface 83, and memory 81 communicate with each other.
[0143] The memory 81 may include high-speed RAM, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk drive. The memory 81 may also be a memory array. The memory 81 may also be divided into blocks, and these blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules.
[0144] Furthermore, processor 82 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0145] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of the policy control function network element of this disclosure. For example... Figure 9 As shown, the policy control function network element of this disclosure may include at least one of the policy association request receiving module 91 and the policy control module 92.
[0146] The policy association request receiving module 91 is configured to receive a policy association request sent by the access and mobility management function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier.
[0147] The strategy control module 92 is configured to determine, based on the indication of the energy-saving identifier, whether to consider energy-saving information as a factor in strategy control.
[0148] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy control module 92 can be configured to obtain the energy-saving information from the billing function network element when the energy-saving identifier is enabled, taking the energy-saving information as a consideration for policy control.
[0149] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy control module 92 may be configured to terminate the step of obtaining the energy-saving information report from the billing function network element when the energy-saving identifier is updated from an enabled state to an disabled state.
[0150] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy control module 92 can be configured to not consider the energy-saving information as a policy control factor when the energy-saving identifier is in an inactive state.
[0151] Figure 10 The diagram shows the structure of some other embodiments of the strategy control function network element of this disclosure. Figure 10 The policy control function network element in the embodiment and Figure 8 The access and mobility management function network elements in the embodiments have the same or similar structure and function. Figure 10 The policy control function network element in the embodiment and Figure 8 The only difference between the access and mobility management function network elements in the embodiments is: Figure 10 The processor 82 in this embodiment is configured to implement the above embodiments of this disclosure based on memory-stored instruction execution (e.g., Figure 4 Implementation examples Figure 6 The strategy management method described in any of steps 6 to 7 of the embodiment.
[0152] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of some embodiments of the user equipment disclosed herein. Figure 11 The policy control function network element in the embodiment and Figure 8 The access and mobility management function network elements in the embodiments have the same or similar structure and function. Figure 11The policy control function network element in the embodiment and Figure 8 The only difference between the access and mobility management function network elements in the embodiments is: Figure 11 The processor 82 in this embodiment is configured to implement the above embodiments of this disclosure based on memory-stored instruction execution (e.g., Figure 5 The strategy management method described in the example).
[0153] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a policy management system may include access and mobility function network elements as described in any of the above embodiments, and policy control function network elements as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0154] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the policy optimization system may further include user equipment as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0155] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a computer program product is provided, including a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the policy management method as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0156] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the policy management method as described in any of the above embodiments.
[0157] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
[0158] The embodiments of this disclosure address the issue of taking energy consumption / energy efficiency information into account and making corresponding strategy adjustments when making strategic decisions, so as to achieve the purpose of energy saving or energy distribution control.
[0159] Through the above embodiments of this disclosure, operators can provide energy consumption information for strategic decision-making and adjust services to achieve energy saving, while operators can provide billing discounts to energy-saving users.
[0160] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of this disclosure can be provided as methods, apparatus, or computer program products. Therefore, this disclosure can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, this disclosure can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable non-transitory storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.
[0161] This disclosure is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of this disclosure. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create a machine for implementing the flowchart illustrations. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.
[0162] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium produce an article of manufacture including instruction means, which are implemented in a process Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.
[0163] These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable equipment to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable equipment for implementing the process. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps of the function specified in one or more boxes.
[0164] The access and mobility management function network elements, policy association request sending module, registration request receiving module, subscription data acquisition module, data change subscription module, notification receiving module, policy control function network elements, policy association request receiving module, policy control module, user equipment, and policy optimization system described above can be implemented as a general-purpose processor, programmable logic controller (PLC), digital signal processor (DSP), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described in this application.
[0165] This concludes the detailed description of the present disclosure. To avoid obscuring the concept of the disclosure, some details known in the art have not been described. Those skilled in the art will fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein based on the above description.
[0166] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps of the above embodiments can be implemented by hardware, or by a program instructing the relevant hardware to implement them. The program can be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory, a disk, or an optical disk.
[0167] The description in this disclosure is provided for illustrative and descriptive purposes only and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to its forms. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to better illustrate the principles and practical application of this disclosure and to enable those skilled in the art to understand this disclosure and to design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for a particular purpose.
Claims
1. A policy management method, executed by an access and mobility management function network element, comprising: A policy association request is sent to the policy control function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier, which is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
2. The strategy management method according to claim 1 further includes: Receive registration requests sent by user equipment; Upon receiving a registration request from a user equipment, the system retrieves subscription data from a unified data management network element, wherein the subscription data includes an energy-saving identifier.
3. The strategy management method according to claim 2 further includes: Subscription contract data changes; Receive energy-saving label change notification, wherein the energy-saving label change notification is sent by the unified data management network element when the energy-saving label changes.
4. The strategy management method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The energy-saving label is configured into the contract data through network management equipment; or, The energy-saving identifier is written into the contract data through the capability open interface.
5. The strategy management method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The energy-saving label is changed through network management equipment or capability open interface.
6. The strategy management method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The policy association request is either a policy association establishment request or a policy association update request, and the policy includes at least one of user equipment policy, access and mobility policy.
7. The strategy management method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The energy-saving information includes at least one of energy consumption information and energy efficiency information.
8. A policy management method, executed by a policy control function network element, comprising: Receive a policy association request sent by an access and mobility management function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier; The energy-saving label will be used to determine whether energy-saving information should be considered as a factor in policy control.
9. The strategy management method according to claim 8, wherein, The process of determining whether to include energy-saving information as a factor in strategy control based on the energy-saving label includes: When the energy-saving indicator is enabled, the energy-saving information is taken into consideration as a policy control factor, and the energy-saving information is obtained from the billing function network element.
10. The strategy management method according to claim 9, wherein, The step of determining whether to include energy-saving information as a factor in strategy control based on the energy-saving label also includes: If the energy-saving identifier is updated from the enabled state to the disabled state, the step of obtaining the energy-saving information report from the billing function network element is terminated.
11. The strategy management method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein, The process of determining whether to include energy-saving information as a factor in strategy control based on the energy-saving label includes: If the energy-saving indicator is disabled, the energy-saving information will not be considered as a factor in policy control.
12. A policy management method, executed by a user equipment, comprising: A registration request is sent to the access and mobility management function network element, triggering the access and mobility management function network element to obtain subscription data from the unified data management network element and send a policy association request to the policy control function network element. The subscription data includes an energy-saving identifier, and the policy association request includes the energy-saving identifier. The energy-saving identifier is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
13. A network element for access and mobility management functions, comprising: The policy association request sending module is configured to send a policy association request to the policy control function network element, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier, which is used to indicate whether the policy control function network element considers energy-saving information as a policy control factor.
14. A network element for access and mobility management functions, comprising: The memory is configured to store instructions; The processor is configured to execute the instructions, causing the access and mobility management function network element to perform the policy management method as described in any one of claims 1-7.
15. A policy control function network element, comprising: The policy association request receiving module is configured to receive policy association requests sent by access and mobility management function network elements, wherein the policy association request includes an energy-saving identifier; The strategy control module is configured to determine, based on the indication of the energy-saving identifier, whether to consider energy-saving information as a factor in strategy control.
16. A policy control function network element, comprising: The memory is configured to store instructions; The processor is configured to execute the instructions, causing the policy control function network element to perform the policy management method as described in any one of claims 8-11.
17. A user equipment, comprising: The memory is configured to store instructions; The processor is configured to execute the instructions, causing the user equipment to perform the policy management method as described in claim 12.
18. A policy management system, comprising: The access and mobility function network element as described in claim 13 or 14, and the policy control function network element as described in claim 15 or 16.
19. The strategy optimization system of claim 18, further comprising the user equipment of claim 17 or 14.
20. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein, The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the policy management method as described in any one of claims 1-12.
21. A computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the policy management method as described in any one of claims 1-12.