Communication methods and communication devices

Abstract

This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. In this method, the transmission performance provided by the transmission server and the computing performance provided by the application server are comprehensively considered, and combinations of the transmission server and the application server can be discovered and / or selected. This contributes to meeting application requirements and / or providing optimal transmission and computing performance.

Claims

1. A method of communication, To obtain the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server, A method comprising determining a combination of a first transmission server and a first application server based on the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computational performance of the application server.

2. Obtaining the transmission performance of a transmission server is Receiving the transmission performance of one or more of the aforementioned transmission servers, Based on the identification information and / or address information of the transmission server, the transmission performance of the transmission server is obtained from the second entity, or Includes receiving location information of one or more of the aforementioned transmission servers, The method according to claim 1, wherein the second entity is an application data analysis enabler server ADAES or a network data analysis function NWDAF.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the location information of the transmission server is a data network access identifier DNAI.

4. Obtaining the computing performance of an application server is Receiving the computing performance of one or more of the aforementioned application servers, or The method according to claim 1, wherein the computing performance of the application server is obtained from a second entity based on the identification information and / or address information of the application server, the second entity being an application data analysis enabler server ADAES or a network data analysis function NWDAF.

5. Obtaining the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is possible. Receiving the transmission performance of the corresponding transmission server, To obtain information regarding a second enabler server corresponding to the aforementioned application server, The method according to claim 1, further comprising obtaining the computing performance of the application server from the second enabler server.

6. Obtaining the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is possible. Receiving the computing performance of the corresponding application server, To obtain information about the first enabler server corresponding to the aforementioned transmission server, The method according to claim 1, comprising obtaining the transmission performance of the transmission server from the first enabler server.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the first entity that acquires the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is an edge enabler server EES.

8. Determining the combination of the first transmission server and the first application server based on the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is: The process includes determining the combination of the first transmission server and the first application server based on the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computational performance of the application server, in order to satisfy the application performance requirements. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the application performance requirements are expressed by the application performance required by the application client AC service KPI.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the computing performance of the application server is the load on the application server.

10. Obtaining the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is possible. Sending a first request message, wherein the first request message includes the identification information of the transmission server and the identification information of the application server. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving a first response message, wherein the first response message includes the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server.

11. Obtaining the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is possible. To obtain information regarding a first enabler server corresponding to the transmission server and information regarding a second enabler server corresponding to the application server, Obtaining the transmission performance of the transmission server from the first enabler server, The method according to claim 1, further comprising obtaining the computing performance of the application server from the second enabler server.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the first entity that acquires the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is an edge enabler client EEC.

13. Obtaining the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is possible. Receiving the computational performance of the application server and the transmission performance of the transmission server, or The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving comprehensive information of the computational performance of the application server and the transmission performance of the transmission server, wherein the comprehensive information is determined by the corresponding application server or the corresponding transmission server based on the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computational performance of the application server.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the first entity that acquires the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is an edge enabler client EEC or an edge enabler server EES.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, further comprising transmitting first instruction information to the application client, the first instruction information indicating to the application client that the first transmission server should be used to enable data transmission by the first application server.

16. Receiving a second instruction from the application server, wherein the second instruction indicates whether the application server supports the transmission enabled by the transmission server. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, further comprising receiving third information from the transmission server, wherein the third information includes an application type supported by the transmission server.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the application type is an identifier for the application server.

18. Determining the combination of the first transmission server and the first application server based on the transmission performance of the transmission server and the computing performance of the application server is: The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, comprising determining the combination of the first transmission server and the first application server based on whether the application server supports transmissions enabled by the transmission server, the application types supported by the transmission server, the transmission performance of the transmission server, and the computing performance of the application server.

19. A method of communication, To obtain the transmission performance of the transmission server, A method comprising transmitting the transmission performance of the transmission server.

20. To obtain the transmission performance of the aforementioned transmission server, The transmission performance of the aforementioned transmission server, which determines the transmission performance corresponding to the transmission quality measurement result, Based on the identification information and / or address information of the transmission server, the transmission performance of the transmission server is obtained from the second entity, or This includes determining the transmission performance of the transmission server based on the location information of the transmission server, The aforementioned transmission quality measurement results include the transmission quality of the path between the transmission server and the terminal device. The method according to claim 19, wherein the second entity is an application data analysis enabler server ADAES or a network data analysis function NWDAF.

21. Receiving the computing performance of the application server, The method according to claim 19, further comprising transmitting the computing performance of the application server and the transmission performance of the transmission server, or transmitting combined information of the computing performance of the application server and the transmission performance of the transmission server.

22. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, further comprising transmitting a third information, wherein the third information includes an application type supported by the transmission server.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the application type is an identifier for the application server.

24. A method of communication, To obtain the computing performance of the application server, A method comprising transmitting the computing performance of the application server.

25. Obtaining the computing performance of an application server is Based on the load on the application server, the computational performance of the application server is determined, or This includes obtaining the computing performance of the application server from a second entity based on the identification information and / or address information of the application server, The method according to claim 24, wherein the second entity is an application data analysis enabler server ADAES or a network data analysis function NWDAF.

26. Receiving the transmission performance of the transmission server, The method according to claim 24, further comprising transmitting the computing performance of the application server and the transmission performance of the transmission server, or transmitting combined information of the computing performance of the application server and the transmission performance of the transmission server.

27. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 26, further comprising transmitting a second instruction information, the second instruction information indicating whether the application server supports a transmission to be activated by the transmission server.

28. A communication device comprising a communication unit and a processing unit, wherein the communication unit and the processing unit are configured to perform the method described in any one of claims 1 to 27.

29. A communication device including a processor and memory, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device is capable of performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 27.

30. A computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on the computer, the computer is able to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 27.

31. A chip system comprising a processor and an interface, wherein the processor is configured to execute a computer program to enable the chip system to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 27.

32. A computer program product comprising instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed on a computer, the computer is capable of performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 27.

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