Communication method, communication device, storage medium, and product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a first communication device. The method comprises one or more of the following: receiving first energy-related information; receiving a first request; determining and / or selecting a second communication device on the basis of the first energy-related information; and sending a first response. The first request comprises one or more of the following: the first request being configured to discover and / or query the second communication device; the first request being an edge application server query request; a first indication, a first time, and a first condition; a first threshold value; and a second threshold value. The first response comprises one or more of the following: the first response being configured to send address information of the second communication device; and the first response being an edge application server query response. The present disclosure further relates to a first communication device, a second communication device, a third communication device, a fourth communication device, a computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product.

Description

A communication method, communication device, storage medium, and product

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This disclosure is based on and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202510497366.2, filed on April 18, 2025, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by way of inclusion. Technical Field

[0003] This disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communications, and particularly to a communication method, a first communication device, a second communication device, a third communication device, a fourth communication device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. Background Technology

[0004] Currently, in the application layer process, the execution of server queries cannot achieve the goal of network energy saving, and there is no application layer-related energy saving solution. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This disclosure provides a communication method, a first communication device, a second communication device, a third communication device, a fourth communication device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product, and provides an energy-saving solution for the application layer.

[0006] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method applied to a first communication device, comprising one or more of the following:

[0007] Receive information related to the first energy;

[0008] Receive the first request;

[0009] Based on the first energy-related information, determine and / or select a second communication device;

[0010] Send the first response;

[0011] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0012] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query the second communication device;

[0013] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0014] First instruction;

[0015] First time;

[0016] first condition;

[0017] First threshold;

[0018] Second threshold;

[0019] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0020] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0021] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0022] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method applied to a second communication device, comprising one or more of the following:

[0023] Send information related to the first energy level;

[0024] Send the first request;

[0025] Receive the first response;

[0026] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0027] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query the second communication device;

[0028] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0029] First instruction;

[0030] First time;

[0031] first condition;

[0032] First threshold;

[0033] Second threshold;

[0034] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0035] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0036] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0037] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method applied to a third communication device, including one or more of the following:

[0038] Receive information related to the first energy;

[0039] Send the first request;

[0040] Receive the first response;

[0041] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0042] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, a second communication device;

[0043] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0044] First instruction;

[0045] First time;

[0046] first condition;

[0047] First threshold;

[0048] Second threshold;

[0049] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0050] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0051] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0052] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method applied to a fourth communication device, comprising one or more of the following:

[0053] Receive information related to the first energy;

[0054] Send the first request;

[0055] Receive the first response;

[0056] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0057] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, a second communication device;

[0058] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0059] First instruction;

[0060] First time;

[0061] first condition;

[0062] First threshold;

[0063] Second threshold;

[0064] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0065] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0066] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0067] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a first communication device, which includes one or more of the following:

[0068] The first receiving module is used to receive information related to the first energy.

[0069] The first receiving module is used to receive the first request;

[0070] The first processing module is configured to determine and / or select a second communication device based on the first energy-related information.

[0071] The first sending module is used to send the first response;

[0072] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0073] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query the second communication device;

[0074] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0075] First instruction;

[0076] First time;

[0077] first condition;

[0078] First threshold;

[0079] Second threshold;

[0080] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0081] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0082] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0083] Sixthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a second communication device, the second communication device comprising one or more of the following:

[0084] The second transmitting module is used to transmit information related to the first energy.

[0085] The second sending module is used to send the first request;

[0086] The second receiving module is used to receive the first response;

[0087] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0088] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, a second communication device;

[0089] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0090] First instruction;

[0091] First time;

[0092] first condition;

[0093] First threshold;

[0094] Second threshold;

[0095] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0096] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0097] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0098] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a third communication device, which includes one or more of the following:

[0099] The third receiving module is used to receive information related to the first energy.

[0100] The third sending module is used to send the first request;

[0101] The third receiving module is used to receive the first response;

[0102] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0103] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, a second communication device;

[0104] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0105] First instruction;

[0106] First time;

[0107] first condition;

[0108] First threshold;

[0109] Second threshold;

[0110] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0111] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0112] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0113] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a fourth communication device, the fourth communication device comprising one or more of the following:

[0114] The fourth receiving module is used to receive information related to the first energy.

[0115] The fourth sending module is used to send the first request;

[0116] The fourth receiving module is used to receive the first response;

[0117] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0118] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, a second communication device;

[0119] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0120] First instruction;

[0121] First time;

[0122] first condition;

[0123] First threshold;

[0124] Second threshold;

[0125] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0126] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0127] The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

[0128] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a first communication device, the first communication device comprising:

[0129] The first memory is used to store executable instructions;

[0130] The first processor, when executing executable instructions stored in the first memory, implements the above-described communication method.

[0131] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a second communication device, the second communication device comprising:

[0132] The second memory is used to store executable instructions;

[0133] The second processor, when executing executable instructions stored in the second memory, implements the above-described communication method.

[0134] In one aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a third communication device, the third communication device comprising:

[0135] The third memory is used to store executable instructions;

[0136] The third processor, when executing executable instructions stored in the third memory, implements the above-described communication method.

[0137] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a fourth communication device, the fourth communication device comprising:

[0138] The fourth memory is used to store executable instructions;

[0139] The fourth processor, when executing executable instructions stored in the fourth memory, implements the above-described communication method.

[0140] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs that can be executed by one or more processors to implement the communication method described above.

[0141] In a fourteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program product, including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the above-described communication method.

[0142] This disclosure provides an application-layer energy-saving solution, in which a first communication device can act as an application-layer server to obtain energy-related information (i.e., first energy information) of a second communication device, and select to discover and / or query a second communication device based on the received first energy information. From an energy-saving perspective, the first communication device can migrate services from servers with higher energy consumption on other second communication devices to the discovered or queried second communication devices, avoiding energy overload and improving service response speed. Attached Figure Description

[0143] Figure 1 is a block diagram example of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0144] Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0145] Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0146] Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0147] Figure 5 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0148] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0149] Figure 7 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0150] Figure 8 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0151] Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating the communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0152] Figure 10 is a flowchart illustrating the communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0153] Figure 11 is a flowchart illustrating the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0154] Figure 12 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0155] Figure 13 is a schematic flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0156] Figure 14 is a flowchart of the communication method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0157] Figure 15 is a schematic block diagram of a first communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0158] Figure 16 is a schematic block diagram of a second communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0159] Figure 17 is a schematic block diagram of a third communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0160] Figure 18 is a schematic block diagram of a fourth communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0161] Figure 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Embodiments of the present invention

[0162] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present disclosure, the technical solutions of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0163] The terms "first," "second," etc., in this disclosure, claims, and accompanying drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of operations or units is not limited to the listed operations or units, but may optionally include operations or units not listed, or may optionally include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products, or apparatuses.

[0164] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this disclosure. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0165] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing embodiments of this disclosure only and is not intended to be limiting of this disclosure.

[0166] In the following description, references to "some embodiments," "in embodiments of this disclosure," or "one implementation" describe a subset of all possible embodiments. However, it is understood that "some embodiments" or "one implementation" can be the same or different subsets of all possible embodiments and can be combined with each other without conflict. It should also be noted that the terms "first," "second," and "third" used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing similar objects and do not represent a specific ordering of objects. It is understood that "first," "second," and "third" can be interchanged in a specific order or sequence where permitted, so that the embodiments of this disclosure described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0167] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this disclosure and in the claims are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "and / or" in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship. "Or" in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects; for example, "A or B" covers three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B.

[0168] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this disclosure are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this disclosure are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used in the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description of New Radio (NR) systems is illustrative and uses the term NR in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to applications beyond NR systems, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems.

[0169] First, to better illustrate the communication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, a block diagram example of a wireless communication system applicable to the embodiments of this disclosure is given in Figure 1.

[0170] As shown in Figure 1, the wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, vehicle user equipment (VUE), pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home device (home appliances with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, or personal computer. Terminal-side devices include computers (PCs), ATMs, and self-service machines. Wearable devices include smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart earphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, and smart clothing. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0171] Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment. Access network equipment may also be referred to as radio access network equipment, radio access network (RAN), radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, wireless local area network (WLAN) access points, or wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc. Base stations may be referred to as Node B, Evolved Node B (eNB), access point, base transceiver station (RTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), home B node, home evolved B node, Transmission and Reception Point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that this disclosure only uses a base station in an NR system as an example and does not limit the specific type of base station.

[0172] Core network equipment may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: core network node, core network function, Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Centralized Network Configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Local NEF (Local NEF or L-NEF), Binding Support Function (BSF), and Application Function. Functions such as Energy Information Function (EIF) and Edge Enabler Server (EES) are used. It should be noted that this disclosure uses only core network devices in an NR system as an example and does not limit the specific type of core network device.

[0173] In this document, terminal 11 can be used interchangeably or as equivalent to the first communication device, terminal device, and UE.

[0174] In this disclosure, the first communication device, exemplified by EES, can also be at least one of a core network device or an access network device. The second communication device, exemplified by an Edge Application Server (EAS), can also be an Edge AF, or at least one of a core network device or an access network device. The third communication device, exemplified by an Edge Enabler Client (EEC), can also be a User Equipment (UE), an application (APP), an Application Client (AC), or at least one of a core network device or an access network device. The fourth communication device, exemplified by an AC, can also be a terminal, an application, or at least one of a core network device or an access network device. The fifth communication device, exemplified by an EIF, can also be at least one of a core network device or an access network device.

[0175] In one implementation, the network function may be equivalent to or a replacement for the communication device.

[0176] The EEC includes at least one of the following functions:

[0177] a) Retrieve configuration information to exchange application data traffic with EAS;

[0178] b) Discover available EAS in edge data networks;

[0179] c) Inspect terminal mobility events;

[0180] d) Events that the application client is interested in.

[0181] The EES includes at least one of the following functions:

[0182] a) Provide configuration information to the EEC in order to exchange application data traffic with EAS;

[0183] b) The ability to interact with the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) core network, directly (e.g., through PCF) or indirectly (e.g., NEF) accessing network functions;

[0184] c) Transfer of EEC context between EESs;

[0185] d) Supports exposing 3GPP network and service capabilities to EAS via the EDGE-3 interface;

[0186] e) Registration functions for EEC and EAS (i.e., registration, renewal, and deregistration);

[0187] f) Trigger EAS instantiation on demand;

[0188] g) Supports Application Context Relocation (ACR) related operations (such as ACR startup, ACR information notification, etc.).

[0189] In this disclosure, "including one or more of the following" can be understood as "including at least one of the following", or can be understood as, or replaced as, "satisfying at least one of the following", or understood or replaced as "satisfying one or more of the following".

[0190] In this disclosure, "satisfy" may be used interchangeably with "include", or they may be equivalent to each other.

[0191] The first energy-related information and / or the second energy-related information in this disclosure may include one or more of the following:

[0192] Energy Consumption (EC) represents the integral of electricity consumption over time, or the energy used to achieve a specific system objective, expressed in joules (J) or watt-hours (Wh).

[0193] Energy efficiency (EE) is a measure of the ratio of performance to energy consumption, or the relationship between useful output and energy consumption.

[0194] Energy Saving State is a state in which unit or network functions are turned off for energy-saving purposes; the energy saving state includes at least one of the following: in energy saving state, not in energy saving state.

[0195] Renewable energy (and / or energy from renewable sources) is characterized by renewable, non-fossil energy.

[0196] Here, renewable energy can be understood as renewable energy-related information, including at least one of the following: renewable energy indication, and / or renewable energy percentage, and / or support for renewable energy, and / or non-support for renewable energy. A renewable energy indication indicates that the device uses renewable energy; a renewable energy percentage indicates the proportion of renewable energy in the device's energy supply or energy consumption (the ratio of renewable energy to the total energy function or total energy consumption of the device). Support for renewable energy means that the device supports renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is used or present in the device's energy supply. Non-support for renewable energy means that the device does not support renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is not used or is absent in the device's energy supply.

[0197] Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the method is applied to a first communication device and includes one or more of the following:

[0198] Operation 101: Receive information related to the first energy.

[0199] In one embodiment, the first communication device receives first energy-related information through at least one of the following:

[0200] Edge Application Server Energy Information Response (EAS).

[0201] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first communication device is deployed in the first network and can provide enabling capabilities for the second communication device deployed in the first network. For example, the first communication device can support application server registration, authentication and authorization of terminals or EECs, and provide the Internet Protocol (IP) address information of the second communication device to terminals or EECs.

[0202] For example, the first communication device is an edge enabling server, that is, the edge enabling server is deployed in the edge data network or the core network to provide enabling capabilities for EAS deployed in the edge data network.

[0203] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the second communication device may be an application deployed in the first network, capable of providing application services to terminal devices. Specifically, it may refer to a server application or a server (e.g., social media software, AR, VR), or an instance deployed and running in the first network. An application may deploy one or more second communication devices in one or more first networks. Second communication devices deployed and running in different first networks can be considered as different second communication devices of the same application. They may share a domain name, use a single IP address, or use different IP addresses.

[0204] For example, the second communication device is an application instance / edge application, that is, an application instance / edge application deployed in an edge data network.

[0205] In addition, application instances / edge applications can also be referred to as edge applications (servers), application instances, edge application instances, multi-access edge computing applications (servers), application instance / edge application functions, etc.

[0206] Generally, a second communication device is registered on a first communication device, or the information of a second communication device is configured on a first communication device through a management system. A first communication device may have one or more second communication devices registered, or its information may be configured.

[0207] The above registration, or information configuration, may involve registering the IP address of the second communication device and / or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the second communication device to the first communication device.

[0208] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first energy-related information received by the first communication device is the first energy-related information corresponding to the second communication device associated with the first communication device.

[0209] Here, the second communication device associated with the first communication device refers to the second communication device that the first communication device can control, manage, register or configure, or it can be understood as the second communication device being registered with the first communication device.

[0210] When there is one second communication device associated with the first communication device, the first communication device receives one first energy-related information. When there are multiple second communication devices associated with the first communication device, the first communication device receives multiple first energy-related information, that is, the first communication device receives at least one first energy-related information.

[0211] In one implementation, each first energy-related information corresponds to a second communication device, or each first energy-related information is associated with a second communication device.

[0212] It can also be understood as follows: when there is only one second communication device associated with the first communication device, the first energy-related information received by the first communication device includes the energy-related information of one second communication device; when there are multiple second communication devices associated with the first communication device, the first energy-related information received by the first communication device includes the first energy-related information of multiple second communication devices.

[0213] Here, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device;

[0214] Here, information related to first energy includes one or more of the following:

[0215] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[0216] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[0217] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[0218] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[0219] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[0220] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[0221] In one embodiment, the energy efficiency rating can be understood as a classification method for the energy efficiency of communication equipment, servers, or electrical appliances.

[0222] In one embodiment, the energy consumption level can be understood as a classification method for the energy consumption of communication equipment, servers, or electrical appliances.

[0223] In one implementation, the higher the energy consumption level, the lower the energy efficiency level; and the lower the energy consumption level, the higher the energy efficiency.

[0224] In one embodiment, the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device can be understood as follows: the first energy-related information is associated with a second communication device; or, the first energy-related information is the energy-related information of the second communication device; or the first energy-related information describes the energy consumption, and / or energy efficiency, and / or energy consumption level, and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device.

[0225] In practical applications, before the first communication device receives the first energy-related information, the first communication device needs to send a second request to the second communication device. This second request is configured to request the second communication device to report the first energy-related information.

[0226] In one implementation, the second request includes at least one of the following:

[0227] Edge Application Server Energy Information Request (EAS).

[0228] Based on the above, the second request may include one or more of the following:

[0229] The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, and / or request information related to the first energy;

[0230] Terminal identifier;

[0231] The second condition.

[0232] In one implementation, the second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, and / or request first energy-related information, which can be understood as the second request being configured to request first energy-related information of a specific second communication device.

[0233] The second request can also be configured to subscribe to first energy-related information, and / or to subscribe to first energy-related information associated with the second communication device.

[0234] Here, the second request may be a request to obtain energy-related information of the second communication device, and / or, first energy-related information, and / or, first energy-related information associated with the second communication device, or it may be a request to subscribe to energy-related information of the second communication device, and / or, first energy-related information, and / or, first energy-related information associated with the second communication device.

[0235] If the second request is a subscription request, then the first communication device can obtain the first energy information reported or notified by the second communication device multiple times. If the second request is an obtain request, then the first communication device can obtain the first energy information reported by the second communication device only once.

[0236] Here, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI); Generic Public Subscription Identifier (GPSI); Edge Enabler Client Identification (EEC ID); Application Client ID (AC ID); and Edge Enabler Server ID (EES ID).

[0237] Here, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0238] The second condition is for the second communication device; that is, the second condition is to enable the second communication device to send its own energy information.

[0239] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[0240] Third threshold;

[0241] The fourth threshold.

[0242] That is, the second condition is configured to instruct or notify the second communication device to report the first energy-related information when the second communication device meets the second condition.

[0243] It should be noted that, under the condition of the second condition being met, triggering the second communication device to send the first energy-related information is essentially the second communication device reporting the first energy-related information to the first communication device after determining that its own first energy-related information meets the second condition.

[0244] In one embodiment, the second communication device sends first energy-related information and / or sends first energy-related information associated with the second communication device when a second condition is met.

[0245] In one implementation, the configuration is, understandably, or, replaced by, for.

[0246] In one implementation, the capability information of the second communication device can be understood, or replaced, as the capability of the second communication device.

[0247] The capability information of the second communication device also includes one or more of the following:

[0248] The second communication device supports the use of renewable energy for power supply;

[0249] The second communication device supports the consumption of renewable energy;

[0250] The second communication device is capable of using renewable energy.

[0251] The second condition described above includes one or more of the following:

[0252] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[0253] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[0254] In one implementation, the third threshold and / or the fourth threshold may be an energy consumption value, and / or an energy efficiency value, and / or an energy consumption level value, and / or an energy efficiency level value.

[0255] In one implementation, the second condition further includes one or more of the following:

[0256] At least one of the first energy-related information items, including energy-saving status;

[0257] At least one of the first energy-related information includes renewable energy.

[0258] In one implementation, when the first energy-related information includes energy-saving status and / or renewable energy, it is determined that a second condition is met; when the second condition is met, the first energy-related information is sent (to the first communication device).

[0259] Based on the above, information related to first energy also includes at least one of the following:

[0260] Energy saving status related information;

[0261] Information related to renewable energy.

[0262] In one implementation, the second condition may include one or more of the following conditions:

[0263] The energy consumption and / or energy consumption level in the first energy-related information are whether they are higher than the third threshold.

[0264] The energy consumption and / or energy consumption level in the first energy-related information are whether they are below the fourth threshold.

[0265] The energy efficiency and / or energy efficiency level in the first energy-related information is whether it is higher than the third threshold.

[0266] The energy efficiency and / or energy efficiency level in the first energy-related information is whether it is lower than the fourth threshold.

[0267] For example, if at least one of the first energy-related information items of the second communication device—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level—is higher than a third threshold, or if at least one of the first energy-related information items of the second communication device—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level—is lower than a fourth threshold, then the determination of the second communication device satisfies the second condition, triggering its own reporting and the reporting of the first energy-related information. If at least one of the first energy-related information items of the second communication device—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level—is not higher than the third threshold, or if at least one of the first energy-related information items of the second communication device—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level—is not lower than the fourth threshold, then the determination of the second communication device does not satisfy the second condition, and its own reporting is not triggered.

[0268] Of course, meeting the second condition also includes one or more of the following conditions:

[0269] The energy consumption change and / or energy consumption level change in the first energy-related information are whether they exceed the seventh threshold.

[0270] The energy consumption change and / or energy consumption level change in the first energy-related information are whether they are below the eighth threshold.

[0271] Whether the energy efficiency changes and / or energy efficiency level changes in the first energy-related information exceed the seventh threshold;

[0272] The first energy-related information includes changes in energy efficiency and / or changes in energy efficiency levels, and whether these changes fall below the eighth threshold.

[0273] For example, if at least one of the first energy-related information of the second communication device—energy consumption change, energy consumption level change, energy efficiency change, energy efficiency level change—is higher than the seventh threshold, or if at least one of the first energy-related information of the second communication device—energy consumption change, energy consumption level change, energy efficiency change, energy efficiency level change—is lower than the eighth threshold, the determination of the second communication device meets the second condition, triggering self-reporting. Alternatively, if at least one of the first energy-related information of the second communication device—energy consumption change, energy consumption level change, energy efficiency change, energy efficiency level change—is not higher than the seventh threshold, or if at least one of the first energy-related information of the second communication device—energy consumption change, energy consumption level change, energy efficiency change, energy efficiency level change—is not lower than the eighth threshold, the determination of the second communication device does not meet the second condition, and self-reporting is not triggered.

[0274] Based on the above, information related to first energy also includes at least one of the following:

[0275] Energy consumption changes;

[0276] Changes in energy consumption levels;

[0277] Energy efficiency changes;

[0278] Changes in energy efficiency ratings.

[0279] The energy consumption change refers to the difference or change between the current energy consumption of the device and the energy consumption of the device at a previous moment. The previous moment is a moment before the current moment or a moment in the past.

[0280] The energy efficiency change refers to the difference or change between the current energy consumption of the device and the energy consumption of the device at a previous moment. The previous moment is a moment before the current moment or a moment in the past.

[0281] The change in energy consumption level refers to the difference or change between the current energy consumption level of the device and the energy consumption level of the device at a previous moment. The previous moment is a moment before the current moment or a moment in the past.

[0282] The energy efficiency change refers to the difference or change between the current energy consumption of the device and the energy consumption of the device at a previous moment. The previous moment is a moment before the current moment or a moment in the past.

[0283] In one implementation, at least one of the following is included: a third threshold, a fourth threshold, a seventh threshold, and an eighth threshold, which can be a specific numerical value, such as an energy consumption value, an energy efficiency level, etc.

[0284] In some embodiments, if the second communication device determines that the first energy-related information meets the second condition, it triggers a report, and / or if the second communication device determines that the first energy-related information meets the third condition, it triggers a reselection, that is, sends a first request to the first communication device.

[0285] Here, triggering reporting and triggering reselection can be done simultaneously, or reporting can be done first and then reselection.

[0286] In one implementation, if the second communication device determines that the first energy-related information meets a third condition, a reselection is triggered, wherein triggering the reselection includes at least one of the following:

[0287] (The second communication device) sends an EAS discovery request to the first communication device (e.g., EES).

[0288] Here, the third condition includes at least one of the following:

[0289] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the fifth threshold;

[0290] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the sixth threshold.

[0291] In one implementation, the third condition can be understood as the condition that triggers the second communication device to send an EAS discovery request.

[0292] Based on this, the third condition may include one or more of the following conditions:

[0293] At least one of the following energy-related information: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, energy efficiency level, and whether it exceeds the fifth threshold;

[0294] At least one of the following energy-related information: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, energy efficiency level, and whether it is below the sixth threshold;

[0295] For example, if at least one of the first energy-related information of the second communication device—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, energy efficiency level—is higher than the fifth threshold, or if at least one of the first energy-related information of the second communication device—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, energy efficiency level—is lower than the sixth threshold, then the determination of the second communication device satisfies the third condition, triggering a reselection.

[0296] It should be noted that at least one of the first threshold, second threshold, third threshold, fourth threshold, fifth threshold, sixth threshold, seventh threshold and eighth threshold in this disclosure may be preset or set according to the actual scenario. This disclosure does not specifically limit the specific value of the threshold.

[0297] In one embodiment, at least one of the first threshold, second threshold, third threshold, fourth threshold, fifth threshold, sixth threshold, seventh threshold, and eighth threshold may be a value of energy consumption, and / or energy efficiency, and / or energy consumption level, and / or energy efficiency level.

[0298] In one implementation, the third condition further includes one or more of the following:

[0299] At least one of the following energy-related information items, excluding energy-saving status;

[0300] At least one of the following is related to first energy, excluding renewable energy.

[0301] In one implementation, an EAS discovery request is sent when at least one of the first energy-related information items does not include an energy-saving state and / or renewable energy. That is, an EAS discovery request is sent when the second communication device is not in an energy-saving state and / or when the second communication device does not have renewable energy supply.

[0302] Operation 102: Receive the first request.

[0303] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0304] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[0305] The first request is either an edge application server query request or an edge application server discovery request;

[0306] First instruction;

[0307] First time;

[0308] first condition;

[0309] First threshold;

[0310] Second threshold.

[0311] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first request may be sent by a second communication device, a third communication device, or a fourth communication device. Of course, in the first embodiment, the first request may also be sent with other first communication devices. This disclosure does not limit the device that sends the first request.

[0312] For example, the source first communication device (which provides enabling services for the source second communication device) may send a first request to the target first communication device (which provides enabling services for the target second communication device) to enable the target first communication device to discover, and / or query the target second communication device.

[0313] In some instances, "first time" is configured to indicate the selection of a second communication device that meets a first condition within a first time period, and / or, "first time" is configured to indicate the selection of a second communication device within a first time period. "First time" can be understood as the first energy-related information being associated with a first time.

[0314] In one implementation, the first time includes at least one of the following:

[0315] At least one of the first energy-related information items is associated with the first time;

[0316] At least one of the first energy-related information items is the value at the first moment;

[0317] The energy consumption of the second communication device in the first moment;

[0318] The energy efficiency of the second communication device in the first moment;

[0319] The energy consumption level of the second communication device at the first moment;

[0320] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication device at the first moment.

[0321] Here, "first time" can be a point in time or a range of time.

[0322] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[0323] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[0324] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of a first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[0325] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest (minimum) power consumption;

[0326] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest (maximum) energy efficiency;

[0327] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest (minimum) energy consumption level;

[0328] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest (maximum) energy efficiency rating.

[0329] In some embodiments, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[0330] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[0331] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[0332] Here, "below the first threshold" means that at least one of the first energy-related information items, such as energy consumption, is below the first threshold; "above the second threshold" means that at least one of the first energy-related information items, such as energy efficiency, is above the second threshold.

[0333] For example, the first condition may include one or more of the following conditions:

[0334] Whether at least one of the following energy-related information—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level—is higher than the first threshold;

[0335] Whether at least one of the following energy-related information—energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level—is lower than the second threshold.

[0336] Here, if at least one of the energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level in the first energy-related information is higher than the first threshold, or if at least one of the energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level in the first energy-related information is lower than the second threshold, then the first condition is determined to be met.

[0337] In one implementation, the first condition further includes one or more of the following:

[0338] At least one of the first energy-related information items, including energy-saving status;

[0339] At least one of the first energy-related information includes renewable energy.

[0340] In one implementation, when the first energy-related information includes an energy-saving status and / or renewable energy, it is determined that the first condition is met.

[0341] In one embodiment, the first communication device determines and / or selects a second communication device based on first energy-related information.

[0342] Operation 103: Based on the first energy-related information, determine and / or select the second communication device.

[0343] In this embodiment of the disclosure, at least one second communication device can send first energy-related information to the first communication device, that is, the first communication device can receive at least one first energy-related information. Therefore, based on the first energy-related information, determining and / or selecting the second communication device includes one or more of the following:

[0344] Receive at least one first energy-related information, and determine, and / or select a second communication device based on the at least one first energy-related information;

[0345] Receive at least one first energy-related information, and if at least one of the first energy-related information satisfies a first condition, determine and / or select a second communication device associated with the first energy-related information;

[0346] In one implementation, determining and / or selecting a second communication device based on first energy-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0347] Determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the lowest energy consumption from the first energy-related information;

[0348] Determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the highest energy efficiency from the first energy-related information;

[0349] Determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level from the first energy-related information;

[0350] Determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating from the first energy-related information.

[0351] In one implementation, determining and / or selecting a second communication device based on first energy-related information further includes at least one of the following:

[0352] Receive at least one piece of information related to first energy;

[0353] Among all the first energy-related information received, determine and / or select the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption value; determine and / or select the second communication device.

[0354] Among all the first energy-related information received, determine and / or select the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level, and determine and / or select the second communication device.

[0355] Among all the first energy-related information received, determine and / or select the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency value; determine and / or select the second communication device.

[0356] Among all the first energy-related information received, determine and / or select the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating, and determine and / or select the second communication device.

[0357] In one embodiment, this disclosure specifies that at least one of the following is included:

[0358] The lower the energy consumption level, the lower the energy consumption of the equipment, and / or the higher the energy efficiency of the equipment;

[0359] The higher the energy efficiency rating, the higher the equipment energy efficiency, and / or the lower the equipment energy consumption;

[0360] In one embodiment, this disclosure specifies that at least one of the following is included:

[0361] The higher the energy efficiency rating value, the higher the energy efficiency rating, and / or the higher the energy efficiency.

[0362] The higher the energy efficiency rating, the higher the energy efficiency rating, and / or the higher the energy consumption.

[0363] In one implementation, at least one of the following is also included:

[0364] The smaller the energy efficiency rating value, the higher the energy efficiency rating, and / or the higher the energy efficiency.

[0365] The smaller the energy efficiency rating value, the higher the energy efficiency rating, and / or the higher the energy consumption.

[0366] In one implementation, the determination and / or selection of the second communication device can be understood as at least one of the following:

[0367] Confirm, and / or select the IP address of the second communication device;

[0368] Determine, and / or select the IP address of the second communication device in response to the first request;

[0369] Determine, and / or select the IP address of the second communication device, and send the IP address of the second communication device via the first response.

[0370] In one implementation, determining and / or selecting a second communication device based on first energy-related information further includes at least one of the following:

[0371] Determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the optimal energy-saving state from the first energy-related information;

[0372] Determine, and / or select at least one second communication device that has the most renewable resources among the first energy-related information.

[0373] In one implementation, determining and / or selecting a second communication device based on first energy-related information further includes at least one of the following:

[0374] Receive at least one piece of information related to first energy;

[0375] Among all the first energy-related information received, determine and / or select the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption value; determine and / or select the second communication device.

[0376] Among all the first energy-related information received, determine, and / or identify the second communication device with the optimal energy-saving state, and select that second communication device.

[0377] Among all the first energy-related information received, determine, and / or identify the second communication device with the most renewable resources, and select that second communication device.

[0378] In one embodiment, this disclosure specifies that a first communication device can receive first energy-related information corresponding to multiple second communication devices; here, the first energy-related information associated with the second communication devices can be understood, and / or replaced with the first energy-related information corresponding to the second communication devices, and / or the first energy-related information of the second communication devices.

[0379] In this disclosure, determining and / or selecting at least one second communication device with the lowest energy consumption among first energy-related information can be understood as, or replaced by, determining and / or selecting the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption.

[0380] In this disclosure, determining and / or selecting at least one second communication device with the highest energy efficiency from at least one first energy-related information can be understood as, or replaced by, determining and / or selecting the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency.

[0381] Operation 104: Send the first response.

[0382] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0383] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0384] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[0385] In one embodiment, the address information of the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0386] The IP address of the second communication device;

[0387] The port number of the second communication device.

[0388] In one embodiment, the address information of the second communication device is determined and / or selected based on first energy-related information.

[0389] It should be noted that the address information of the second communication device, or the second communication device, is selected based on the first energy-related information.

[0390] Here, the first response is the response to the first request; that is, the first response is to be sent back to the sender of the first request.

[0391] This disclosure provides an application-layer energy-saving solution, in which a first communication device can act as an application-layer server to obtain energy-related information (i.e., first energy information) of a second communication device, and select to discover and / or query a second communication device based on the received first energy information. From an energy-saving perspective, the first communication device can migrate services from servers with higher energy consumption on other second communication devices to the discovered or queried second communication devices, avoiding energy overload and improving service response speed.

[0392] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the method is applied to a second communication device and includes one or more of the following:

[0393] Operation 201: Send information related to the first energy level.

[0394] In some embodiments, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device;

[0395] In some embodiments, the first energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0396] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[0397] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[0398] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[0399] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[0400] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[0401] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[0402] In practical applications, before the second communication device sends the first energy-related information, the second communication device receives a second request sent by the first communication device. This second request is configured to request the second communication device to report the first energy-related information.

[0403] Based on the above, the second request may include one or more of the following:

[0404] The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, information related to the first energy.

[0405] Terminal identifier;

[0406] The second condition.

[0407] Here, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: SUPI; GPSI; EEC ID; AC ID.

[0408] The second request may also include: EES ID.

[0409] Here, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0410] The second condition is for the second communication device; that is, the second condition is to enable the second communication device to send its own energy information.

[0411] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[0412] Third threshold;

[0413] The fourth threshold.

[0414] That is, when the second communication device meets the second condition, it sends the first energy-related information to the first communication device.

[0415] The second condition described above includes one or more of the following:

[0416] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[0417] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[0418] Operation 202: Send the first request.

[0419] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0420] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[0421] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0422] First instruction;

[0423] First time;

[0424] first condition;

[0425] First threshold;

[0426] Second threshold.

[0427] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[0428] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[0429] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of a first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[0430] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption;

[0431] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency;

[0432] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level;

[0433] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating.

[0434] In some embodiments, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[0435] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[0436] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[0437] It should be noted that the second communication device that sends the first request is a different second communication device from the second communication device that needs to be discovered and / or queried based on the first request. That is, the second communication device sends the first request in order to discover and / or query other second communication devices that are different from itself.

[0438] Here, the first request is sent to the first communication device.

[0439] Operation 203: Receive the first response.

[0440] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0441] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0442] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[0443] This disclosure provides an application-layer energy-saving solution, in which a second communication device can act as an application at the application layer, sending its own energy-related information (i.e., first energy information) to a first communication device. At the same time, it can also request the first communication device to select and / or query a second communication device. From an energy-saving perspective, the second communication device can request the first communication device to migrate services on its own high-energy-consuming server to the second communication device discovered or queried by the first communication device, thus avoiding energy overload and improving the response speed of services.

[0444] It should be noted that the descriptions of the same operations and contents as in other embodiments can be found in the descriptions of other embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0445] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the method is applied to a third communication device and includes one or more of the following:

[0446] Operation 301: Receive information related to the first energy.

[0447] In some embodiments, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device;

[0448] In some embodiments, the first energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0449] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[0450] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[0451] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[0452] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[0453] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[0454] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[0455] In practical applications, before the third communication device sends the first energy-related information, the third communication device sends a second request to the first communication device to obtain and / or receive the first energy-related information. Only after the first communication device receives the second request will it send the first energy-related information to the third communication device.

[0456] The second request includes one or more of the following:

[0457] The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, information related to the first energy.

[0458] Terminal identifier;

[0459] The second condition.

[0460] In some embodiments, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[0461] In some embodiments, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0462] The second condition applies to the second communication device;

[0463] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[0464] Third threshold;

[0465] The fourth threshold.

[0466] In some embodiments, satisfying the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0467] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[0468] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[0469] For example, after receiving a second request configured to subscribe from a third communication device, the first communication device may send the first energy-related information to the third communication device immediately after receiving the first energy-related information sent by the second communication device. Upon receiving a second request configured to acquire from the third communication device, the first communication device may immediately send the first energy-related information it stores to the third communication device.

[0470] It should be noted that the second condition applies to the second communication device; therefore, the second condition may not be included in the second request sent by the third communication device.

[0471] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the third communication device is configured to provide the support functions required by the fourth communication device and is a peer entity of the first communication device on the terminal device side.

[0472] For example, the third communication device is an edge-enabled client.

[0473] The fourth communication device refers to a peer entity applied on the terminal device side. The fourth communication device is configured to allow users to obtain application services from the corresponding server.

[0474] For example, the fourth communication device is an application client. An application client is a client program applied on the terminal device side. The application client can connect to the application server on the cloud to obtain application services, or it can connect to the application instance / edge application deployed in one or more edge data networks to obtain application services.

[0475] In some embodiments, at least one second communication device may send first energy-related information to the first communication device, and the first communication device may send at least one first energy-related information to the third communication device, in which case the third communication device receives at least one first energy-related information.

[0476] Operation 302: Send the first request.

[0477] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0478] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[0479] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0480] First instruction;

[0481] First time;

[0482] first condition;

[0483] First threshold;

[0484] Second threshold.

[0485] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[0486] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[0487] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of a first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[0488] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption;

[0489] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency;

[0490] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level;

[0491] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating.

[0492] In some embodiments, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[0493] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[0494] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[0495] In some embodiments, the third communication device sends a first request when a third condition is met;

[0496] The third condition includes one or more of the following:

[0497] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the fifth threshold;

[0498] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the sixth threshold.

[0499] Operation 303: Receive first response.

[0500] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0501] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0502] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[0503] This disclosure provides an application-layer energy-saving solution, in which a third communication device can act as an edge-enabled client of the application layer, obtain energy-related information (i.e., first energy information) of the second communication device, and at the same time, request the first communication device to select and / or query the second communication device. From an energy-saving perspective, the third communication device can request the first communication device to migrate services on servers with high energy consumption on the second communication device related to itself to the second communication device discovered or queried by the first communication device, thereby avoiding energy overload and improving the response speed of services.

[0504] It should be noted that the descriptions of the same operations and contents as in other embodiments can be found in the descriptions of other embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0505] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the method is applied to a fourth communication device and includes one or more of the following:

[0506] Operation 401: Receive information related to the first energy.

[0507] In some embodiments, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device;

[0508] First energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0509] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[0510] The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[0511] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[0512] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[0513] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[0514] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[0515] In practical applications, before the fourth communication device sends the first energy-related information, the fourth communication device sends a second request to the third communication device, which is configured to subscribe to and / or obtain the first energy information. Only after the third communication device receives the second request will it send the first energy-related information to the fourth communication device.

[0516] The second request includes one or more of the following:

[0517] The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, information related to the first energy.

[0518] Terminal identifier;

[0519] The second condition.

[0520] In some embodiments, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[0521] In some embodiments, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0522] The second condition applies to the second communication device;

[0523] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[0524] Third threshold;

[0525] The fourth threshold.

[0526] In some embodiments, satisfying the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0527] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[0528] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[0529] For example, after receiving a second request configured to subscribe from a fourth communication device, the third communication device may send the first energy-related information to the fourth communication device immediately after receiving the first energy-related information from the first communication device. Upon receiving the second request configured to acquire from the fourth communication device, the third communication device immediately sends its stored first energy-related information to the fourth communication device.

[0530] It should be noted that the second condition applies to the second communication device; therefore, the second condition may not be included in the second request sent by the fourth communication device.

[0531] In some embodiments, at least one second communication device may send a first energy-related information to a first communication device, the first communication device may send at least one first energy-related information to a third communication device, and the third communication device may send at least one first energy-related information to a fourth communication device. In this case, the fourth communication device receives at least one first energy-related information.

[0532] Operation 402: Send first request.

[0533] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0534] The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[0535] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0536] First instruction;

[0537] First time;

[0538] first condition;

[0539] First threshold;

[0540] Second threshold.

[0541] In some embodiments, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[0542] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[0543] A first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of a first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[0544] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption;

[0545] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency;

[0546] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection, and / or determine the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level;

[0547] The first instruction is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating.

[0548] In some embodiments, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[0549] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[0550] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[0551] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device sends a first request when the third condition is met;

[0552] The third condition includes one or more of the following:

[0553] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the fifth threshold;

[0554] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the sixth threshold.

[0555] Operation 403: Receive first response.

[0556] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0557] The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0558] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[0559] This disclosure provides an application-layer energy-saving solution, in which a fourth communication device can act as an application-layer client, obtain energy-related information (i.e., first energy information) from a second communication device, and simultaneously request the first communication device to select and / or query a second communication device. From an energy-saving perspective, the fourth communication device can request to migrate services on servers with high energy consumption on the second communication device related to itself to the second communication device discovered or queried by the first communication device, thereby avoiding energy overload and improving the response speed of services.

[0560] It should be noted that the descriptions of the same operations and contents as in other embodiments can be found in the descriptions of other embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0561] In some embodiments, the method provided by this disclosure includes the following:

[0562] Operation A1: The second communication device sends a third request.

[0563] The third request includes one or more of the following:

[0564] The third request is configured to request information related to the second energy;

[0565] Terminal identifier;

[0566] Application identifier.

[0567] In one implementation, the third request includes at least one of the following:

[0568] The third request may be Nnef_EventExposure_Subscribe, and / or a UE energy consumption information request.

[0569] EAS ID.

[0570] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the application identifier includes one or more of the following: APP ID; flow description; IP 5-tuple.

[0571] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[0572] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the second communication device sends a third request to the first communication device and / or the fifth communication device.

[0573] Operation A2: The first communication device receives the third request.

[0574] Operate A3 to obtain second energy-related information from the first communication device.

[0575] In one embodiment, the first communication device obtains second energy-related information from the fifth communication device.

[0576] In this embodiment of the disclosure, before obtaining the second energy-related information, the first communication device needs to send a fourth request;

[0577] Here, the first communication device can send a fourth request to the fifth communication device. After receiving the fourth request, the fifth communication device sends a second energy-related information to the first communication device. The first communication device can receive the second energy-related information sent by the fifth communication device.

[0578] The fourth request includes one or more of the following:

[0579] The fourth request is configured to request information related to the second energy.

[0580] Terminal identifier;

[0581] Application identifier.

[0582] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the application identifier includes one or more of the following: APP ID; flow description; IP quintuple.

[0583] The fourth request can be at least one of the following: Nnef_EventExposure_Subscribe.

[0584] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[0585] In some embodiments, the second energy-related information is associated with the terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the application;

[0586] In some embodiments, the second energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0587] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe terminal energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[0588] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[0589] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client;

[0590] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the application client;

[0591] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[0592] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[0593] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application power consumption;

[0594] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency;

[0595] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy consumption level;

[0596] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency rating.

[0597] In one implementation, a terminal identifier corresponds to, and / or identifies, a terminal, and / or an application client.

[0598] In one implementation, an application identifier, corresponding to, and / or identifying the application.

[0599] In some embodiments, the fifth communication device can collect EE information per UE, per QoS, or per PDU session in the network. Then, the fifth communication device sends at least one second energy-related information to the first communication device, and the first communication device receives at least one second energy-related information.

[0600] Operation A4: The first communication device sends second energy-related information.

[0601] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first communication device can send second energy-related information to the second communication device.

[0602] Operate A5, the second communication device receives second energy-related information.

[0603] The second communication device receives second energy-related information through at least one of the following:

[0604] UE Energy consumption information Response;

[0605] Nnef_EventExposure_Notify;

[0606] In one embodiment, the second communication device can directly request second energy-related information from the fifth communication device.

[0607] Operation A6, the second communication device updates and / or generates a first service key performance indicator (KPI) based on at least one of the second energy-related information.

[0608] The first service KPI includes one or more of the following:

[0609] The first service KPI is configured to describe the service characteristics provided by the second communication device;

[0610] The first service KPI includes one or more of the key performance indicators of edge application server services.

[0611] The key performance indicators of the edge application server service are equivalent to, or can be replaced by, EAS Service KPIs.

[0612] In one embodiment, before receiving the second energy-related information, the second communication device generates and / or configures a source first service KPI; after receiving the second energy-related information, the second communication device generates and / or configures a target first service KPI based on the second energy-related information.

[0613] Here, the second communication device updates and / or generates a first service KPI based on at least one of the second energy-related information, including at least one of the following:

[0614] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy consumption corresponding to the terminal identifier is high, and / or the energy consumption level is high, then the second communication device updates, and / or generates at least one of the target first service KPIs, which is lower and / or smaller than at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0615] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy efficiency corresponding to the terminal identifier is low, and / or the energy efficiency level is low, then the second communication device updates, and / or generates at least one of the target first service KPIs, which is lower and / or smaller than at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0616] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy consumption corresponding to the terminal identifier is low, and / or the energy consumption level is low, then the second communication device updates, and / or generates at least one of the target first service KPIs, which is greater than, and / or higher than, at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0617] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy efficiency corresponding to the terminal identifier is high, and / or the energy efficiency level is high, then the second communication device updates, and / or generates at least one of the target first service KPIs, which is higher and / or larger than at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0618] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy consumption corresponding to the application identifier is high, and / or the energy consumption level is high, then at least one of the target first service KPIs updated and / or generated by the second communication device is lower and / or smaller than at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0619] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy efficiency corresponding to the application identifier is low, and / or the energy efficiency level is low, then at least one of the target first service KPIs updated and / or generated by the second communication device is lower and / or smaller than at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0620] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy consumption corresponding to the application identifier is low, and / or the energy consumption level is low, then the second communication device updates, and / or generates at least one of the target first service KPIs, which is greater than, and / or higher than, at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0621] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy efficiency corresponding to the application identifier is higher, and / or the energy efficiency level is higher, then the second communication device updates, and / or generates at least one of the target first service KPIs, which is higher and / or larger than at least one of the source first service KPIs;

[0622] This can be understood as follows: if the second communication device receives the target terminal and / or the target application, and has high energy consumption or a high energy consumption level, then from an energy-saving perspective, the second communication device must adjust at least one of the key performance indicators of the first service downwards, for example, by reducing transmission bandwidth or reducing data rate. This is because the higher the key performance indicator of the first service, the greater the energy consumption.

[0623] This can be understood as follows: if the second communication device receives the target terminal and / or the target application, and has high energy efficiency or a high energy efficiency level, then from an energy-saving perspective, the second communication device needs to adjust at least one of the key performance indicators of the first service upwards. For example, it could reduce transmission bandwidth or speed. This is because higher energy efficiency allows for higher key performance indicators of the first service, improving user experience or perception.

[0624] In one implementation, the fourth communication device may also update and / or generate a second service KPI based on at least one of the second energy-related information. Specifically, refer to the behavior of the second communication device, for example:

[0625] If the second energy-related information indicates that the energy consumption corresponding to the terminal identifier is high, and / or the energy consumption level is high, then the fourth communication device updates, and / or generates at least one of the target second service KPIs, which is lower and / or smaller than at least one of the source second service KPIs.

[0626] Other situations will not be elaborated upon.

[0627] In some embodiments, the method provided by this disclosure includes the following:

[0628] Operate B1, the third communication device, to send the fifth request;

[0629] The fifth request includes one or more of the following:

[0630] The fifth request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, information related to the second energy.

[0631] Application identifier, terminal identifier.

[0632] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the application identifier includes one or more of the following: APP ID; flow description; IP quintuple.

[0633] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[0634] It should be noted that the fifth request can be a request for the terminal (such as the UE OS) to report information related to the second energy. UE OS refers to the terminal operating system.

[0635] In this disclosure, the terminal (such as UE) may include an operating system (OS), a modem chip, and an application (APP).

[0636] One implementation includes at least one of the following:

[0637] EEC sends a fifth request to UE OS;

[0638] The UE OS sends second energy-related information to the EEC.

[0639] One implementation includes at least one of the following:

[0640] The application client AC sends a fifth request to EEC, requesting to obtain information related to the second energy.

[0641] EEC sends second energy-related information to AC.

[0642] The terminal in this disclosure is also referred to as user equipment (UE). Furthermore, the terminal equipment can also be a chip. This disclosure does not limit the specific form of the terminal.

[0643] Operation B2, the third communication device receives the second energy-related information.

[0644] In some embodiments, the second energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0645] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe terminal energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[0646] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[0647] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client;

[0648] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the application client;

[0649] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[0650] The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[0651] Second, energy-related information is associated with the terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the application;

[0652] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application power consumption;

[0653] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency;

[0654] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy consumption level;

[0655] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency rating.

[0656] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if there is an application client and / or at least one application, then the terminal sends at least one second energy-related information to the third communication device. After receiving at least one second energy-related information, the third communication device may filter some of the second energy-related information and send it to the fourth device; some of the second energy-related information is associated with the fourth device.

[0657] Operate B3, the fourth communication device to receive second energy-related information;

[0658] In some embodiments, the fourth communication device receives at least one second energy-related information.

[0659] Operation B4 and the fourth communication device update and / or generate the second service key performance indicators based on the second energy-related information.

[0660] Here, based on at least one second energy-related information, the second service key performance indicators are updated and / or generated.

[0661] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the key performance indicators of the second service include one or more of the following:

[0662] The second service key performance indicator is configured to describe the service characteristics required by the fourth communication device;

[0663] The second service key performance indicator includes at least one of the application client service key performance indicators.

[0664] In one implementation, the application client service key performance indicators are equivalent to, or can be replaced by, AC Service KPIs.

[0665] In one embodiment, before receiving the second energy-related information, the fourth communication device generates and / or configures the source second service KPI; after receiving the second energy-related information, the fourth communication device generates and / or configures the second service KPI based on the second energy-related information, which is the target second service KPI.

[0666] This can be understood as follows: if the fourth communication device receives data from the target terminal and / or the target application, and has high energy consumption or a high energy consumption level, then from an energy-saving perspective, the fourth communication device must adjust at least one of the key performance indicators of the second service downwards, such as reducing transmission bandwidth or speed. This is because a higher key performance indicator of the second service results in a better user experience for the application client and / or terminal, but also increases energy consumption.

[0667] This can be understood as follows: if the fourth communication device receives the target terminal and / or the target application, and has high energy efficiency or a high energy efficiency level, then from an energy-saving perspective, the fourth communication device needs to adjust at least one of the key performance indicators of the second service upwards. For example, it could reduce transmission bandwidth or reduce data rate. This is because higher energy efficiency allows the application client and / or terminal to enjoy higher key performance indicators of the second service, improving user experience or perception.

[0668] This can be understood as follows: if the fourth communication device receives data from the target server and has high energy consumption or a high energy consumption level, then from an energy-saving perspective, the fourth communication device needs to adjust at least one of the key performance indicators of the second service downwards. For example, it could reduce the transmission bandwidth or the data rate. This is because higher key performance indicators of the second service mean greater energy consumption, and better transmission rates and / or communication indicators between the terminal and the application server.

[0669] This can be understood as follows: if the fourth communication device, receiving the target terminal and / or the target application, has high energy efficiency or a high energy efficiency level, then from an energy-saving perspective, the fourth communication device needs to adjust at least one of the key performance indicators of the second service upwards. For example, it might reduce transmission bandwidth or speed. This is because higher energy efficiency allows for higher key performance indicators of the second service, improving user experience or perception. The transmission rate and / or communication indicators between the terminal and the application server can be higher.

[0670] The following will use EES as the first communication device, EAS as the second communication device, EEC as the third communication device, AC as the fourth communication device, and EIF as the fifth communication device as an example to illustrate the communication method provided in this disclosure. Specifically:

[0671] For ease of description, in the embodiments of this disclosure, the EAS currently providing application services to the terminal device is referred to as the source EAS, or the currently connected EAS, or the first EAS; the EES associated with the source EAS is referred to as the source EES, or the currently connected EES, or the first EES; after the application services of the terminal device are switched, the new EAS providing application services to the terminal device is referred to as the target EAS, or the second EAS, and the EES associated with the target EAS is referred to as the target EES, or the second EES.

[0672] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for obtaining EAS energy consumption information according to an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 6:

[0673] Operation 501: EES sends a subscription or acquisition request to EAS.

[0674] The subscription or acquisition request is configured to subscribe to or acquire the first energy-related information of EAS.

[0675] Here, information related to first energy includes one or more of the following:

[0676] EAS current primary energy-related information;

[0677] EAS's first energy-related information in the first timeframe (in the future);

[0678] EAS is related to the first energy in the first time period (in the past).

[0679] In some implementations, the first energy information includes one or more of the following: the power consumed by the server (total) per unit time; the power consumed by the server per unit time to serve a terminal; the power consumed by a session / QoS stream of the terminal; and EAS power consumption.

[0680] The above servers can be replaced with, and / or are equivalent to, EAS.

[0681] In one implementation, in the process described in FIG6, the first energy-related information includes energy consumption-related information, or the first energy-related information can be equivalent to and / or replace energy consumption-related information.

[0682] In some implementations, a subscription or access request includes one or more of the following:

[0683] Terminal identifier; application identifier.

[0684] The second condition is configured to indicate that, if the second condition is met, the first energy-related information is reported. The second condition includes one or more of the following: EAS energy consumption is higher than a first threshold; EAS energy consumption is lower than a second threshold; EAS energy consumption change is higher than a third threshold; EAS is running during the first time period.

[0685] First time;

[0686] Reporting interval: The reporting interval indicates the frequency or number of times that EAS reports energy consumption-related information.

[0687] In one embodiment, the second communication device includes an EAS.

[0688] Operation 502: EAS receives a subscription or receives a request.

[0689] Operation 503: If the second condition is met, the EAS sends energy consumption-related information to the EES.

[0690] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the EES can send energy consumption-related information of the EAS to the 5GC. For example, the EES sends energy consumption-related information to the 5GC (e.g., the EIF) via the NEF.

[0691] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the EEC may request to subscribe to or obtain energy consumption-related information of the EAS from the EES; the AC may request to subscribe to or obtain energy consumption-related information of the EAS from the EEC.

[0692] Here, subscription refers to continuous acquisition, that is, after EES subscribes from EAS, or EEC subscribes from EES, or AC subscribes from EEC, as long as EAS, EES, or EEC meets a certain condition, EAS energy consumption information will be sent to EES, EEC, or AC.

[0693] For example, in the scenario where the EES subscribes to EAS energy consumption information from the EAS, the EAS sends the EAS energy consumption information to the EES as long as the second condition is met. In the scenario where the EEC subscribes to EAS energy consumption information from the EES, the EES forwards the EAS energy consumption information to the EEC as soon as it receives it. In the scenario where the AC subscribes to EAS energy consumption information from the EEC, the EEC forwards the EAS energy consumption information to the AC as soon as it receives it.

[0694] Here, "getting" refers to a single instance of receiving, meaning that after EES sends a request to EAS, or EEC sends a request to EES, or AC sends a request to EEC, EAS, EES, or EEC only responds to EAS with energy consumption information once in response to that request.

[0695] Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for obtaining EAS information in a single operation by an EEC according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 7:

[0696] Operation 601: The EEC sends an EAS information provisioning request to the EES.

[0697] The EAS information acquisition request is configured to acquire first energy-related information, and / or acquire EAS energy consumption information, and / or acquire EAS energy consumption.

[0698] In this disclosure, energy consumption information can be understood as, and / or replaced by, energy consumption.

[0699] Operation 602: EES validates and processes the EAS information request. If the validation passes, EES obtains the EAS energy consumption information.

[0700] Here, the energy consumption information from EAS can be sent by EAS.

[0701] Operation 603: EES sends EAS information to EEC and receives a response (EAS information provisioning response), which includes EAS energy consumption information.

[0702] Figure 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for EAS discovery based on EAS energy consumption information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 8:

[0703] Operation 701: The EEC sends an EAS discovery request to the EES.

[0704] The EAS discovery request is configured to query, identify, or discover a target EAS, and the request includes one or more of the following:

[0705] The first instruction is configured to instruct the selection of a server that meets a first condition;

[0706] The first condition is configured to instruct the EES to select a target EAS that satisfies the first condition.

[0707] First time, first time is configured as an indication, (based on historical data analysis) select the target EAS that meets the first condition in the first time;

[0708] First threshold; second threshold.

[0709] Here, the first threshold and / or the second threshold can be the energy consumption value, and / or the energy consumption level value, and / or the energy efficiency value, and / or the energy efficiency level value.

[0710] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the target EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the target EAS includes renewable energy.

[0711] In one implementation, the aforementioned server can be replaced with, and / or equivalent to, the target EAS.

[0712] Operation 702: The EES compares the energy consumption information subscribed to or obtained from at least one EAS with the parameters in the EAS discovery request to determine the target EAS.

[0713] Here, before EES determines the target EAS, an authorization check is required.

[0714] When EES discovers that the request includes a first indication, EES selects a server that meets the first condition;

[0715] When EAS detects a request that includes "first time", EES selects the server that meets the first condition in the first time.

[0716] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the target EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the target EAS includes renewable energy.

[0717] Operation 703: EES sends an EAS discovery response to EEC; the EAS discovery response includes information related to the target EAS address.

[0718] Figure 9 is a flowchart of a method for EAS switching based on EAS energy consumption information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 9:

[0719] Operation 801: When the energy consumption of the source EAS meets the third condition, for example, when the energy consumption of the source EAS is higher than the first threshold, the source EAS will actively initiate a new target EAS discovery request, that is, the source EAS sends an EAS discovery request to the source EES.

[0720] Here, the first threshold includes at least one of the following: energy consumption value, energy consumption level value, energy efficiency value, and energy efficiency level value.

[0721] The EAS discovery request is configured to identify or discover a Target EAS, and the discovery request includes one or more of the following:

[0722] The first instruction is configured to instruct the selection of a server that meets a first condition;

[0723] The first condition is configured to instruct the EES to select a Target EAS that satisfies the first condition;

[0724] First time, first time is configured as an indication, (based on historical data analysis) select the Target EAS that meets the first condition in the first time;

[0725] First threshold; second threshold.

[0726] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the Target EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the Target EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the Target EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the Target EAS includes renewable energy.

[0727] In one implementation, the aforementioned server can be replaced with, and / or equivalent to, Target EAS.

[0728] The first threshold, and / or the second threshold, may be an energy consumption value, and / or an energy consumption level value, and / or an energy efficiency value, and / or an energy efficiency level value.

[0729] Operation 802: Source EES decides to execute application context relocation.

[0730] Here, application context refers to runtime state information related to one or more users, such as game progress and historical data. Optionally, the application context may also include the subscription context of the one or more users on EAS and the core network, such as the subscription transaction identifier. Optionally, the application context may also include the context of the one or more users on EES, such as the transaction identifier of the subscription for the one or more users in EAS.

[0731] Operation 803: The Source EES communicates with the edge configuration server (ECS) to retrieve the Target EES.

[0732] Here, the ECS is responsible for configuring the edge data network, such as providing EES information to terminal devices. It can also directly provide application instance information to terminal devices, and interact with the application's DNS to obtain application instance information. Furthermore, it obtains and stores application instance and IP address information from other functional entities.

[0733] Operation 804: Source EES sends an EAS discovery request to Target EES.

[0734] The EAS discovery request is configured to identify or discover a Target EAS, and the discovery request includes one or more of the following:

[0735] The first instruction is configured to instruct the selection of a server that meets a first condition;

[0736] The first condition is configured to instruct the EES to select a Target EAS that satisfies the first condition;

[0737] First time, first time is configured as an indication, (based on historical data analysis) select the Target EAS that meets the first condition in the first time;

[0738] First threshold; second threshold.

[0739] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the Target EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the Target EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the Target EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the Target EAS includes renewable energy.

[0740] In one implementation, the aforementioned server can be replaced with, and / or equivalent to, Target EAS.

[0741] The first threshold, and / or the second threshold, may be an energy consumption value, and / or an energy consumption level value, and / or an energy efficiency value, and / or an energy efficiency level value.

[0742] Operation 805: The Target EES sends an EAS discovery response to the Source EES, which includes information related to the Target EAS address.

[0743] When EAS discovers that the request includes a first instruction, Target EES selects a server that meets the first condition;

[0744] When EAS detects a request that includes the first time, Target EES selects the server that meets the first condition in the first time.

[0745] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the target EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the target EAS includes renewable energy.

[0746] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the Target EES determines the Target EAS by comparing energy consumption-related information subscribed to or obtained from at least one EAS with parameters in the EAS discovery request.

[0747] Operation 806: Source EES sends an EAS discovery response to Source EAS, which includes information related to the Target EAS address.

[0748] In some embodiments, Source EES can also perform EAS relocate switching based on Target EAS address-related information.

[0749] Figure 10 is a flowchart of a method for EAS switching based on EAS energy consumption information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 10:

[0750] Operation 901: Source EES subscribes to the energy consumption information of the first EAS. When the energy consumption of the first EAS meets the third condition, such as the energy consumption of the EAS being higher than the first threshold, Source EES decides to select the Target EAS, that is, Source EES sends an EAS discovery request to the Target EES.

[0751] Here, the Source EES communicates with the ECS to retrieve the Target EES.

[0752] The EAS discovery request is configured to query, identify, or discover a second EAS. The discovery request includes one or more of the following:

[0753] The first instruction is configured to instruct the selection of a server that meets a first condition;

[0754] The first condition is configured to instruct the EES to select a second EAS that satisfies the first condition;

[0755] The first time, is configured as an indication, and (based on historical data analysis) the second EAS that meets the first condition is selected within the first time.

[0756] First threshold; second threshold.

[0757] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the second EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the second EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the second EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the second EAS includes renewable energy.

[0758] The first threshold, and / or the second threshold, may be an energy consumption value, and / or an energy consumption level value, and / or an energy efficiency value, and / or an energy efficiency level value.

[0759] In one implementation, the aforementioned server may be replaced with, and / or equivalent to, a second EAS.

[0760] Operation 902: The Target EES sends an EAS discovery response to the Source EES, which includes information related to the second EAS address.

[0761] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the Target EES compares the energy consumption-related information subscribed to or obtained from at least one EAS with the parameters in the EAS discovery request to determine the second EAS.

[0762] When EAS discovers that the request includes a first instruction, Target EES selects a server that meets the first condition;

[0763] When EAS detects a request that includes the first time, Target EES selects the server that meets the first condition in the first time.

[0764] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the second EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the second EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the second EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the second EAS includes renewable energy.

[0765] Operation 903: Source EES sends an EAS discovery response to Source EAS, which includes information related to the second EAS address.

[0766] In some embodiments, Source EES can also perform EAS relocate switching based on information related to the second EAS address.

[0767] Figure 11 is a flowchart of a method for EAS switching based on EAS energy consumption information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 11:

[0768] Operation 1001: When the energy consumption of the EAS currently connected to by the application (APP) on the terminal meets the third condition, for example, the energy consumption of the currently connected EAS is higher than the first threshold, then the EEC triggers a new EAS discovery request, that is, the EEC sends an EAS discovery request to the Source EES.

[0769] Here, the first threshold includes at least one of the following: energy consumption value, energy consumption level value, energy efficiency value, and energy efficiency level value.

[0770] Operation 1002: Source EES sends an EAS discovery request to Target EES.

[0771] Here, the Source EES communicates with the ECS to retrieve the Target EES.

[0772] The EAS discovery request is configured to query, identify, or discover a Target EAS. The discovery request includes one or more of the following:

[0773] The first instruction is configured to instruct the selection of a server that meets a first condition;

[0774] The first condition is configured to instruct the EES to select a TargetEAS that satisfies the first condition;

[0775] First time, first time is configured as an indication, (based on historical data analysis) select TargetEAS that meet the first condition in the first time;

[0776] First threshold, second threshold.

[0777] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of TargetEAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of TargetEAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of TargetEAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of TargetEAS includes renewable energy.

[0778] The first threshold, and / or the second threshold, may be an energy consumption value, and / or an energy consumption level value, and / or an energy efficiency value, and / or an energy efficiency level value.

[0779] In one implementation, the aforementioned server can be replaced with, and / or equivalent to, Target EAS.

[0780] Operation 1003: The Target EES sends an EAS discovery response to the Source EES, which includes information related to the Target EAS address.

[0781] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the Target EES determines the Target EAS by comparing energy consumption-related information subscribed to or obtained from at least one EAS with parameters in the EAS discovery request.

[0782] When EAS discovers that the request includes a first instruction, Target EES selects a server that meets the first condition;

[0783] When EAS detects a request that includes the first time, Target EES selects the server that meets the first condition in the first time.

[0784] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the target EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the target EAS includes renewable energy.

[0785] Operation 1004: Source EES sends an EAS discovery response to EEC, which includes information related to the Target EAS address.

[0786] In some embodiments, Source EES can also perform EAS relocate based on Target EAS address-related information.

[0787] Figure 12 is a flowchart of a method for EAS switching based on EAS energy consumption information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 12:

[0788] Operation 1101: AC sends an EAS discovery request to EEC.

[0789] Here, when the AC initiates EAS discovery or handover, it can also send one or more of the following:

[0790] The first instruction is configured to instruct the selection of a server that meets a first condition;

[0791] The first condition is configured to instruct the EES to select a Target EAS that satisfies the first condition;

[0792] First time, first time is configured as an indication, (based on historical data analysis) select the Target EAS that meets the first condition in the first time;

[0793] First threshold, second threshold.

[0794] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of TargetEAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of TargetEAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of TargetEAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of TargetEAS includes renewable energy.

[0795] The first threshold, and / or the second threshold, may be an energy consumption value, and / or an energy consumption level value, and / or an energy efficiency value, and / or an energy efficiency level value.

[0796] In one implementation, the aforementioned server can be replaced with, and / or equivalent to, Target EAS.

[0797] Operation 1102: EEC performs request validation and / or sends EAS discovery.

[0798] Here, the EAS discovery corresponding to EEC can be achieved by EEC sending an EAS discovery request to EES, EES selecting a Target EAS, and sending the address information of the Target EAS to EEC through an EAS discovery response.

[0799] When EAS discovers that the request includes a first instruction, Target EES selects a server that meets the first condition;

[0800] When EAS detects a request that includes the first time, Target EES selects the server that meets the first condition in the first time.

[0801] Here, the following conditions must be met: at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is lower than the second threshold; at least one of the following: energy consumption, energy consumption level, energy efficiency, and energy efficiency level of the target EAS is higher than the first threshold; energy-related information of the target EAS includes energy-saving status; energy-related information of the target EAS includes renewable energy.

[0802] Operation 1103: The EEC sends an EAS discovery response to the AC, which includes information related to the Target EAS address.

[0803] As can be seen from Figures 9 to 12, when AC, EEC, EES, or EAS determines that the current EAS meets the third condition, the process of selecting a target EAS is triggered. After selecting a target EAS, EES can perform EAS relocation. That is, this disclosure can perform EAS relocation based on EAS energy consumption information.

[0804] Here, the third condition is configured to indicate the selection of the target EAS if the third condition is met; the third condition includes one or more of the following:

[0805] The current energy consumption of EAS is higher than the first threshold;

[0806] The current EAS energy consumption change is higher than the third threshold (mainly referring to an increase in energy consumption exceeding the third threshold).

[0807] The following will describe an exemplary application of adjusting service KPIs based on energy consumption information according to embodiments of this disclosure.

[0808] In one implementation, the AC obtains its own energy consumption information on the terminal and then adjusts its AC Service KPIs based on this information. Changes in the AC Service KPIs affect the selection of the EAS.

[0809] Here, AC Service KPIs are mainly configured for EES to check whether the current EAS meets the AC's KPI indicators.

[0810] It should be noted that upon receiving a request from the EEC, the EES may also collect edge load analytics from the Application Data Analytics Server (ADAES) or performance data from the Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM) to determine whether the EAS(s) meets the expected AC service KPIs or the minimum required AC service KPIs.

[0811] Information on some of the AC Service KPIs provided in this disclosure is shown in Table 1:

[0812] Table 1

[0813]

[0814] In one implementation, the AC adjusts source AC Service KPIs and / or generates target AC Service KPIs based on energy consumption-related information.

[0815] In one implementation, when the AC adjusts the source AC Service KPIs and / or generates the target AC Service KPIs, it will affect the QoS requested by the client from the server and / or the network side.

[0816] In this disclosure, in order to achieve energy savings, the AC will be adjusted downwards, and / or, at least one of the AC Service KPIs will be reduced;

[0817] Here, adjusting downwards, and / or lowering at least one of the AC Service KPIs, includes at least one of the following, and / or the AC, and / or UE, performs at least one of the following:

[0818] QoS is reduced when AC interacts with the server;

[0819] The PDU session requested by the AC from the network side includes packet filters (used to describe the service data flow, describing the service data flow (SDF))(s); the packet filters include at least one of the target AC Service KPIs;

[0820] The AC sends a request to the UE OS and / or the UE modem; the request is configured to establish a socket connection; the request includes at least one of the target AC Service KPIs;

[0821] The terminal, and / or the AC, sends a PDU session establishment Request, which carries at least one of the target AC Service KPIs.

[0822] The terminal, and / or the AC, sends a PDU session modification request, which carries at least one of the target AC Service KPIs.

[0823] Figure 13 is a flowchart of adjusting AC Service KPIs according to an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 13:

[0824] Operation 1201: The EEC sends a subscription or acquisition request to the UE OS, configured to acquire power consumption per AC.

[0825] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the energy consumption per AC is the energy consumption provided by the terminal to the APP; the subscription or acquisition request includes one or more of the following: (one or more of the AC IDs in the AC profile);

[0826] Operation 1202: The UE OS sends energy consumption information per AC to the EEC.

[0827] Operation 1203: The EEC sends the corresponding energy consumption information of the AC to the relevant AC.

[0828] Operation 1204: The AC adjusts or generates Service KPIs based on energy consumption information to reduce the impact on terminal power consumption.

[0829] Operation 1205: When one or more Service KPIs corresponding to AC decrease, a new EAS discovery process can be executed, triggered by AC.

[0830] In this disclosure, energy consumption-related information and / or energy consumption information may be equivalent to, or replaced by, a first energy-related information and / or a second energy-related information.

[0831] It should be noted that the new EAS discovery request carries new service KPIs.

[0832] In another implementation, the per-UE energy consumption information or per-APP energy consumption information collected by EIF in SA2 is sent to EES, and EES then makes it available to EAS (i.e., the information in SA2 can be made available to either UE or EAS. Of course, SA2 can collect per-UE, per-QoS, or per-PDU session EE information). EAS adjusts EAS Service KPIs based on the energy consumption information and considering network-side energy saving. Here, EAS Service KPIs refer to the relevant service indicators that can be provided to AC.

[0833] Table 2 shows some of the EAS Service KPIs information provided in this public disclosure:

[0834] Table 2

[0835]

[0836] It should be noted that connection bandwidth and maximum request rate can affect the per-UE or per-APP energy consumption statistics in EIF.

[0837] In one implementation, the EAS adjusts source EAS Service KPIs and / or generates target EAS Service KPIs based on energy consumption-related information.

[0838] In one implementation, when EAS adjusts source EAS Service KPIs and / or generates target EAS Service KPIs, it will affect the QoS requested by EAS from the network side.

[0839] In this disclosure, in order to achieve energy savings, EAS will adjust downwards, and / or reduce at least one of the EAS Service KPIs:

[0840] Here, adjusting downwards, and / or lowering at least one of the EAS Service KPIs, including at least one of the following, and / or, EAS and / or AF, performing at least one of the following:

[0841] The QoS of EAS interactions with clients and / or UEs is reduced;

[0842] The QoS of the EAS request is reduced;

[0843] The QoS requested by EAS from the network side includes Packet Filters (which describe the Service data flow, SDF(s)); these packet filters include at least one of the target EAS Service KPIs.

[0844] EAS, and / or AF, sends a request to at least one of the core network devices, the request being configured to establish QoS; the request includes at least one of the target EAS Service KPIs.

[0845] EAS, and / or, AF sends Nnef_AFsessionWithQoS_Create to at least one of the core network devices, the AF session creation request with QoS carrying at least one of the target EAS Service KPIs;

[0846] EAS, and / or, AF sends Nnef_AFsessionWithQoS_Update to at least one of the core network devices, the update carrying at least one of the target EAS Service KPIs in the AF session request with QoS.

[0847] Figure 14 is a flowchart of adjusting EAS Service KPIs according to an embodiment of this disclosure, as shown in Figure 14:

[0848] Operation 1301: EAS sends a request to EES to obtain UE energy consumption information.

[0849] The request may include one or more of the following: UE ID, AC ID, and APP ID (the APP ID is mainly mapped to the server's IP address or other application identifier or traffic filtering information).

[0850] Operation 1302: EES acts as AF, requesting energy consumption information from EIF.

[0851] Operation 1303: The EES matches the energy consumption information provided by the EIF to the specific ACID and UE ID, and then sends it to the EAS (UE Energy consumption information response).

[0852] Operation 1304: EAS adjusts Service KPIs based on relevant energy consumption information to reduce network energy consumption, such as adjusting the bandwidth to a specific AC.

[0853] Operation 1305, EAS, or EES triggers a new EAS discovery process.

[0854] The embodiments of this disclosure provide a first communication device that can be used to implement a communication method provided in the embodiment corresponding to FIG2. Referring to FIG15, the first communication device 1400 includes one or more of the following:

[0855] The first receiving module 1401 is used to receive information related to the first energy.

[0856] The first receiving module 1401 is used to receive the first request;

[0857] The first processing module 1402 is used to determine and / or select a second communication device based on the first energy-related information.

[0858] The first sending module 1403 is used to send the first response;

[0859] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0860] The first request is used to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[0861] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0862] First instruction;

[0863] First time;

[0864] first condition;

[0865] First threshold;

[0866] Second threshold;

[0867] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0868] The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0869] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[0870] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

[0871] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0872] The first energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[0873] The first energy-related information includes information used to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[0874] The first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device;

[0875] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[0876] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[0877] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[0878] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[0879] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first receiving module 1401 is used to receive at least one first energy-related information.

[0880] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first processing module 1402 is configured to determine and / or select a second communication device based on at least one first energy-related information.

[0881] The first processing module 1402 is configured to determine and / or select a second communication device associated with the first energy-related information if at least one of the first energy-related information satisfies a first condition.

[0882] The first processing module 1402 is used to determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the lowest energy consumption from the first energy-related information;

[0883] The first processing module 1402 is used to determine and / or select at least one second communication device with the highest energy efficiency among the first energy-related information.

[0884] The first processing module 1402 is used to determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level among the first energy-related information;

[0885] The first processing module 1402 is used to determine, and / or select at least one second communication device with the highest energy efficiency level among first energy-related information.

[0886] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[0887] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[0888] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[0889] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first sending module 1403 is used to send a second request;

[0890] The second request includes one or more of the following:

[0891] The second request is used to obtain and / or receive information related to the first energy.

[0892] Terminal identifier;

[0893] The second condition.

[0894] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[0895] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0896] The second condition applies to the second communication device;

[0897] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[0898] Third threshold;

[0899] The fourth threshold.

[0900] In other embodiments of this disclosure, satisfying the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0901] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[0902] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[0903] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[0904] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or determination of a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[0905] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or to determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[0906] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption;

[0907] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency;

[0908] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level;

[0909] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating.

[0910] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first receiving module 1401 is used to receive a third request;

[0911] The first acquisition module 1404 is used to acquire information related to the second energy.

[0912] The first transmitting module 1403 is used to transmit second energy-related information;

[0913] The third request includes one or more of the following:

[0914] The third request is used to request information related to the second energy;

[0915] Terminal identifier;

[0916] Application identifier.

[0917] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information is associated with a terminal, and / or an application client, and / or an application.

[0918] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0919] The second energy-related information includes information describing terminal energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[0920] The second energy-related information includes information describing the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[0921] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client;

[0922] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the application client;

[0923] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption of the application, and / or, energy efficiency;

[0924] The second energy-related information includes information used to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[0925] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application power consumption;

[0926] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency;

[0927] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy consumption level;

[0928] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency rating.

[0929] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first receiving module 1401 is used to receive second energy-related information sent by the fifth communication device.

[0930] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first sending module 1403 is used to send a fourth request;

[0931] The fourth request includes one or more of the following:

[0932] The fourth request is used to request information related to the second energy.

[0933] Terminal identifier;

[0934] Application identifier.

[0935] The descriptions of the above device embodiments are similar to those of the above method embodiments, and have similar beneficial effects. For technical details not disclosed in the device embodiments of this disclosure, please refer to the descriptions of the method embodiments of this disclosure for understanding.

[0936] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this disclosure, if the above-described communication method is implemented as a software functional 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 embodiments of this disclosure, or the part that contributes to related technologies, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a terminal device to execute all or part of the methods of the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as a USB flash drive, a portable hard drive, a read-only memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Thus, the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to any specific hardware and software combination.

[0937] The embodiments of this disclosure provide a second communication device that can be used to implement a communication method provided in the embodiment corresponding to FIG3. Referring to FIG16, the second communication device 1500 includes one or more of the following:

[0938] The second transmitting module 1501 is used to transmit information related to the first energy.

[0939] The second sending module 1501 is used to send the first request;

[0940] The second receiving module 1502 is used to receive the first response;

[0941] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[0942] The first request is used to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[0943] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[0944] First instruction;

[0945] First time;

[0946] first condition;

[0947] First threshold;

[0948] Second threshold;

[0949] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[0950] The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device;

[0951] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[0952] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

[0953] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0954] The first energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[0955] The first energy-related information includes information used to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[0956] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[0957] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[0958] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[0959] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[0960] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[0961] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[0962] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[0963] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second receiving module 1502 is used to receive a second request;

[0964] The second request includes one or more of the following:

[0965] The second request is used to obtain, and / or receive, information related to the first energy;

[0966] Terminal identifier;

[0967] The second condition.

[0968] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[0969] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second sending module 1501 is used to send first energy-related information when a second condition is met.

[0970] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0971] The second condition applies to the second communication device;

[0972] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[0973] Third threshold;

[0974] The fourth threshold.

[0975] In other embodiments of this disclosure, satisfying the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[0976] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[0977] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[0978] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[0979] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or determination of a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[0980] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or to determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[0981] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption;

[0982] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency;

[0983] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level;

[0984] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating.

[0985] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second sending module 1501 is used to send a third request;

[0986] The second receiving module 1502 is used to receive second energy-related information;

[0987] The second processing module 1503 is used to update and / or generate a first service key performance indicator based on at least one of the second energy-related information.

[0988] The third request includes one or more of the following:

[0989] The third request is used to request information related to the second energy;

[0990] Terminal identifier;

[0991] Application identifier.

[0992] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information is associated with a terminal, and / or an application client, and / or an application.

[0993] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[0994] The second energy-related information includes information describing terminal energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[0995] The second energy-related information includes information describing the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[0996] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client;

[0997] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the application client;

[0998] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption of the application, and / or, energy efficiency;

[0999] The second energy-related information includes information used to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[1000] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application power consumption;

[1001] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency;

[1002] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy consumption level;

[1003] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency rating.

[1004] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the key performance indicators of the first service include one or more of the following:

[1005] The first service key performance indicator is used to describe the service characteristic information provided by the second communication device;

[1006] The first service key performance indicator includes one or more of the key performance indicators of edge application server services.

[1007] The descriptions of the above device embodiments are similar to those of the above method embodiments, and have similar beneficial effects. For technical details not disclosed in the device embodiments of this disclosure, please refer to the descriptions of the method embodiments of this disclosure for understanding.

[1008] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this disclosure, if the above-described communication method is implemented as a software functional 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 embodiments of this disclosure, or the part that contributes to related technologies, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a terminal device to execute all or part of the methods of the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, ROMs, magnetic disks, or optical disks. Thus, the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to any specific hardware and software combination.

[1009] This disclosure provides a third communication device that can be used to implement a communication method provided in the embodiment corresponding to FIG4. Referring to FIG17, the third communication device 1600 includes one or more of the following:

[1010] The third receiving module 1601 is used to receive information related to the first energy.

[1011] The third sending module 1602 is used to send the first request;

[1012] The third receiving module 1601 is used to receive the first response;

[1013] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[1014] The first request is used to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[1015] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[1016] First instruction;

[1017] First time;

[1018] first condition;

[1019] First threshold;

[1020] Second threshold;

[1021] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[1022] The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device;

[1023] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[1024] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

[1025] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[1026] The first energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[1027] The first energy-related information includes information used to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[1028] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[1029] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[1030] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[1031] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[1032] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the third receiving module 1601 is used to receive at least one first energy-related information.

[1033] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[1034] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[1035] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[1036] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the third sending module 1602 is used to send a second request;

[1037] The second request includes one or more of the following:

[1038] The second request is used to obtain, and / or receive, information related to the first energy;

[1039] Terminal identifier;

[1040] The second condition.

[1041] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[1042] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[1043] The second condition applies to the second communication device;

[1044] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[1045] Third threshold;

[1046] The fourth threshold.

[1047] In other embodiments of this disclosure, satisfying the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[1048] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[1049] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[1050] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the third sending module 1602 is configured to send a first request when a third condition is met; the third condition includes one or more of the following:

[1051] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the fifth threshold;

[1052] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the sixth threshold.

[1053] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[1054] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or determination of a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[1055] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or to determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[1056] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption;

[1057] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency;

[1058] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level;

[1059] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating.

[1060] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the third sending module 1602 is used to send a fifth request;

[1061] The third receiving module 1601 is used to receive second energy-related information;

[1062] The fifth request includes one or more of the following:

[1063] The fifth request is used to obtain, and / or receive, information related to the second energy;

[1064] Application identifier;

[1065] Terminal identifier.

[1066] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information is associated with a terminal, and / or an application client, and / or an application.

[1067] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[1068] The second energy-related information includes information describing terminal energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[1069] The second energy-related information includes information describing the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[1070] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client;

[1071] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the application client;

[1072] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption of the application, and / or, energy efficiency;

[1073] The second energy-related information includes information used to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[1074] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application power consumption;

[1075] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency;

[1076] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy consumption level;

[1077] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency rating.

[1078] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the third receiving module 1601 is used to receive at least one second energy-related information.

[1079] The descriptions of the above device embodiments are similar to those of the above method embodiments, and have similar beneficial effects. For technical details not disclosed in the device embodiments of this disclosure, please refer to the descriptions of the method embodiments of this disclosure for understanding.

[1080] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this disclosure, if the above-described communication method is implemented as a software functional 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 embodiments of this disclosure, or the part that contributes to related technologies, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a network device to execute all or part of the methods of the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, external hard drives, ROMs, magnetic disks, or optical disks. Thus, the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to any specific hardware and software combination.

[1081] This disclosure provides a fourth communication device that can be used to implement a communication method provided in the embodiment corresponding to FIG5. Referring to FIG18, the fourth communication device 1700 includes one or more of the following:

[1082] The fourth receiving module 1701 is used to receive information related to the first energy.

[1083] The fourth sending module 1702 is used to send the first request;

[1084] The fourth receiving module 1701 is used to receive the first response;

[1085] The first request includes one or more of the following:

[1086] The first request is used to discover, and / or query, the second communication device;

[1087] The first request is a query request to the edge application server;

[1088] First instruction;

[1089] First time;

[1090] first condition;

[1091] First threshold;

[1092] Second threshold;

[1093] The first response includes one or more of the following:

[1094] The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device;

[1095] The first response is the edge application server's query response.

[1096] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

[1097] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[1098] The first energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device;

[1099] The first energy-related information includes information used to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device;

[1100] Energy consumption of the second communication equipment;

[1101] Energy efficiency of the second communication equipment;

[1102] The energy consumption level of the second communication equipment;

[1103] The energy efficiency rating of the second communication equipment.

[1104] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the fourth receiving module 1701 is used to receive at least one first energy-related information.

[1105] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first condition includes one or more of the following:

[1106] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the first threshold;

[1107] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold.

[1108] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the fourth sending module 1702 is used to send a second request;

[1109] The second request includes one or more of the following:

[1110] The second request is used to obtain, and / or receive, information related to the first energy;

[1111] Terminal identifier;

[1112] The second condition.

[1113] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: a permanent subscription identifier; a general public subscription identifier; an edge-enabled client identifier; and an application client identifier.

[1114] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[1115] The second condition applies to the second communication device;

[1116] If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information.

[1117] Third threshold;

[1118] The fourth threshold.

[1119] In other embodiments of this disclosure, satisfying the second condition includes one or more of the following:

[1120] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold;

[1121] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the fourth threshold.

[1122] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the fourth sending module 1702 is configured to send a first request when a third condition is met; the third condition includes at least one of the following:

[1123] At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the fifth threshold;

[1124] At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the sixth threshold.

[1125] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first instruction includes one or more of the following:

[1126] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or determination of a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is below a first threshold.

[1127] A first indication is used to indicate selection, and / or to determine a second communication device, wherein at least one of the first energy information associated with the second communication device is higher than a second threshold.

[1128] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption;

[1129] The first indication is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency;

[1130] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest energy consumption level;

[1131] The first instruction is used to indicate the selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency rating.

[1132] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the fourth receiving module 1701 is used to receive second energy-related information;

[1133] The fourth processing module 1703 is used to update and / or generate the second service key performance indicators based on the second energy-related information.

[1134] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information is associated with a terminal, and / or an application client, and / or an application.

[1135] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second energy-related information includes one or more of the following:

[1136] The second energy-related information includes information describing terminal energy consumption and / or energy efficiency;

[1137] The second energy-related information includes information describing the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[1138] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client;

[1139] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the application client;

[1140] The second energy-related information includes information describing the energy consumption of the application, and / or, energy efficiency;

[1141] The second energy-related information includes information used to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level;

[1142] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application power consumption;

[1143] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency;

[1144] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy consumption level;

[1145] Terminal, and / or application client, and / or application energy efficiency rating.

[1146] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the fourth receiving module 1701 is used to receive at least one second energy-related information.

[1147] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the fourth processing module 1703 is configured to update and / or generate a second service key performance indicator based on at least one second energy-related information.

[1148] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the key performance indicators of the second service include one or more of the following:

[1149] The second service key performance indicator is used to describe the information of the service characteristics required by the fourth communication device;

[1150] The second service key performance indicator includes at least one of the application client service key performance indicators.

[1151] The descriptions of the above device embodiments are similar to those of the above method embodiments, and have similar beneficial effects. For technical details not disclosed in the device embodiments of this disclosure, please refer to the descriptions of the method embodiments of this disclosure for understanding.

[1152] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this disclosure, if the above-described communication method is implemented as a software functional 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 embodiments of this disclosure, or the part that contributes to related technologies, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a network device to execute all or part of the methods of the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, external hard drives, ROMs, magnetic disks, or optical disks. Thus, the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to any specific hardware and software combination.

[1153] Figure 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 1800 provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. This communication device can be a first communication device, a second communication device, a third communication device, or a fourth communication device. The communication device 1800 shown in Figure 19 includes a processor 1810, which can call and run computer programs from memory to implement the methods in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[1154] Optionally, as shown in FIG19, the communication device 1800 may further include a memory 1820. The processor 1810 may retrieve and run computer programs from the memory 1820 to implement the methods in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[1155] The memory 1820 can be a separate device independent of the processor 1810, or it can be integrated into the processor 1810.

[1156] Optionally, as shown in FIG19, the communication device 1800 may further include a transceiver 1830, and the processor 1810 may control the transceiver 1830 to communicate with other devices. Specifically, it may send information or data to other devices or receive information or data sent by other devices.

[1157] The transceiver 1830 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 1830 may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

[1158] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may specifically be the first communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the communication device 1800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the first communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure. For the sake of brevity, it will not be described in detail here.

[1159] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may specifically be a second communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the communication device 1800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the second communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure. For the sake of brevity, it will not be described in detail here.

[1160] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may specifically be a third communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the communication device 1800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the third communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure. For the sake of brevity, it will not be described in detail here.

[1161] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may specifically be the fourth communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the communication device 1800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the fourth communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure. For the sake of brevity, it will not be described in detail here.

[1162] This disclosure also provides a computer program product, including a computer program that can be executed by the processor 1810 of the communication device 1800 to perform the operations described in any of the foregoing methods.

[1163] It should be understood that the processor in this disclosure embodiment may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the operations of the above method embodiments can be completed by integrated logic circuits in the processor's hardware or by instructions in software form. The processor described above may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. It can implement or execute the methods, operations, and logic block diagrams disclosed in this disclosure embodiment. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The operations of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of this disclosure can be directly embodied in the execution by a hardware decoding processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may reside in random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, or other mature storage media in the art. This storage medium is located in memory, and the processor reads information from the memory and combines it with its hardware to complete the operations of the above methods.

[1164] As one embodiment, the processor may include one or more general-purpose central processing units (CPUs). Each of these processors may be a single-core processor or a multi-core processor. Here, "processor" may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and / or processing cores used for processing data (e.g., executing instructions).

[1165] It is understood that the memory in the embodiments of this disclosure can be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory can be ROM, Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. The volatile memory can be Random Access Memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous DRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory used in the systems and methods described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[1166] This disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing computer programs.

[1167] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the first communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the computer program causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the first communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure, which will not be described in detail here for the sake of brevity.

[1168] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the second communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the computer program causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the second communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure, which will not be described in detail here for the sake of brevity.

[1169] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium may be applied to a third communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the computer program causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the third communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure, which will not be described in detail here for the sake of brevity.

[1170] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium may be applied to the fourth communication device in the embodiments of this disclosure, and the computer program causes the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the fourth communication device in the various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure, which will not be described in detail here for the sake of brevity.

[1171] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product.

[1172] A computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the flow or function according to embodiments of this disclosure is generated. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that a computer can store or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., DVDs), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid-state drives (SSDs)).

[1173] The communication method, first communication device, second communication device, third communication device, fourth communication device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product provided in the embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this disclosure. The descriptions of the above embodiments are only for the purpose of helping to understand the methods and core ideas of this disclosure. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope based on the ideas of this disclosure. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this disclosure.

[1174] It should be understood that the terms "an embodiment," "an embodiment," "an embodiment of this disclosure," "the foregoing embodiment," "some implementations," or "some embodiments" mentioned throughout the specification mean that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic related to the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of this disclosure. Therefore, the phrases "an embodiment," "an embodiment," "an embodiment of this disclosure," "the foregoing embodiment," "some implementations," or "some embodiments" appearing throughout the specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, these specific features, structures, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It should be understood that in the various embodiments of this disclosure, the sequence numbers of the above processes do not imply a sequential order of execution; the execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of this disclosure. The sequence numbers of the above embodiments of this disclosure are merely descriptive and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[1175] Unless otherwise specified, any operation performed by the first / second / third / fourth communication device in this disclosure embodiment may be executed by the processor of the first / second / third / fourth communication device. Unless otherwise specified, this disclosure embodiment does not limit the order in which the first / second / third / fourth communication device performs the following operations. Furthermore, the methods used to process data in different embodiments may be the same or different methods.

[1176] In the several embodiments provided in this disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection between the various components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[1177] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units. They may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[1178] In addition, each functional unit in the various embodiments of this disclosure can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can be a separate unit, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[1179] The methods disclosed in the several method embodiments provided in this disclosure can be arbitrarily combined to obtain new method embodiments without conflict. The features disclosed in the several product embodiments provided in this disclosure can be arbitrarily combined to obtain new product embodiments without conflict. The features disclosed in the several method or device embodiments provided in this disclosure can be arbitrarily combined to obtain new method embodiments or device embodiments without conflict.

[1180] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the operations of the above method embodiments can be implemented by hardware related to program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer storage medium. When the program is executed, it performs the operations of the above method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROMs, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[1181] Alternatively, if the integrated units described above are implemented as software functional modules and sold or used as independent products, they can also be stored in a computer storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, or the parts that contribute to related technologies, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROMs, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[1182] The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[1183] It should be noted that in the various embodiments involved in this disclosure, all operations or some operations may be performed, as long as a complete technical solution can be formed.

[1184] The above description is merely an embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method applied to a first communication device, wherein, The method includes one or more of the following: Receive information related to the first energy; Receive the first request; Based on the first energy-related information, determine and / or select a second communication device; Send the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is configured to discover, and / or query the second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device; The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device; The energy consumption of the second communication device; The energy efficiency of the second communication device; The energy consumption level of the second communication device; The energy efficiency rating of the second communication device; Capability information of the second communication device; The capability information of the second communication device includes one or more of the following: The second communication device supports renewable energy; The second communication device uses renewable energy; The second communication device has the ability to use renewable energy; The second communication device has the capability to support renewable energy.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The receipt of the first energy-related information includes: Receive at least one of the first energy-related information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The determination and / or selection of the second communication device based on the first energy-related information includes one or more of the following: Based on at least one of the first energy-related information, determine and / or select the second communication device; If at least one of the first energy-related information satisfies the first condition, determine and / or select the second communication device associated with the first energy-related information; Determine, and / or select at least one of the second communication devices with the lowest energy consumption from the first energy-related information; Determine, and / or select at least one of the second communication devices with the highest energy efficiency from the first energy-related information; Determine, and / or select at least one of the second communication devices with the lowest energy consumption level among the first energy-related information; Determine, and / or select at least one of the second communication devices with the highest energy efficiency level from the first energy-related information; Determine, and / or select at least one of the first energy-related information that supports renewable energy, and / or select the second communication device that contains capability information of the second communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the first threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items includes energy-saving status; At least one of the first energy-related information includes renewable energy.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The renewable energy source includes one or more of the following: The renewable energy source is renewable energy-related information, which includes at least one of the following: Renewable energy indication, and / or, renewable energy percentage, and / or, support for renewable energy, and / or, no support for renewable energy; The renewable energy indicator is configured to indicate that the device uses renewable energy; The renewable energy percentage is configured to represent the proportion of renewable energy in the energy supply or energy consumption of the device; The term "supporting renewable energy" means that the device supports renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is used or present in the device's power supply. The phrase "not supporting renewable energy" means that the device does not support renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is not used or does not exist in the device's power supply.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, Before the first communication device receives the first energy-related information, the method further includes: Send a second request; The second request includes one or more of the following: The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, the first energy-related information; Terminal identifier; The second condition.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: permanent subscription identifier; general public subscription identifier; edge-enabled client identifier; application client identifier.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: The second condition is used for the second communication device; If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information. Third threshold; The fourth threshold.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the fourth threshold.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first instruction includes one or more of the following: The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below the first threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than the second threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption level; The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency level.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method also includes one or more of the following: Receive a third request; Obtain information related to the second energy; Send the second energy-related information; The third request includes one or more of the following: The third request is configured to request the acquisition of information related to the second energy. Terminal identifier; Application identifier.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein, The second energy-related information is associated with the terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the application.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein, The second energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application client's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe application energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption level of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency rating of the application.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein, The acquisition of information related to the second energy includes: Receive the second energy-related information sent by the fifth communication device.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein, Before obtaining the second energy-related information, the following steps are included: Send a fourth request; The fourth request includes one or more of the following: The fourth request is configured to request the acquisition of information related to the second energy. The terminal identifier; The application identifier.

18. A communication method applied to a second communication device, wherein, The method includes one or more of the following: Send information related to the first energy level; Send the first request; Receive the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is configured to discover, and / or query the second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein, The first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein, The first energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device; The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device; The energy consumption of the second communication device; The energy efficiency of the second communication device; The energy consumption level of the second communication device; The energy efficiency rating of the second communication device; Capability information of the second communication device; The capability information of the second communication device includes one or more of the following: The second communication device supports renewable energy; The second communication device uses renewable energy; The second communication device has the ability to use renewable energy; The second communication device has the capability to support renewable energy.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein, The first condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the first threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items includes energy-saving status; At least one of the first energy-related information includes renewable energy.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, The renewable energy source includes one or more of the following: The renewable energy source is renewable energy-related information, which includes at least one of the following: Renewable energy indication, and / or, renewable energy percentage, and / or, support for renewable energy, and / or, no support for renewable energy; The renewable energy indicator is configured to indicate that the device uses renewable energy; The renewable energy percentage is configured to represent the proportion of renewable energy in the energy supply or energy consumption of the device; The term "supporting renewable energy" means that the device supports renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is used or present in the device's power supply. The phrase "not supporting renewable energy" means that the device does not support renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is not used or does not exist in the device's power supply.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein, Before the second communication device sends the first energy-related information, the method further includes: Receive the second request; The second request includes one or more of the following: The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, the first energy-related information; Terminal identifier; The second condition.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein, The terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: permanent subscription identifier; general public subscription identifier; edge-enabled client identifier; application client identifier.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein, The transmission of the first energy-related information includes: If the second condition is met, the first energy-related information is sent.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: The second condition is used for the second communication device; If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information. Third threshold; The fourth threshold.

27. The method of claim 25 or 26, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the fourth threshold.

28. The method of claim 18, wherein, The first instruction includes one or more of the following: The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below the first threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than the second threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption level; The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency level.

29. The method of claim 18, wherein, The method also includes one or more of the following: Send a third request; Receive information related to the second energy; Based on at least one of the second energy-related information, update and / or generate a first service key performance indicator; The third request includes one or more of the following: The third request is configured to request the acquisition of information related to the second energy. Terminal identifier; Application identifier.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein, The second energy-related information is associated with the terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the application.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein, The second energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application client's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe application energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption level of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency rating of the application.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein, The first service key performance indicators include one or more of the following: The first service key performance indicator is configured to describe the service characteristic information provided by the second communication device; The first service key performance indicator includes one or more of the edge application server service key performance indicators.

33. A communication method applied to a third communication device, wherein The method includes one or more of the following: Receive information related to the first energy; Send the first request; Receive the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, a second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein, The first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein, The first energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device; The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device; The energy consumption of the second communication device; The energy efficiency of the second communication device; The energy consumption level of the second communication device; The energy efficiency rating of the second communication device; Capability information of the second communication device; The capability information of the second communication device includes one or more of the following: The second communication device supports renewable energy; The second communication device uses renewable energy; The second communication device has the ability to use renewable energy; The second communication device has the capability to support renewable energy.

36. The method of claim 33, wherein, The receipt of the first energy-related information includes: Receive at least one of the first energy-related information.

37. The method of claim 33, wherein, The first condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the first threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items includes energy-saving status; At least one of the first energy-related information includes renewable energy.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein, The renewable energy source includes one or more of the following: The renewable energy source is renewable energy-related information, which includes at least one of the following: Renewable energy indication, and / or, renewable energy percentage, and / or, support for renewable energy, and / or, no support for renewable energy; The renewable energy indicator is configured to indicate that the device uses renewable energy; The renewable energy percentage is configured to represent the proportion of renewable energy in the energy supply or energy consumption of the device; The term "supporting renewable energy" means that the device supports renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is used or present in the device's power supply. The phrase "not supporting renewable energy" means that the device does not support renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is not used or does not exist in the device's power supply.

39. The method of claim 33, wherein, Before the third communication device receives the first energy-related information, the method further includes: Send a second request; The second request includes one or more of the following: The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, the first energy-related information; Terminal identifier; The second condition.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein, The terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: permanent subscription identifier; general public subscription identifier; edge-enabled client identifier; application client identifier.

41. The method of claim 39, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: The second condition is used for the second communication device; If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information. Third threshold, fourth threshold.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the fourth threshold.

43. The method of claim 33, wherein, The third communication device sends the first request when the third condition is met; The third condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the fifth threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the sixth threshold.

44. The method of claim 33, wherein, The first instruction includes one or more of the following: The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below the first threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than the second threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption level; The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency level.

45. The method of claim 33, wherein, The method also includes one or more of the following: Send the fifth request; Receive information related to the second energy; The fifth request includes one or more of the following: The fifth request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, the second energy-related information; Application identifier; Terminal identifier.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein, The second energy-related information is associated with the terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the application.

47. The method of claim 45, wherein, The second energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application client's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe application energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption level of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency rating of the application.

48. The method of claim 45, wherein, The receipt of second energy-related information includes: Receive at least one of the second energy-related information.

49. A communication method applied to a fourth communication device, wherein, The method includes one or more of the following: Receive information related to the first energy; Send the first request; Receive the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is configured to discover, and / or query, a second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is configured to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein, The first energy-related information is associated with the second communication device.

51. The method of claim 49, wherein, The first energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the second communication device; The first energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level of the second communication device; The energy consumption of the second communication device; The energy efficiency of the second communication device; The energy consumption level of the second communication device; The energy efficiency rating of the second communication device; Capability information of the second communication device; The capability information of the second communication device includes one or more of the following: The second communication device supports renewable energy; The second communication device uses renewable energy; The second communication device has the ability to use renewable energy; The second communication device has the capability to support renewable energy.

52. The method of claim 49, wherein, The receipt of the first energy-related information includes: Receive at least one of the first energy-related information.

53. The method of claim 49, wherein, The first condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the first threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the second threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items includes energy-saving status; At least one of the first energy-related information includes renewable energy.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein, The renewable energy source includes one or more of the following: The renewable energy source is renewable energy-related information, which includes at least one of the following: Renewable energy indication, and / or, renewable energy percentage, and / or, support for renewable energy, and / or, no support for renewable energy; The renewable energy indicator is configured to indicate that the device uses renewable energy; The renewable energy percentage is configured to represent the proportion of renewable energy in the energy supply or energy consumption of the device; The term "supporting renewable energy" means that the device supports renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is used or present in the device's power supply. The phrase "not supporting renewable energy" means that the device does not support renewable energy as its power source, and / or that renewable energy is not used or does not exist in the device's power supply.

55. The method of claim 49, wherein, Before the fourth communication device receives the first energy-related information, the method further includes: Send a second request; The second request includes one or more of the following: The second request is configured to acquire, and / or receive, the first energy-related information; Terminal identifier; The second condition.

56. The method of claim 55, wherein, The terminal identifier includes one or more of the following: permanent subscription identifier; general public subscription identifier; edge-enabled client identifier; application client identifier.

57. The method of claim 55, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: The second condition is used for the second communication device; If the second condition is met, the second communication device is triggered to send the first energy-related information. Third threshold; The fourth threshold.

58. The method of claim 57, wherein, The second condition includes one or more of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the third threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is lower than the fourth threshold.

59. The method of claim 49, wherein, The fourth communication device sends the first request when the third condition is met; The third condition includes at least one of the following: At least one of the first energy-related information items is higher than the fifth threshold; At least one of the first energy-related information items is below the sixth threshold.

60. The method of claim 49, wherein, The first instruction includes one or more of the following: The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is below the first threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine that at least one of the first energy-related information associated with the second communication device is higher than the second threshold. The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency; The first indication is configured to indicate selection, and / or to determine the second communication device with the lowest power consumption level; The first indication is configured to indicate selection and / or determine the second communication device with the highest energy efficiency level.

61. The method of claim 49, wherein, The method also includes one or more of the following: Receive information related to the second energy; Based on the second energy-related information, update and / or generate the second service key performance indicators.

62. The method of claim 61, wherein, The second energy-related information is associated with the terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the application.

63. The method of claim 51, wherein, The second energy-related information includes one or more of the following: The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the terminal's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the energy consumption and / or energy efficiency of the application client; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application client's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe application energy consumption and / or energy efficiency; The second energy-related information includes information configured to describe the application's energy consumption level and / or energy efficiency level; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy consumption level of the application; The terminal, and / or the application client, and / or the energy efficiency rating of the application.

64. The method of claim 61, wherein, The receipt of second energy-related information includes: Receive at least one of the second energy-related information.

65. The method of claim 64, wherein, The step of updating and / or generating a second service key performance indicator based on the second energy-related information includes: Based on at least one of the second energy-related information, update and / or generate the second service key performance indicators.

66. The method of claim 61, wherein, The second service key performance indicators include one or more of the following: The second service key performance indicator is configured to describe the service characteristics required by the fourth communication device; The second service key performance indicator includes at least one of the application client service key performance indicators.

67. A first communication device, wherein, The first communication device includes one or more of the following: The first receiving module is used to receive information related to the first energy. The first receiving module is used to receive the first request; The first processing module is configured to determine and / or select a second communication device based on the first energy-related information. The first sending module is used to send the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is used to discover, and / or query, the second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

68. A second communication device, wherein, The second communication device includes one or more of the following: The second transmitting module is used to transmit information related to the first energy. The second sending module is used to send the first request; The second receiving module is used to receive the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is used to discover, and / or query, the second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

69. A third communications device, wherein, The third communication device includes one or more of the following: The third receiving module is used to receive information related to the first energy. The third sending module is used to send the first request; The third receiving module is used to receive the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is used to discover, and / or query, a second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

70. A fourth communication device, wherein, The fourth communication device includes one or more of the following: The fourth receiving module is used to receive information related to the first energy. The fourth sending module is used to send the first request; The fourth receiving module is used to receive the first response; The first request includes one or more of the following: The first request is used to discover, and / or query, the second communication device; The first request is a query request to the edge application server; First instruction; First time; first condition; First threshold; Second threshold; The first response includes one or more of the following: The first response is used to send the address information of the second communication device; The first response is a query response from the edge application server.

71. A communications device, comprising: The communication device includes: Memory, used to store executable instructions; The processor, when executing executable instructions stored in the memory, implements the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 17, or the communication method of any one of claims 18 to 31, or the communication method of any one of claims 32 to 46, or the communication method of any one of claims 47 to 63.

72. A computer readable storage medium, wherein, The computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs, which can be executed by one or more processors to implement the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 17, or the communication method of any one of claims 18 to 32, or the communication method of any one of claims 33 to 48, or the communication method of any one of claims 49 to 66.

73. A computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 17, or the communication method of any one of claims 18 to 32, or the communication method of any one of claims 33 to 48, or the communication method of any one of claims 49 to 66.

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