Access Network QoE Reporting Configuration for Resource Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication methods fail to allow access network devices to perceive application layer quality of experience (QoE) measurement results, limiting their ability to optimize network resources for improved user experience.
Innovation Solution
The access network device generates and sends configuration information to a terminal device to report specific QoE measurement metrics, enabling it to perceive and utilize these results for resource adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the access network device uses transparent container to send measurement configuration information and receive measurement results, then the terminal device can perform QoE measurement, but the access network device cannot perceive the measurement configuration information and results
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the measurement information into two parts: measurement configuration information (sent in transparent container to terminal) and measurement result reporting configuration (sent in non-transparent container to terminal). This allows the access network device to control the reporting process and perceive results while maintaining terminal measurement capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The access network device acts as an intermediary between the terminal device and the measurement process. By sending second configuration information in a non-transparent container, the access network device mediates the reporting process, enabling it to perceive measurement results while the terminal performs measurements based on first configuration information.
2Ease of operation
If the access network device cannot perceive measurement results, then the system architecture remains simple, but the access network device cannot timely adjust resources to improve user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a feedback loop where the terminal device reports measurement results to the access network device based on second configuration information. This feedback mechanism enables the access network device to timely perceive QoE measurement results and adjust resources accordingly, improving user experience.
3Loss of information
If the access network device sends second configuration information to indicate measurement results to report, then it can perceive QoE measurement results, but the communication protocol becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses existing container mechanisms in the communication protocol to serve dual purposes: transparent containers for configuration delivery and non-transparent containers for controlled result reporting. This multi-functional use of existing structures minimizes protocol complexity while enabling measurement result perception.
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AI summary
This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The communication method includes: An access network device receives first configuration information, where the first configuration information indicates a terminal device to perform application layer quality of experience QoE measurement; the access network device generates second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates the terminal device to report measurement result of at least one measurement metric obtained through the QoE measurement; and the access network device sends the first configuration information and the second configuration information to the terminal device.