Service Manager Coordination Across RAN, Core, and Cloud Resources
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication network solutions fail to jointly optimize radio access networks, core networks, and cloud resources, leading to inefficiencies and misutilization in handling services with time or spatial constraints, particularly in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A method for jointly scheduling resources across radio access networks, core networks, and cloud infrastructure by considering availability and constraints from all components, using service managers and component managers to optimize resource allocation and minimize impact on other network traffic.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing communication network solutions are used without joint optimization, then network operations are simpler, but resource utilization is inefficient and services with time or spatial constraints cannot be handled effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management of radio access network resources, core network resources, and cloud infrastructure resources into a unified joint optimization framework. The service manager coordinates resource allocation across all three network components simultaneously, enabling efficient handling of services with time or spatial constraints while maintaining manageable complexity through centralized coordination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If cloud resources are integrated with network resources, then service delivery capability is enhanced, but resource coordination complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The service manager acts as an intermediary that coordinates between cloud resources and network resources. It receives service requests, determines required resources from cloud, RAN, and CN components, and manages the allocation without requiring direct complex interactions between all components. This mediator approach enhances service delivery capability while controlling coordination complexity through centralized management.
3Productivity
If joint optimization is implemented across all network components, then service handling efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The joint optimization system is segmented into distinct functional components: service manager, cloud manager, RAN manager, and CN manager. Each component handles specific aspects of resource management independently, yet they work together through standardized interfaces. This segmentation enables efficient service handling while managing system complexity by dividing the optimization task into manageable segments with clear responsibilities.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and apparatus are disclosed, including in one example a method for scheduling resources, associated with a plurality of components of a communication network, for providing a network service to a user equipment. A service request including one or more service constraints for providing the network service is received. For each of the plurality of network components, component resources that are needed to fulfill the service request according to the service constraints are determined. A resource request that includes identification of the determined component resources and information related to the service constraints is sent to a manger function associated with a particular component. Service information associated with the particular component is received from the manager function. Based on the service information and a cost function, a resource schedule for the plurality of network components that fulfils the service request is determined.