CN-122002378-A - Apparatus, computer program and method

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for network energy conservation. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to receive one or more quality of service (QoS) parameter sets for at least one QoS flow for a User Equipment (UE) from a core network, the one or more QoS parameter sets comprising a nominal QoS parameter set and at least one QoS parameter subset, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is associated with at least one trigger condition that is related to an energy-related condition of the apparatus, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is a subset of the nominal QoS parameter set, and send an indication to the core network that a first QoS parameter subset of the at least one QoS parameter subset is being applied to at least one QoS flow for the UE.

Inventors

• S. Ava
• LASELVA DANIELA
• L. Tiebo
• L. Gox
• A. Xi Lan Pei

Assignees

• 诺基亚技术有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20251107

Priority Date

20241108

Claims (15)

1. 1. An apparatus for communication, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: Receiving one or more QoS parameter sets for at least one quality of service, qoS, flow of a user equipment, UE, from a core network, the one or more QoS parameter sets comprising a nominal QoS parameter set and at least one QoS parameter subset, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition of the apparatus, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is a subset of the nominal QoS parameter set, and An indication is sent to the core network that a first subset of the at least one QoS parameters is being applied to at least one QoS flow of the UE.
2. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: Determining that a first trigger condition of the at least one trigger condition related to an energy related condition is met, the first trigger condition corresponding to the first subset of QoS parameters; at the apparatus, the first subset of QoS parameters is applied to the at least one QoS flow of the UE based on the first trigger condition being met.
3. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication that the first subset of QoS parameters is being applied to the at least one QoS flow for the UE comprises at least one of: An indication of a network power saving condition associated with the first subset of QoS parameters; an indication of a cause related to power saving for applying the first subset of QoS parameters; Information associated with the first subset of QoS parameters, or Information associated with the UE.
4. 4. An apparatus for communication, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: Transmitting one or more QoS parameter sets for at least one quality of service, qoS, flow of a user equipment, UE, to a network node, the one or more QoS parameter sets comprising a nominal QoS parameter set and at least one QoS parameter subset, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition in the network node, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is a subset of the nominal QoS parameter set, and An indication is received from the network node that a first subset of QoS parameters is being applied to the UE, wherein the at least one subset of QoS parameters includes the first subset of QoS parameters.
5. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: The one or more QoS parameter sets for the user equipment are determined.
6. 6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: triggering a charging event associated with the UE.
7. 7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more subsets of QoS parameters for the UE are determined based on at least one of: One or more subsets of QoS parameters received from an application function, or One or more subsets of QoS parameters determined based on analysis output, or Subscription policies associated with the UE.
8. 8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more subsets of QoS parameters for the UE are determined based on information related to energy-related conditions of a radio access network under different conditions such that values in the one or more subsets of QoS parameters can be satisfied in the radio access network under the respective conditions.
9. 9. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the indication that the first subset of QoS parameters is being applied to the UE comprises at least one of: An indication of a network power saving condition associated with the first subset of QoS parameters; an indication of a cause related to power saving for applying the first subset of QoS parameters; Information associated with the first subset of QoS parameters, or Information associated with the UE.
10. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein one or more subsets are determined based on QoS degradation tolerance allowed by the subscription policy associated with the UE, wherein the degradation tolerance is related to an applicability criterion comprising at least one of: The service type of the UE; the access type of the UE; A time period; The location of the UE; Network slicing of the UE; the access identity of the UE; the access category of the UE.
11. 11. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: and sending an indication to the UE that the apparatus is operating in a network power saving mode.
12. 12. An apparatus for communication, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform: Receiving one or more QoS parameter sets for at least one quality of service, qoS, flow of the apparatus, the one or more QoS parameter sets comprising a nominal QoS parameter set and at least one QoS parameter subset, each of the at least one QoS parameter subset being associated with at least one triggering condition that is related to an energy-related condition of a radio access network; When a first trigger condition of the at least one trigger condition is satisfied, a first subset of QoS parameters corresponding to the first trigger condition is applied to the at least one QoS flow of the apparatus.
13. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: Determining that the first trigger condition of the at least one trigger condition related to an energy related condition is met.
14. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein determining that the first trigger condition of the at least one trigger condition related to an energy-related condition is satisfied comprises: an indication relating to a network power saving mode is received from a network node.
15. 15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: transmitting, to the radio access network, an indication that the first subset of QoS parameters of the at least one subset of QoS parameters is being applied to the UE.

Description

Apparatus, computer program and method Technical Field Various exemplary embodiments relate generally to network energy conservation (NES). Background One or more core network entities may assign quality of service (QoS) parameters to a Radio Access Network (RAN) that the RAN is capable of following. Disclosure of Invention According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided an apparatus comprising means for receiving one or more quality of service (QoS) parameter sets for at least one QoS flow of a User Equipment (UE) from a core network, the one or more QoS parameter sets comprising a nominal QoS parameter set and at least one QoS parameter subset, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition of the apparatus, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is a subset of the nominal QoS parameter set, and transmitting an indication to the core network that a first QoS parameter subset of the at least one QoS parameter subset is being applied to at least one QoS flow of the UE According to some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to determine that a first trigger condition of the at least one trigger condition related to the energy-related condition is met, the first trigger condition corresponding to the first subset, and at the apparatus, apply the first subset of QoS parameters to the at least one QoS flow of the UE based on the first trigger condition being met. According to some examples, the one or more QoS parameter sets may include a subset that is not associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition of the apparatus. For example, at least one subset of QoS parameters may be associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition relating to network congestion. According to some examples, the at least one subset of QoS parameters is associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition of the apparatus. According to some examples, the indication of at least one QoS flow for which the first subset of QoS parameters is being applied to the UE includes at least one of an indication of a network power saving condition associated with the first subset of QoS parameters, an indication of a cause related to power saving for applying the first subset of QoS parameters, information associated with the first subset of QoS parameters, or information associated with the UE. According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided for receiving one or more quality of service (QoS) parameter sets for at least one QoS flow for a User Equipment (UE) from a core network, the one or more QoS parameter sets comprising a nominal QoS parameter set and at least one QoS parameter subset, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition of the apparatus, wherein each of the at least one QoS parameter subset is a subset of the nominal QoS parameter set, and transmitting an indication to the core network that a first QoS parameter subset of the at least one QoS parameter subset is being applied to the at least one QoS flow of the UE. According to some embodiments, the method includes determining that a first trigger condition of at least one trigger condition related to an energy-related condition is met, the first trigger condition corresponding to the first subset, and at the apparatus, applying the first subset of QoS parameters to at least one QoS flow of the UE based on the first trigger condition being met. According to some examples, the one or more QoS parameter sets may include a subset that is not associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition of the apparatus. For example, at least one subset of QoS parameters may be associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition relating to network congestion. According to some examples, the at least one subset of QoS parameters is associated with at least one trigger condition, the at least one trigger condition being related to an energy related condition of the apparatus. According to some examples, the indication of at least one QoS flow for which the first subset of QoS parameters is being applied to the UE includes at least one of an indication of a network power saving condition associated with the first subset of QoS parameters, an indication of a cause related to power saving for applying the first subset of QoS parameters, information associated with the first subset of QoS parameters, or information associated with the UE. According to one aspect of the present inve