Method and apparatus for dynamically managing network resources
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
collecting usage information associated with resources of a radio access network of a communication network for providing communication services to generate an historic pattern of utilization of the resources;
determining periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources;
determining a first target allocation of the resources of the radio access network of the communication network according to the periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources, wherein the first target allocation assigns a first portion of the resources for providing a first communication service and a second portion of the resources for providing a second communication service;
transmitting first configuration information to the radio access network to configure the resources according to the first target allocation;
receiving from the radio access network a first utilization of the first portion of the resources and a second utilization of the second portion of the resources;
comparing the first utilization to a first utilization threshold responsive to receiving the first utilization from the radio access network;
comparing the second utilization to a second utilization threshold responsive to receiving the second utilization from the radio access network;
determining an adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources according to the comparing of the first utilization to the first utilization threshold and comparing the second utilization to the second utilization threshold, wherein the adjustment comprises reassigning a first part of the second portion of the resources to the first portion of the resources, wherein the reassigning causes the first utilization of the first portion of the resources to fall below the first utilization threshold; and
transmitting second configuration information to the radio access network to reconfigure the radio access network according to the adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving a first target allocation of a radio access network resource of a radio access network of a communication network, transmitting first configuration information to the radio access network to configure the radio access network according to the first target allocation, receiving from the radio access network a first utilization of the first portion of the capacity of the radio access network resource, comparing the first utilization to a first utilization threshold responsive to receiving the first utilization from the radio access network, determining an adjustment of the first target allocation of the radio network resource according to the comparing of the first utilization to the first utilization threshold, and transmitting second configuration information to the radio access network to re-configure the radio access network according to the adjustment of the first target allocation of the radio network resource. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; collecting usage information associated with resources of a radio access network of a communication network for providing communication services to generate an historic pattern of utilization of the resources; determining periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources; determining a first target allocation of the resources of the radio access network of the communication network according to the periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources, wherein the first target allocation assigns a first portion of the resources for providing a first communication service and a second portion of the resources for providing a second communication service; transmitting first configuration information to the radio access network to configure the resources according to the first target allocation; receiving from the radio access network a first utilization of the first portion of the resources and a second utilization of the second portion of the resources; comparing the first utilization to a first utilization threshold responsive to receiving the first utilization from the radio access network; comparing the second utilization to a second utilization threshold responsive to receiving the second utilization from the radio access network; determining an adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources according to the comparing of the first utilization to the first utilization threshold and comparing the second utilization to the second utilization threshold, wherein the adjustment comprises reassigning a first part of the second portion of the resources to the first portion of the resources, wherein the reassigning causes the first utilization of the first portion of the resources to fall below the first utilization threshold; and transmitting second configuration information to the radio access network to reconfigure the radio access network according to the adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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collecting, by a processing system including a processor, usage information associated with resources of a radio access network of a communication network for providing communication services to generate an historic pattern of utilization of the resources; determining, by the processing system, periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources; determining, by the processing system, a first target allocation of the resources of the radio access network of the communication network according to the periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources, wherein the first target allocation assigns a first portion of the resources for providing a first communication service and a second portion of the resources for providing a second communication service; transmitting, by the processing system, first configuration information to the radio access network to configure the radio access network according to the first target allocation; receiving, by the processing system, from a policy server a first utilization threshold of the first portion of the resources; receiving, by the processing system, from the radio access network a first utilization of the first portion of the resources; comparing, by the processing system, the first utilization to the first utilization threshold responsive to receiving the first utilization from the radio access network; determining, by the processing system, an adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources according to the comparing of the first utilization to the first utilization threshold, wherein the adjustment comprises reassigning a first part of the second portion of the resources to the first portion of the resources; and transmitting, by the processing system, second configuration information to the radio access network to re-configure the radio access network according to the adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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collecting usage information associated with resources of a radio access network of a communication network for providing communication services to generate an historic pattern of utilization of the resources; determining periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources; determining a first target allocation of the resources of the radio access network of the communication network according to the periodic inflection points in the historic pattern of utilization of the resources, wherein the first target allocation assigns a first portion of the resources for providing a first communication service; transmitting first configuration information to the radio access network to configure the radio access network according to the first target allocation; receiving from the radio access network a first utilization of the first portion of the resources; comparing the first utilization to a first utilization threshold responsive to receiving the first utilization from the radio access network; determining an adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources according to the comparing of the first utilization to the first utilization threshold; and transmitting second configuration information to the radio access network to re-configure the radio access network according to the adjustment of the first target allocation of the resources. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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