Provision of services by reserving resources in a communications network having resources management according to policy rules
First Claim
1. Method of service provision for a communications network comprising resources (NEQ, NEL) suitable for fulfilling an assigned network role, defined by policy rules, characterized in that it consists, in the case of a service provision request, in selecting a resource that satisfies a network role corresponding to the said service requested, from among certain resources (NEQ, NEL) of the network that are not yet associated with a processing role associated with the said service requested, then in associating with this selected resource a processing role associated with the said requested service, and in determining from among a set of policy rules each policy rule defining the network role associated with the said processing role so as to transmit it to the said resource selected with a view to its instigation.
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Abstract
A system (RMS) is dedicated to the management of resources within a communications network comprising a multiplicity of resources (NEQ, NEL) able to fulfill an assigned network role, defined by policy rules. The system (RMS) comprises i) policy management means (PM) charged with formulating the policy rules, ii) monitoring means (NRC) coupled to the resources (NEQ, NEL) and charged, when they receive a service provision request, with selecting a resource that satisfies a network role corresponding to the service, from among certain resources of the network which have not yet been associated with a processing role associated with the requested service, and with associating with this selected resource a processing role associated with the requested service, and iii) a policy server (PS) coupled to the monitoring means (NRC) and to the management means (PM) and charged with storing the policy rules and, when it receives the designation of the resource selected and of the associated network and processing roles, with determining from among the policy rules stored the policy rules which define the network role associated with the processing role so as to transmit them to the selected resource (NEQ, NEL) so that it instigate them.
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- 1. Method of service provision for a communications network comprising resources (NEQ, NEL) suitable for fulfilling an assigned network role, defined by policy rules, characterized in that it consists, in the case of a service provision request, in selecting a resource that satisfies a network role corresponding to the said service requested, from among certain resources (NEQ, NEL) of the network that are not yet associated with a processing role associated with the said service requested, then in associating with this selected resource a processing role associated with the said requested service, and in determining from among a set of policy rules each policy rule defining the network role associated with the said processing role so as to transmit it to the said resource selected with a view to its instigation.
- 14. Resources management system (RMS), for a communications network comprising a multiplicity of resources (NEQ, NEL) suitable for fulfilling an assigned network role, defined by policy rules, the said system comprising policy management means (PM) suitable for formulating the said policy rules and a policy server (PS) suitable for storing the said policy rules and for transmitting them selectively to the said resources (NEQ, NEL) so that they instigate them, characterized in that it furthermore comprises monitoring means (NRC) coupled to the said policy server (PS) and to the said resources (NEQ, NEL), and devised, in case of receipt of a service provision request, to select a resource that satisfies a network role corresponding to the said service requested, from among certain resources of the network that are not yet associated with a processing role associated with the said service requested, and to associate with this selected resource a processing role associated with the said service requested, and in that the said policy server (PS) is devised, on receipt of the designation of the said selected resource and of the associated network and processing roles, to determine from among the said policy rules stored each policy rule defining the network role associated with the said processing role so as to transmit it to the said resource.
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