Method and Network Device for Managing Resource Allocation

• US 20120077533A1
• Filed: 02/20/2009
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Irmer, Ralf, Raaf, Bernhard, Redana, Simone, Lister, David
• Application Number:
  US13/202,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20120077533A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/509
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/16 Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0203 in the radio access network or backbone network of wireless communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0245 according to signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0248 dependent on the time of the day, e.g. according to expected transmission activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and network device for managing resource allocation in at least one network device of a plurality of network devices in a mobile telecommunications network including the steps of: determining at least one energy dependent parameter in relation to each of the at least one network devices; and using the at least one determined energy-dependent parameter to make a resource allocation determination.

Claims

1. A method of managing resource allocation in at least one network device of a plurality of network devices in a mobile telecommunications network comprising the steps of:

determining at least one energy dependent parameter in relation to each of the at least one network devices; and

using the at least one determined energy-dependent parameter to make a resource allocation determination.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

determining at least one network traffic dependent parameter; and

using the at least one determined network traffic dependent parameter to make the resource allocation determination.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the determined energy dependent parameter comprises at least one of:

a) an energy consumption parameter relating to each network device;

b) an energy cost parameter relaying to each network device'"'"'s energy source;

c) an energy reliability factor relating to each network device'"'"'s energy source.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the determined energy dependent parameter comprises at least one of:

a) a power level of a battery of each network device;

b) an energy reliability classification for each network device;

c) a cost of energy supplied to each network device;

d) an estimated future power supply for each network device;

e) an average power consumption of each network device;

f) a peak power consumption of each network device;

g) an estimated energy consumption for different operational modes of each network device;

h) an estimated energy consumption for different quality of services that a user can require

i) an estimated energy consumption required to serve one or more particular users; and

1) an estimated energy consumption pattern over a given time period for each network device.

5. A network device adapted for managing resource allocation in a mobile telecommunications network having means arranged to execute the steps of method claim 1.

6. A network device according to claim 5, wherein said network device is at least one of the following:

an access point, a base station, a nodeB, an enodeB.

7. A mobile telecommunications network comprising at least one network device according to claim 5.