Network resource negotiation between a service provider network and an access network
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1. A method for negotiating resources in a communication system comprising:
- transmitting a service request, by a network interface of a service manager of a service provider network, towards a resource manager of an access network, said service request either explicitly provides, or implicitly refers to, a list of a plurality of service options for providing said service and includes an address of an end-user device and an identifier associated with the service; and
receiving, from the resource manager over the network interface, a reply to the transmitted service request, the reply indicating which of the plurality of service options has been selected by the resource manager for providing the service in accordance with an evaluation of the list of the plurality of service options, the evaluation of the list determining the highest ranked one of the plurality of service options that provides said service;
wherein the access network connects as the end-user device using the service.
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Abstract
Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for methods and systems for negotiating resources in a communication system. One exemplary method includes transmitting, by a service manager, a request for a service, wherein the service request either explicitly provides, or implicitly refers to, a list of a plurality of service options for providing the service. Additionally, a resource manage can receive the transmission request from a service manager and process the request based upon either the explicitly transmitted list of service options or the reference to a list of service options.
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1. A method for negotiating resources in a communication system comprising:
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transmitting a service request, by a network interface of a service manager of a service provider network, towards a resource manager of an access network, said service request either explicitly provides, or implicitly refers to, a list of a plurality of service options for providing said service and includes an address of an end-user device and an identifier associated with the service; and receiving, from the resource manager over the network interface, a reply to the transmitted service request, the reply indicating which of the plurality of service options has been selected by the resource manager for providing the service in accordance with an evaluation of the list of the plurality of service options, the evaluation of the list determining the highest ranked one of the plurality of service options that provides said service; wherein the access network connects as the end-user device using the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for negotiating resources in a communication system comprising:
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receiving, by a network interface of a resource manager of an access network connecting an end-user device using a service, from a service manager of a service provider network, a service request, said service request either explicitly provides, or implicitly refers to, a list of a plurality of service options for providing said service, and includes an address of the end-user device and an identifier associated with the service; retrieving, at the resource manager, from an associated memory device, the list of the plurality of service options; evaluating, at the resource manager, said list to determine a highest ranked one of said plurality of service options which can be used to provide said service; selecting, at the resource manager, the determined highest ranked one of the plurality of service options; and transmitting, over a network interface of the resource manager, a reply to said request for service to the service manager, the reply indicating which of said plurality of service options has been selected by said resource manager. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24)
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19. A communications node of a service provider network for negotiating resources in a communication system comprising:
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a processor for transmitting, towards a resource manager of an access network that connects an end-user device using a service, a request for a service, wherein said service request either explicitly provides, or implicitly refers to, a list of a plurality of service options for providing said service and includes an address of the end-user device and an identifier of the service; and an interface for receiving a reply from said resource manager, the reply indicating a selection from said list as to which service option is to be supplied by said service provider network, the selection being made in accordance with an evaluation of the list of the plurality of service options, the evaluation of the list determining a highest ranked one of the plurality of service options that provides said service. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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26. A communications node of an access network for negotiating resources in a communication system comprising:
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a memory device for storing a list of a plurality of service options; and a processor for receiving, from a service manager of a service provider network, a request for a service that either explicitly provides, or implicitly refers to, a list of a plurality of service options for providing said service and includes an address of an end-user device and an identifier associated with the service, for storing the explicitly provided list in the memory, for evaluating the list associated with the request for service to determine a highest ranked one of said plurality of service options that provide said service, and for transmitting a reply to said request for service indicating the determined highest ranked one of the plurality of service options, wherein the access network connects an end-user device using the service. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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