Reporting radio access network congestion information in a network sharing environment
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting user plane congestion at an eNodeB in connection with subscribers of a first one of a plurality of public land management networks (“
PLMNs”
) sharing a radio access network (“
RAN”
);
identifying one or more of the PLMNs to be notified of the detected congestion as specified by a Service Level Agreement among the PLMNs, wherein the SLA identifies which of the PLMNs are authorized to receive notification of RAN congestion information (“
RCI”
) regarding the congestion detected in connection with subscribers of the first one of the PLMNs;
reporting RCI regarding the detected congestion to only the identified one or more of the PLMNs.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes detecting user plane congestion at an eNodeB in connection with subscribers of a first one of a plurality of public land management networks (“PLMNs”) sharing a radio access network (“RAN”), identifying one or more of the PLMNs to be notified of the detected congestion in accordance with an agreement between the PLMNs, and reporting RAN congestion information (“RCI”) regarding the detected congestion to only the identified one or more of the PLMNs. The detecting may comprise determining whether detected user plane congestion exceeds a first congestion threshold indicated for the first one of the PLMNs. The method may further comprise terminating the RCI reporting when the detected congestion falls below a second congestion threshold specified for the first one of the PLMNs. The first and second thresholds may be indicated in a table associated with the eNodeB.
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting user plane congestion at an eNodeB in connection with subscribers of a first one of a plurality of public land management networks (“
PLMNs”
) sharing a radio access network (“
RAN”
);identifying one or more of the PLMNs to be notified of the detected congestion as specified by a Service Level Agreement among the PLMNs, wherein the SLA identifies which of the PLMNs are authorized to receive notification of RAN congestion information (“
RCI”
) regarding the congestion detected in connection with subscribers of the first one of the PLMNs;reporting RCI regarding the detected congestion to only the identified one or more of the PLMNs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more non-transitory tangible media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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detecting user plane congestion at an eNodeB in connection with subscribers of a first one of a plurality of public land management networks (“
PLMNs”
) sharing a radio access network (“
RAN”
);identifying one or more of the PLMNs to be notified of the detected congestion as specified by a Service Level Agreement among the PLMNs, wherein the SLA identifies which of the PLMNs are authorized to receive notification of RAN congestion information (“
RCI”
) regarding the congestion detected in connection with subscribers of the first one of the PLMNs;reporting RCI regarding the detected congestion to only the identified one or more of the PLMNs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory element configured to store data; a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data; and a RCI reporting module configured to; detect user plane congestion at an eNodeB in connection with subscribers of a first one of a plurality of public land management networks (“
PLMNs”
) sharing a radio access network (“
RAN”
);identify one or more of the PLMNs to be notified of the detected congestion as specified by a Service Level Agreement among the PLMNs, wherein the SLA identifies which of the PLMNs are authorized to receive notification of RAN congestion information (“
RCI”
) regarding the congestion detected in connection with subscribers of the first one of the PLMNs;report RCI regarding the detected congestion to only the identified one or more of the PLMNs. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Current AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
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InventorsVaidya, Maulik Vijay, Anderson, Thomas Wayne
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Primary Examiner(s)NGUYEN, STEVEN H D
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Application NumberUS14/044,734Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,042 DaysField of SearchNoneUS Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesH04L 41/5032 Generating service level re...H04L 47/11 Identifying congestionH04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS ...
