Network entity and method for providing a service for user entity in a communication network

• US 9,219,995 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2012
• Issued: 12/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Eric, Villier
• Primary Examiner(s): Elliott, IV, Benjamin H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nowlin, Eric
• Application Number:
  US13/604,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20120327807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 370/401, 370/912, 370/254, 370/252, 370/236, 370/236.1, 370/236.2, 370/230, 370/341, 370/437, 370461-462, 370/902, 370/351, 709/227, 709/223, 709/220, 709/249
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data

Abstract

A network entity comprises a detector for detecting at least one behavior indication indicating a behavior of the user entity during a communication towards the communication network, an allocator for allocating said user entity to a certain user entity group from a plurality of user entity groups in dependence on the detected at least one behavior indication, said certain user entity groups being respectively associated with a different set of management parameters adjusting said service, and an adjuster for adjusting said service for said user entity in dependence on the set of management parameters associated with the certain user entity group.

Claims

1. A network entity for providing a service for a user entity in a wireless communication network, the network entity comprising:

a determiner, configured to determine at least one behaviour indication indicating a behaviour of the user entity during a communication towards the wireless communication network;

wherein the at least one behaviour indication includes a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short data packet sessions established by the user entity;

wherein the wireless communication network belongs at least to one of the communication network technologies;

Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long-Term Evolution (LTE), and Code-Division Multiple Access 2000 (CDMA

     2000);

an allocator, configured to allocate said user entity to a certain user entity group from a plurality of user entity groups in dependence on the determined at least one behaviour indication, said certain user entity groups being respectively associated with a different set of management parameters adjusting said service; and

an adjuster, configured to adjust said service for said user entity in dependence on the set of management parameters associated with the certain user entity group for providing the service to the user entity;

wherein said determiner is further configured to determine a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short packet data sessions established by the user entity, wherein said allocator is configured to allocate said user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the determined frequency of occurrence;

wherein the determiner is configured to determine a first indication indicating a transition of the user entity from a Cell Dedicated Channel (Cell_DCH) status to an idle status and to determine a second indication indicating whether the transition is under control of the wireless communication network, wherein said allocator is configured to allocate said user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the first indication and the second indication.

2. The network entity of claim 1, wherein said determiner is configured to determine a volume of data transferred by the user entity during a defined number of short packet data sessions, wherein said allocator is configured to allocate said user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the determined volume of data.

3. The network entity of claim 1, wherein said allocator is configured to allocate said user entity to the certain user entity group by means of comparing said detected at least one behaviour indication with a set of thresholds, a respective threshold being associated with a respective user entity group.

4. The network entity of claim 1, wherein the at least one behaviour indication further includes a volume of data transferred by the user entity during a defined number of short packet data sessions, and/or a duration of a short packet data session established by the user entity.

5. The network entity of claim 1, wherein the at least one behaviour indication includes a state transition indication indicating a state transition of the user entity.

6. The network entity of claim 1, wherein the determiner is configured to measure a duration for at least one Radio Resource Control (RRC) state transition of the user entity, wherein the allocator is configured to allocate said user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the measured time duration.

7. The network entity of claim 1, wherein the determiner comprises a provider and a deriver, wherein said provider is configured to provide a user entity indication indicating a type of the user entity communicating towards the wireless communication network, and wherein said deriver is configured to derive said at least one behaviour indication from the provided user entity indication.

8. The network entity of claim 1, wherein said adjuster is configured to select at least one communication channel from a plurality of available communication channels for the user entity in dependence on the set of management parameters associated with the certain user entity group.

9. The network entity claim 1, wherein said adjuster is configured to apply at least one control parameter for controlling Radio Resource Control (RRC) state transitions of the user entity.

10. The network entity of claim 1, wherein said adjuster is configured to enable the user entity to be connected to the wireless communication network for an increased duration for enabling a setup of a new call of said user entity within said increased duration.

11. A method for providing a service for a user entity in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

determining, by a network entity, at least one behaviour indication indicating a behaviour of the user entity during a communication towards the wireless communication network;

wherein the at least one behaviour indication includes a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short data packet sessions established by the user entity;

wherein the wireless communication network belongs at least to one of the communication network technologies;

Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long-Term Evolution (LTE), and Code-Division Multiple Access 2000 (CDMA

     2000);

allocating, by the network entity, said user entity to a certain user entity group from a plurality of user entity groups in dependence on the determined at least one behaviour indication, said certain user entity groups being respectively associated with a different set of management parameters adjusting said service; and

adjusting, by the network entity, said service for said user entity in dependence on the set of management parameters associated with the certain user entity group;

wherein the method further comprises;

determining, by the network entity, a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short packet data sessions established by the user entity;

allocating, by the network entity, the user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the determined frequency of occurrence;

determining, by the network entity, a first indication indicating a transition of the user entity from a Cell Dedicated Channel (Cell_DCH), status to an idle status; and

determining a second indication indicating whether the transition is under control of the wireless communication network; and

allocating, by the network entity, the user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the first indication and the second indication.

12. The method of claim 11, the at least one behaviour indication further includes a volume of data transferred by the user entity during a defined number of short packet data sessions, and a duration of a short packet data session established by the user entity.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

measuring, by the network entity, a duration for at least one Radio Resource Control (RRC) state transition of the user entity; and

allocating, by the network entity, the user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the measured time duration.

14. A system for providing a service for a user entity in a wireless communication network, the system comprising:

a network entity, comprising;

a determiner, configured to determine at least one behaviour indication indicating a behaviour of the user entity during a communication towards the wireless communication network, wherein the at least one behaviour indication includes a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short data packet sessions established by the user entity;

wherein the wireless communication network belongs at least to one of the communication network technologies;

Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long-Term Evolution (LTE), and Code-Division Multiple Access 2000 (CDMA

     2000);

an allocator, configured to allocate said user entity to a certain user entity group from a plurality of user entity groups in dependence on the determined at least one behaviour indication, said certain user entity groups being respectively associated with a different set of management parameters adjusting said service, and

an adjuster, configured to adjust said service for said user entity in dependence on the set of management parameters associated with the certain user entity group for providing the service to the user entity;

the network entity and the user entity are coupled by a base station; and

the network entity is configured to snoop a communication between the wireless communication network and the user entity, the communication comprises the at least one behavior indication indicating the behavior of the user entity during the communication towards the wireless communication network;

wherein

the determiner is further configured to determine a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short packet data sessions established by the user entity, wherein said allocator is configured to allocate said user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the determined frequency of occurrence;

wherein the determiner is configured to determine a first indication indicating a transition of the user entity from a Cell Dedicated Channel (Cell_DCH) status to an idle status and to determine a second indication indicating whether the transition is under control of the wireless communication network, wherein said allocator is configured to allocate said user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the first indication and the second indication.

15. A non-transitory computer program product comprising computer program code, which, when executed by a computer unit, will cause the computer unit to:

determine at least one behaviour indication indicating a behaviour of the user entity during a communication towards the wireless communication network;

wherein the at least one behaviour indication includes a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short data packet sessions established by the user entity;

wherein the wireless communication network belongs at least to one of the communication network technologies;

Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long-Term Evolution (LTE), and Code-Division Multiple Access 2000 (CDMA

     2000);

allocate said user entity to a certain user entity group from a plurality of user entity groups in dependence on the determined at least one behaviour indication, said certain user entity groups being respectively associated with a different set of management parameters adjusting said service; and

adjust said service for said user entity in dependence on the set of management parameters associated with the certain user entity group;

determine a frequency of occurrence of an establishment of short packet data sessions established by the user entity;

allocate the user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the determined frequency of occurrence;

determine, by the network entity, a first indication indicating a transition of the user entity from a Cell Dedicated Channel (Cell_DCH), status to an idle status; and

determine a second indication indicating whether the transition is under control of the wireless communication network; and

allocate, by the network entity, the user entity to the certain user entity group in dependence on the first indication and the second indication.