CN112291753B

CN112291753B - QOS parameter calculation method and access network equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112291753B
Application number: CN202011281126.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李静; 董秋丽; 冯毅; 李福昌
Original assignee: China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-16
Filing date: 2020-11-16
Publication date: 2022-08-26
Anticipated expiration: 2040-11-16
Also published as: CN112291753A

Abstract

The invention provides a QOS parameter calculation method and access network equipment, relates to the technical field of communication, and solves the problem of how to distribute Qos parameters to terminals of each operator by a base station. The method is applied to access network equipment, the access network equipment provides services for a first operator and a second operator, and the first operator shares the access network equipment of the second operator, and the method comprises the following steps: acquiring a first quality of service (Qos) parameter of core network equipment which a terminal requests to access and a second Qos parameter of core network equipment of a second operator; the core network equipment which the terminal requests to access is core network equipment of a first operator; determining an updated Qos parameter according to the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter; and the updated Qos parameter is used for indicating the access network equipment to provide service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter.

Description

QOS parameter calculation method and access network equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a QOS parameter calculation method and an access network device.

Background

In the prior art, in order to reduce the construction cost of a fifth Generation mobile communication technology (5th-Generation, 5G) network, operators share a base station of a wireless network, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing the construction cost.

Although the respective operators share the base station of the radio network with each other, the core networks of the respective operators are independent. Therefore, the shared base station needs to provide corresponding radio resources and services to the terminal of the operator corresponding to each core network according to quality of service (Qos) parameters of the core network of each operator.

When sharing the base station of the operator A, the base station provides corresponding wireless resources and services for the terminal of the operator A according to the Qos parameter of the core network of the operator A. When the terminal of the operator B accesses to the base station, the base station needs to provide corresponding wireless resources and services to the terminal of the operator B according to the Qos parameter of the core network of the operator B. However, if the Qos parameter of the core network of the operator B is different from the Qos parameter of the core network of the operator a by a relatively large amount, the network operation effect of the operator a is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a QOS parameter calculation method and access network equipment, which solve the problem of how to distribute Qos parameters to terminals of each operator by a base station when the terminals of different operators access a shared base station.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for calculating a QOS parameter, which is applied to an access network device, where the access network device provides services for a first operator and a second operator, and the first operator shares an access network device of the second operator, and the method includes: the method comprises the steps of obtaining a first quality of service (Qos) parameter of core network equipment which a terminal requests to access, and a second Qos parameter of each terminal which belongs to a second operator and is currently served by access network equipment. The core network device which the terminal requests to access is the core network device of the first operator. And determining the updated Qos parameters according to the first Qos parameters and each second Qos parameter. And the updated Qos parameter is used for indicating the access network equipment to provide service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter.

As can be seen from the above, according to the QOS parameter calculation method provided by the present invention, when the terminal requests to access the core network device, the access network device can determine the updated QOS parameter by obtaining the first QOS parameter of the core network device of the first operator and the second QOS parameter of each terminal belonging to the second operator, which is currently served by the access network device. Therefore, when the terminal of the first operator accesses the access network device, the access network device does not need to provide service for the terminal of the first operator according to the first Qos parameter, but provides service for the terminal of the first operator according to the updated Qos parameter, so that the service quality of the terminal of the second operator is ensured, and the service quality of the terminal of each first operator is ensured at the same time.

In addition, when the access network device is a shared base station, the shared base station does not need to provide services for the terminal of the first operator according to the first Qos parameter, but provides services for the terminal of the first operator according to the updated Qos parameter, so that the problem of how the base station allocates Qos parameters to the terminal of each operator when the terminals of different operators access the shared base station is solved.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides an access network device, which provides services for a first operator and a second operator, and the first operator shares the access network device of the second operator, including: a transceiving unit and a processing unit.

Specifically, the transceiver unit is configured to acquire a first quality of service Qos parameter of a core network device to which the terminal requests to access, and a second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to a second operator and currently served by the access network device. The core network device which the terminal requests to access is the core network device of the first operator.

The processing unit is configured to determine an updated Qos parameter according to the first Qos parameter acquired by the transceiving unit and each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiving unit. And the updated Qos parameter is used for indicating the access network equipment to provide service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides an access network device, including: communication interface, processor, memory, bus; the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions, and the processor is connected with the memory through a bus. When the access network device is operating, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the access network device to perform the QOS parameter calculation method provided by the first aspect described above.

In a fourth aspect, the invention provides a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions. The instructions, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of QOS parameter calculation as provided in the first aspect above.

In a fifth aspect, the present invention provides a computer program product, which when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method for calculating QOS parameters according to the first aspect.

It should be noted that the computer instructions may be stored in whole or in part on the first computer readable storage medium. The first computer readable storage medium may be packaged with the processor of the access network device or may be packaged separately from the processor of the access network device, which is not limited in the present invention.

For the description of the second, third, fourth and fifth aspects of the present invention, reference may be made to the detailed description of the first aspect; in addition, for the beneficial effects described in the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect, reference may be made to beneficial effect analysis of the first aspect, and details are not repeated here.

In the present invention, the names of the above access network devices do not limit the devices or functional modules themselves, and in practical implementations, the devices or functional modules may appear by other names. Insofar as the functions of the respective devices or functional blocks are similar to those of the present invention, they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents.

These and other aspects of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following description.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a communication system in which a method for calculating QOS parameters is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a QOS parameter calculation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a second flowchart of a QOS parameter calculation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a third schematic flow chart of a QOS parameter calculation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a second schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer program product of a method for calculating an edge rate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For the convenience of clearly describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, in the embodiments of the present invention, the words "first", "second", and the like are used to distinguish the same items or similar items with basically the same functions and actions, and those skilled in the art can understand that the words "first", "second", and the like do not limit the quantity and execution order.

Fig. 1 is a simplified schematic diagram of a system architecture to which an embodiment of the present invention may be applied, as shown in fig. 1, the system architecture may include:

a terminal 1, an access network device 2 and a core network device 3.

The terminal 1 establishes a communication connection with the core network device 3 through the access network device 2.

In an implementable manner, when the terminal of each operator performs a service, the terminal needs to be connected to the core network device of each operator through the access network device. Such as: the terminal 1 comprises a terminal 1-a, a terminal 1-b and a terminal 1-c, the core network device 3 comprises a core network device 3-a, a core network device 3-b and a core network device 3-c, the terminal 1-a and the core network device 3-a belong to an operator a, the terminal 1-b and the core network device 3-b belong to an operator b, and the terminal 1-c and the core network device 3-c belong to an operator c. Operator a builds the access network device 2 and allows operator b and operator c to share the access network device 2, so that terminal 1-a can establish a communication connection with core network device 3-a via access network device 2, terminal 1-b can establish a communication connection with core network device 3-b via access network device 2, and terminal 1-c can establish a communication connection with core network device 3-c via access network device 2.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the access network device 2 may be a base station or a base station controller for wireless communication, etc. In this embodiment of the present invention, the base station may be a base station (BTS) in a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), a base station (node B, NB) in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), a base station (evolved node B, eNB) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE), an internet of things (internet of things, IoT) or an eNB in a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT), a New Radio interface (New Radio, NR) in a 5G mobile communication network, which is not limited in this respect.

The terminal 1 is used to provide voice and/or data connectivity services to a user. The terminal may be referred to by different names, such as User Equipment (UE), access terminal, terminal unit, terminal station, mobile station, remote terminal, mobile device, wireless communication device, vehicular user equipment, terminal agent or terminal device, and the like. Optionally, the terminal may be various handheld devices, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, and computers with communication functions, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. For example, the handheld device may be a smartphone. The in-vehicle device may be an in-vehicle navigation system. The wearable device may be a smart bracelet. The computer may be a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) computer, a tablet computer, and a laptop computer.

In the following, with reference to the communication system shown in fig. 1, taking an access network device 2 as an example, a method for calculating a Qos parameter provided in an embodiment of the present invention is described.

As shown in fig. 2, the Qos parameter calculation method is applied to a base station, which provides services for a first operator and a second operator, and the first operator shares the base station of the second operator, including the following contents of S11 and S12.

S11, the base station obtains a first Qos parameter of the core network device requested to be accessed by the terminal, and a second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to a second operator currently served by the access network device. The core network device which the terminal requests to access is the core network device of the first operator.

In an implementable manner, Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) of each operator are different, and the base station may distinguish core network devices of different operators according to information carrying the PLMN and Qos parameters sent by each core network device.

In an implementable manner, since Qos parameters corresponding to different service types are different, in order to ensure user experience of a terminal of a first operator, a second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to a second operator, which is currently served by the access network device, needs to be obtained.

And S12, the base station determines the updated Qos parameters according to the first Qos parameters and each second Qos parameter. And the updated Qos parameter is used for indicating the access network equipment to provide service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter.

It should be noted that, because the base station is built by the second operator, and the first operator shares the base station of the second operator, when the terminal of the second operator accesses the base station, the method for calculating the Qos parameter provided in the embodiment of the present invention does not need to be executed, but the terminal of the second operator is directly served according to the second Qos parameter. When the terminal of the first operator accesses the base station, the method for calculating the Qos parameter provided by the embodiment of the present invention needs to be executed.

As can be seen from the above, when the terminal of the first operator requests to access the core network device, the base station may determine the updated Qos parameter by obtaining the first Qos parameter of the core network device of the first operator and the second Qos parameter of the core network device of the second operator. Therefore, when the terminal of the first operator accesses the terminal, the base station does not need to provide service for the terminal of the first operator according to the first Qos parameter, but provides service for the terminal of the first operator according to the updated Qos parameter, thereby solving the problem of how the base station allocates the Qos parameter to the terminal of each operator when the terminals of different operators access the shared base station.

In an implementation manner, the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter each include a priority parameter for indicating a priority including any one of an Allocation and Retention Priority (ARP) and a traffic priority, in which case, in conjunction with fig. 2, the above S12 may be specifically implemented by the following S120 as shown in fig. 3.

And S120, when the base station determines that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is greater than the priority parameter in each second Qos parameter, determining that the updated priority parameter in the Qos parameters is the priority parameter in the second Qos parameters meeting the first preset condition in each second Qos parameter.

In one implementation, the first preset condition is a maximum priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters.

It should be noted that, in practical application, the value range of the service priority is 1 to 127, the value of the service priority is an integer, and the smaller the value of the service priority is, the higher the corresponding priority is. In an implementable manner, when the priority is a traffic priority, in this case, the above S120 may be implemented by the following S1201.

S1201, when the base station determines that a priority parameter of a service priority in the first Qos parameter is greater than a priority parameter of a service priority in each of the second Qos parameters, the base station determines that a priority parameter of a service priority in the updated Qos parameters is a priority parameter corresponding to a maximum service priority in each of the second Qos parameters. For example, a first operator includes one terminal, a second operator includes two terminals, and the description is given by assuming that a priority parameter corresponding to the service priority of the terminal of the first operator is 1, a priority parameter corresponding to the service priority of the terminal 1 of the second operator is 2, a priority parameter corresponding to the service priority of the terminal 2 of the second operator is 3, and a smaller priority parameter indicates a higher service priority. As can be seen from the above, the priority parameter of the service priority in the first Qos parameter is greater than the priority parameter of the service priority in each second Qos parameter, and since the priority parameter corresponding to the service priority of the terminal 1 of the second operator is greater than the priority parameter corresponding to the service priority of the terminal 2 of the second operator, it is determined that the priority parameter of the service priority in the updated Qos parameters is 2.

In an implementable manner, when the priority is ARP, in this case, the above S12 can be implemented by the following S1202.

S1202, when the base station determines that the priority parameter of the ARP in the first Qos parameter is greater than the priority parameter of the ARP in each second Qos parameter, the base station determines that the priority parameter of the ARP in the updated Qos parameters is the priority parameter corresponding to the maximum ARP in each second Qos parameter.

It should be noted that, in practical application, the range of the ARP is 1-15, the ARP value is an integer, and the smaller the ARP value is, the higher the corresponding priority is.

For example, it is assumed that the first operator includes one terminal and the second operator includes two terminals, the priority parameter corresponding to the ARP of the terminal of the first operator is 2, the priority parameter corresponding to the ARP of the terminal 1 of the second operator is 3, the priority parameter corresponding to the ARP of the terminal 2 of the second operator is 4, and the larger the priority parameter is, the higher the ARP is. As can be seen from the above, the priority parameter of the ARP in the first Qos parameter is greater than the priority parameter of the ARP in each second Qos parameter, and since the priority parameter corresponding to the ARP of the terminal 1 of the second operator is greater than the priority parameter corresponding to the ARP of the terminal 2 of the second operator, the priority parameter 3 of the service priority in the updated Qos parameters is determined.

Therefore, when the terminal of the first operator and the terminal of the second operator access the base station simultaneously, since the priority parameter of the service priority of the first operator is greater than the priority parameter of the service priority of the second operator, or the priority parameter of the ARP of the first operator is greater than the priority parameter of the ARP of the second operator, in order to ensure the service experience of the terminal of the second operator within the coverage of the base station, the service priority or the ARP of the terminal of the first operator needs to be reduced, that is, the base station provides a service for the terminal of the first operator according to the service priority or the ARP in the second Qos parameter, thereby ensuring the user experience of the terminal of the first operator and the terminal of the second operator.

In an implementation manner, the priority parameter includes a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) priority parameter, in which case, in conjunction with fig. 2, the calculation method provided by the embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 3 further includes S13 and S121.

S13, the base station acquires the service request sent by the terminal.

In an implementable manner, the service request may be a Qos flow setup request, and the Qos flow setup request includes GBR Qos flow and NGBR Qos flow. Wherein, the transmission processing (such as scheduling, admission threshold, etc.) of the data packet of the same Qos flow is the same. The UE may establish one or more Packet Data Unit (PDU) sessions with the 5G network, where one or more Qos flows may be established per PDU session. Each Qos Flow is identified by a Qos Flow Identifier (QFI), and QFI uniquely identifies a Qos Flow in a session.

S121, the base station determines that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than a priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the service request service type is GBR service, and when the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is greater than a GBR priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters, determines that the updated priority parameter in the Qos parameter is a GBR priority parameter in the second Qos parameter that satisfies a second preset condition.

In one implementation, the second preset condition is the largest GBR priority parameter in each second Qos parameter or the largest NGBR priority parameter in each second Qos parameter, wherein a smaller GBR priority parameter indicates a higher priority, or a smaller NGBR priority parameter indicates a higher priority. Illustratively, the GBR priority parameter and the NGBR priority parameter both have values ranging from 1 to 127.

For example, if a first operator includes one terminal and the service type of a service request initiated by the terminal is GBR service, a second operator includes three terminals and the service type of a service request made by the terminal 1 of the second operator is GBR service, the service type of a service request made by the terminal 2 of the second operator is GBR service, and the service type of a service request made by the terminal 3 of the second operator is NGBR service, it is assumed that the GBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is 3, the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator is 3, the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator is 4, and the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator is 2.

As can be seen from the above, the GBR priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator, the traffic type of the traffic request initiated by the terminal of the first operator is GBR traffic, and the GBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is greater than the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator and the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator, and since the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator is greater than the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator, it is determined that the GBR priority parameter in the updated Qos parameter is the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator.

In an implementation manner, the priority parameter includes an non-guaranteed bit rate (NGBR) priority parameter, in which case, in conjunction with fig. 2, the calculation method provided by the embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 3 further includes S13 and S122.

S13, the base station acquires the service request sent by the terminal.

And S122, when the base station determines that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the service request service type is an NGBR service, and the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is larger than the NGBR priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters, determining the updated priority parameter in the Qos parameters as the NGBR priority parameter in the second Qos parameters meeting a second preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters.

For example, if a first operator includes one terminal and a service type of a service request initiated by the terminal is an NGBR service, a second operator includes three terminals and a service type of a service request performed by a terminal 1 of the second operator is an NGBR service, a service type of a service request performed by a terminal 2 of the second operator is an NGBR service, and a service type of a service request performed by a terminal 3 of the second operator is a GBR service, for example, it is assumed that an NGBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is 3, an NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator is 3, an NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator is 4, and a GBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator is 2; wherein, the higher the GBR priority parameter is, the higher the priority is, and the higher the NGBR priority parameter is, the higher the priority is. As can be seen from the above, the NGBR priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator, the service type of the service request initiated by the terminal of the first operator is an NGBR service, and the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is greater than the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator and the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator, and since the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator is greater than the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator, it is determined that the NGBR priority parameter in the updated Qos parameter is the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, because the configuration modes of the priority parameter of the GBR service and the priority parameter of the NGBR service are different, when determining that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is less than or equal to the priority parameter in the second Qos parameter, the base station needs to determine the service type of the service request currently sent by the terminal, so as to select a proper GBR priority parameter or NGBR priority parameter for the terminal according to the service type.

In an implementation manner, the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter each include a rate parameter, and the rate parameter includes a GBR parameter, in which case, the calculation method provided in the embodiment of the present invention further includes S123.

S123, when the base station determines that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the service request service type is a preset service, and the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the GBR priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the GBR parameter in the first Qos parameter is greater than the GBR parameter in each one of the second Qos parameters, the base station determines that the GBR parameter in the updated Qos parameter is the GBR parameter in the second Qos parameter that satisfies a third preset condition in each one of the second Qos parameters.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, when a base station provides a service for a terminal with a GBR service, the base station needs to provide a guaranteed bit rate for the terminal. Therefore, the rate parameter for GBR traffic may only consider the GBR parameter, whereas the rate parameter for NGBR traffic needs to consider both MINBR and AMBR. Wherein, the value ranges of the GBR parameter, the MINBR and the AMBR are all between 0 and 4000000000000, and the unit is bit/s.

In an implementable manner, the third preset condition is a maximum GBR parameter of each of the second Qos parameters.

Illustratively, assuming that a first operator includes one terminal and the traffic type of a traffic request initiated by the terminal is GBR traffic, a second operator includes three terminals and the traffic type of a traffic request made by a terminal 1 of the second operator is GBR traffic, the traffic type of a traffic request made by a terminal 2 of the second operator is GBR traffic, and the traffic type of a traffic request made by a terminal 3 of the second operator is NGBR traffic, it is explained as an example that the GBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is 3 and the GBR parameter of the terminal of the first operator is 95, the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator is 1 and the GBR parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator is 90, the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator is 4 and the GBR parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator is 85, the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator is 2 and the GBR parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator is 95. As can be seen from the above, the GBR priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator (or the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator), and the traffic type of the traffic request initiated by the terminal of the first operator is GBR traffic, and the GBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is smaller than the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator, and the GBR parameter of the terminal of the first operator is larger than the GBR parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator. Since the GBR parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator is greater than the GBR parameter of the terminal 2 of the second operator, it is determined that the GBR parameter in the updated Qos parameters is the GBR parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator.

In an implementation manner, the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter each include a Rate parameter, and the Rate parameter includes a minimum Bit Rate (minbit Rate, MINBR), in which case, the calculation method provided by the embodiment of the present invention further includes S124.

And S124, when the base station determines that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters and the service request service type is an NGBR service, the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the NGBR priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the MINBR in the first Qos parameter is larger than the MINBR in each one of the second Qos parameters, determining the MINBR in the updated Qos parameters as the MINBR in the second Qos parameters meeting a fourth preset condition in each one of the second Qos parameters.

In an implementation manner, the fourth preset condition is the largest MINBR in each second Qos parameter.

Illustratively, assuming that a first operator includes one terminal and a traffic type of a traffic request initiated by the terminal is an NGBR service, a second operator includes three terminals and a traffic type of a traffic request made by a terminal 1 of the second operator is an NGBR service, a traffic type of a traffic request made by a terminal 2 of the second operator is an NGBR service, and a traffic type of a traffic request made by a terminal 3 of the second operator is a GBR service, for example, it is assumed that an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal of the first operator is 3 and an MINBR of a terminal of the first operator is 95, an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal 1 of the second operator is 2 and an MINBR of a terminal 1 of the second operator is 90, an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal 2 of the second operator is 4 and an MINBR of a terminal 2 of the second operator is 85, an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal 3 of the second operator is 2 and an MINBR of a terminal 3 of the second operator is 95. As can be seen from the above, the NGBR priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator (or the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator), and the service type of the service request initiated by the terminal of the first operator is NGBR service, and the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is smaller than the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator, and the MINBR of the terminal of the first operator is larger than the MINBR of the terminal 2 of the second operator. Since the MINBR of the terminal 1 of the second operator is greater than the MINBR of the terminal 2 of the second operator, it is determined that the GBR parameter in the updated Qos parameters is the MINBR of the terminal 1 of the second operator.

In an implementation manner, the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter each include a Rate parameter, and the Rate parameter includes a Maximum aggregated Bit Rate (AMBR), in which case, the calculation method provided by the embodiment of the present invention further includes S125.

S125, when the base station determines that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the service request service type is an NGBR service, and the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the NGBR priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the AMBR in the first Qos parameter is greater than the AMBR in each of the second Qos parameters, determining that the AMBR in the updated Qos parameter is the AMBR in the second Qos parameter that satisfies a fourth preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters.

In an implementable manner, the fourth preset condition is a maximum AMBR in each of the second Qos parameters.

Illustratively, assuming that a first operator includes one terminal and a service type of a service request initiated by the terminal is an NGBR service, a second operator includes three terminals and a service type of a service request made by a terminal 1 of the second operator is an NGBR service, a service type of a service request made by a terminal 2 of the second operator is an NGBR service, and a service type of a service request made by a terminal 3 of the second operator is a GBR service, for example, it is assumed that an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal of the first operator is 3 and an AMBR of a terminal of the first operator is 95, an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal 1 of the second operator is 2 and an AMBR of a terminal 1 of the second operator is 90, an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal 2 of the second operator is 4 and an AMBR of a terminal 2 of the second operator is 85, an NGBR priority parameter of a terminal 3 of the second operator is 2 and an AMBR of a terminal 3 of the second operator is 95. As can be seen from the above, the NGBR priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the GBR priority parameter of the terminal 3 of the second operator (or the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator), and the service type of the service request initiated by the terminal of the first operator is NGBR service, and the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal of the first operator is smaller than the NGBR priority parameter of the terminal 1 of the second operator, and the AMBR of the terminal of the first operator is larger than the AMBR of the terminal 2 of the second operator. Since the AMBR of the terminal 1 of the second operator is greater than the AMBR of the terminal 2 of the second operator, it is determined that the GBR parameter in the updated Qos parameter is the AMBR of the terminal 1 of the second operator.

As can be seen from the above, when the terminal of the first operator accesses the base station, the core network parameters of the first operator and the core network parameters of the second operator may be different, so as to ensure that the terminal of each operator can enjoy higher service quality when accessing the base station. Therefore, the second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to the second operator, which is currently served by the base station, is taken as a reference to determine whether the first Qos parameter is reasonable, when the first Qos parameter is determined to be unreasonable, the updated Qos parameter is determined according to the first Qos parameter and each second Qos parameter, and the base station provides service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter, so that the service quality of each terminal currently served by the base station is ensured.

In an implementable manner, referring to fig. 2, as shown in fig. 4, the method for calculating a Qos parameter provided by the embodiment of the present invention further includes S14-S16.

And S14, the base station sends a modification request carrying the updated Qos parameter to the core network equipment of the first operator. Wherein, the modification request is used for instructing the core network device of the first operator to modify the pre-stored Qos parameters according to the updated Qos parameters.

And S15, the base station receives the response information from the core network equipment of the first operator, and provides service for the terminal according to the modified Qos parameter. The response information carries the modified Qos parameter, and the response information is used to indicate that the core network device of the first operator of the base station has modified the pre-stored Qos parameter according to the updated Qos parameter.

And S16, when the base station does not receive the response information from the core network equipment of the first operator, providing service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter.

It should be noted that, in practical application, Qos parameters corresponding to different service types are pre-stored in each core network device. Wherein, each QoS parameter comprises service priority, ARP, GBR priority, NGBR priority, GBR parameter, MINBR, AMBR and the like. And the Qos parameters for each modification may be one or more of the Qos parameters. Therefore, the base station can directly provide service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter.

Specifically, when S15 and S16 are executed, each response message is time-efficient. Therefore, when the base station sends the updated Qos parameter to the core network device of the first operator, if the response information is not received within the preset time period, S16 is directly executed, so as to ensure that the terminal of the first operator can normally perform service access. If the response message is received within the preset time period, S15 is directly executed, so as to ensure that the Qos parameter of the service type by the core network device of the first operator is consistent with the Qos parameter of the terminal of which the base station is currently the first operator, thereby ensuring the user experience of the terminal.

The above description mainly introduces the solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention from the perspective of methods. In order to implement the above functions, it includes a hardware structure and/or a software module for performing each function. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software, with the exemplary elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

The embodiment of the present invention may perform functional module division on the access network device according to the above method example, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. It should be noted that, the division of the modules in the embodiment of the present invention is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The base station 10 is configured to obtain a first quality of service Qos parameter of a core network device to which the terminal requests to access, and a second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to a second operator and currently served by the access network device. And determining the updated Qos parameters according to the first Qos parameters and each second Qos parameter. The base station 10 may comprise a transceiver unit 101 and a processing unit 102.

The transceiving unit 101 is configured to obtain a first quality of service Qos parameter of a core network device to which the terminal requests to access, and a second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to a second operator and currently served by the access network device. For example, in connection with fig. 2, the transceiving unit 101 may be configured to perform S11. In connection with fig. 3, the transceiving unit 101 may be configured to perform S13.

The processing unit 102 is configured to determine an updated Qos parameter according to the first Qos parameter acquired by the transceiving unit 101 and each second Qos parameter acquired by the transceiving unit 101. For example, in connection with fig. 2, the transceiving unit 101 may be configured to perform S12. In connection with fig. 3, the transceiving unit 101 may be configured to perform S120, S121, S122, S123, and S124. In conjunction with fig. 4, the transceiving unit 101 may be configured to perform S14, S15, and S16.

All relevant contents of each step related to the above method embodiment may be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module, and the function thereof is not described herein again.

Of course, the base station 10 provided in the embodiment of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, the above modules, for example, the base station 10 may further include the storage unit 103. The storage unit 103 may be configured to store the program code of the writing base station 10, and may also be configured to store data generated by the writing base station 10 during operation, such as data in a writing request.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 6, the base station 10 may include: at least one processor 51, a memory 52, a communication interface 53 and a communication bus 54.

The following describes each component of the base station 10 in detail with reference to fig. 6:

the processor 51 is a control center of the access network device, and may be a single processor or a collective term for multiple processing elements. For example, the processor 51 is a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or one or more Integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present invention, such as: one or more DSPs, or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).

In particular implementations, processor 51 may include one or more CPUs such as CPU0 and CPU1 shown in fig. 6 as one embodiment. Also, as an example, the base station 10 may include multiple processors, such as the processor 51 and the processor 55 shown in fig. 6. Each of these processors may be a Single-core processor (Single-CPU) or a Multi-core processor (Multi-CPU). A processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and/or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).

The Memory 52 may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including Compact Disc, laser Disc, optical Disc, digital versatile Disc, blu-ray Disc, etc.), magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited to these. The memory 52 may be self-contained and coupled to the processor 51 by a communication bus 54. The memory 52 may also be integrated with the processor 51.

In a particular implementation, the memory 52 is used for storing data and software programs for implementing the present invention. The processor 51 may perform various functions of the air conditioner by running or executing software programs stored in the memory 52 and calling data stored in the memory 52.

The communication interface 53 is a device such as any transceiver, and is used for communicating with other devices or communication Networks, such as a Radio Access Network (RAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a terminal, and a cloud. The communication interface 53 may include an acquisition unit implementing the acquisition function and a transmission unit implementing the transmission function.

The communication bus 54 may be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, an Extended ISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, or the like. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 6, but this is not intended to represent only one bus or type of bus.

As an example, in conjunction with fig. 5, the transceiver unit 101 in the base station 10 implements the same function as the communication interface 53 in fig. 6, the processing unit 102 implements the same function as the processor 51 in fig. 6, and the storage unit 103 implements the same function as the memory 52 in fig. 6.

Another embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method shown in the above method embodiment.

In some embodiments, the disclosed methods may be implemented as computer program instructions encoded on a computer-readable storage medium in a machine-readable format or encoded on other non-transitory media or articles of manufacture.

Fig. 7 schematically illustrates a conceptual partial view of a computer program product comprising a computer program for executing a computer process on a computing device provided by an embodiment of the invention.

In one embodiment, the computer program product is provided using a signal bearing medium 410. The signal bearing medium 410 may include one or more program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, may provide the functions or portions of the functions described above with respect to fig. 2. Thus, for example, referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 2, one or more features of S11 and S12 may be undertaken by one or more instructions associated with the signal bearing medium 410. Further, the program instructions in FIG. 7 also describe example instructions.

In some examples, signal bearing medium 410 may include a computer readable medium 411, such as, but not limited to, a hard disk drive, a Compact Disc (CD), a Digital Video Disc (DVD), a digital tape, a memory, a read-only memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), or the like.

In some implementations, the signal bearing medium 410 may comprise a computer recordable medium 412 such as, but not limited to, a memory, a read/write (R/W) CD, a R/W DVD, and the like.

In some implementations, the signal bearing medium 410 may include a communication medium 413, such as, but not limited to, a digital and/or analog communication medium (e.g., a fiber optic cable, a waveguide, a wired communications link, a wireless communication link, etc.).

The signal bearing medium 410 may be conveyed by a wireless form of communication medium 413, such as a wireless communication medium compliant with the IEEE 802.41 standard or other transport protocol. The one or more program instructions may be, for example, computer-executable instructions or logic-implementing instructions.

In some examples, a data writing apparatus, such as that described with respect to fig. 2, may be configured to provide various operations, functions, or actions in response to one or more program instructions via the computer-readable medium 411, the computer-recordable medium 412, and/or the communication medium 413.

Through the above description of the embodiments, it is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional modules is merely used as an example, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be completed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device may be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the above described functions.

In the embodiments provided in the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical functional division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may be one physical unit or a plurality of physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed in a plurality of different places. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware, or may also be implemented in the form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention may be essentially or partially contributed to by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product, where the software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a device (which may be a single chip, a chip, or the like) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a U disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A QOS parameter calculation method is applied to access network equipment, the access network equipment provides services for a first operator and a second operator, and the first operator shares the access network equipment of the second operator, and the method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

acquiring a first quality of service (Qos) parameter of core network equipment which a terminal requests to access, and a second Qos parameter of each terminal which belongs to the second operator and is currently served by the access network equipment; the core network equipment which the terminal requests to access is the core network equipment of the first operator;

determining an updated Qos parameter according to the first Qos parameter and each second Qos parameter; wherein, the updated Qos parameter is used to instruct the access network device to provide a service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter;

the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter each include a first parameter for indicating a priority including any one of an allocation and retention priority, ARP, and a traffic priority;

determining an updated Qos parameter according to the first Qos parameter and each of the second Qos parameters includes:

and when determining that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is greater than the priority parameter in each second Qos parameter, determining that the updated priority parameter in the Qos parameter is the priority parameter in the second Qos parameter meeting a first preset condition in each second Qos parameter.

2. The computing method of claim 1, wherein the priority parameter comprises any one of a guaranteed bit rate, GBR, priority parameter and a non-guaranteed bit rate, NGBR, priority parameter;

before the obtaining a first quality of service Qos parameter of a core network device to which the terminal requests to access and a second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to the second operator currently served by the access network device, the calculating method further includes:

acquiring a service request sent by a terminal;

determining that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than a priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters, and the service request service type is GBR service, and when a priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is larger than a GBR priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters, determining that a priority parameter in the updated Qos parameter is a GBR priority parameter in a second Qos parameter that satisfies a second preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters;

and when determining that the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than the priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the service request service type is an NGBR service, and the priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is larger than the NGBR priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters, determining the priority parameter in the updated Qos parameter as the NGBR priority parameter in the second Qos parameter satisfying a second preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters.

3. The computing method of claim 2, wherein the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter each comprise a rate parameter comprising any one of a guaranteed bit rate, GBR, minimum bit rate, MINBR, and maximum aggregated bit rate, AMBR;

the calculation method further comprises:

when determining that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters is smaller than a priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters, and the traffic request traffic type is GBR traffic, and a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters is smaller than a GBR priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters, and a rate parameter in the first Qos parameters is greater than a rate parameter in each of the second Qos parameters, determining that a rate parameter in the updated Qos parameters is a rate parameter in the second Qos parameters that satisfies a third preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters;

when it is determined that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than a priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and the service request service type is an NGBR service, and a priority parameter in the first Qos parameter is smaller than an NGBR priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters, and a rate parameter in the first Qos parameter is greater than a rate parameter in each of the second Qos parameters, determining a rate parameter in the updated Qos parameter as a rate parameter in each of the second Qos parameters that satisfies a fourth preset condition.

4. An access network device that provides services to a first operator and a second operator, and the first operator shares an access network device of the second operator, comprising:

a transceiving unit, configured to obtain a first quality of service Qos parameter of a core network device to which a terminal requests to access, and a second Qos parameter of each terminal belonging to the second operator and currently served by the access network device; the core network equipment which the terminal requests to access is the core network equipment of the first operator;

a processing unit, configured to determine an updated Qos parameter according to the first Qos parameter obtained by the transceiver unit and each of the second Qos parameters obtained by the transceiver unit; wherein, the updated Qos parameter is used to instruct the access network device to provide a service for the terminal according to the updated Qos parameter;

the processing unit is specifically configured to determine, when it is determined that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit is greater than a priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, that a priority parameter in the updated Qos parameters is a priority parameter in a second Qos parameter that satisfies a first preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit.

5. The access network device of claim 4, wherein the priority parameter comprises any one of a GBR priority parameter and an NGBR priority parameter;

the receiving and sending unit is further used for acquiring a service request sent by the terminal;

the processing unit is further configured to determine that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit is smaller than a priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, and when the service request service type acquired by the transceiver unit is a preset service, and a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit is greater than a GBR priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, determine that a priority parameter in the updated Qos parameters is a GBR priority parameter in the second Qos parameters that satisfy a second preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit;

the processing unit is further configured to determine that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit is smaller than a priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, and when the service request service type acquired by the transceiver unit is a preset service, and a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit is greater than an NGBR priority parameter in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, determine that a priority parameter in the updated Qos parameters is an NGBR priority parameter in a second Qos parameter that satisfies a second preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit.

6. The access network device of claim 5, wherein the first Qos parameter and the second Qos parameter each comprise a rate parameter comprising any one of a guaranteed bit rate, GBR, minimum bit rate, MINBR, and maximum aggregated bit rate, AMBR;

the processing unit is specifically configured to determine that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit is smaller than a priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, the service request service type acquired by the transceiver unit is a preset service, and a priority parameter in the first Qos parameter acquired by the transceiver unit is smaller than a GBR priority parameter in any one of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, and when the rate parameter in the first Qos parameter acquired by the transceiving unit is greater than the rate parameter in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiving unit, determining a rate parameter in the updated Qos parameters as a rate parameter in the second Qos parameters meeting a third preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit;

the processing unit is specifically configured to determine that a priority parameter in the first Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit is smaller than a priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, and the service request service type acquired by the transceiver unit is an NGBR service, and a priority parameter in the first Qos parameter acquired by the transceiver unit is smaller than an NGBR priority parameter in any of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit, and when the rate parameter in the first Qos parameter acquired by the transceiving unit is greater than the rate parameter in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiving unit, and determining the rate parameter in the updated Qos parameters as the rate parameter in the second Qos parameters meeting a fourth preset condition in each of the second Qos parameters acquired by the transceiver unit.

7. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of calculating QOS parameters according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

8. An access network device, comprising: communication interface, processor, memory, bus;

the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions, and the processor is connected with the memory through the bus;

the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored by the memory when the access network device is running to cause the access network device to perform the method of QOS parameter calculation according to any of claims 1-3 above.