Capacity allocation in communications

摘要

A capacity allocation method comprises receiving (303), in a network apparatus (101), a capacity request message regarding a user terminal (102). In response to receiving the capacity request message, the apparatus (101) checks (303) one or more service parameters related to the user terminal (102). If the checking (303) reveals that enhanced network service activation criteria are fulfilled, the service parameters are used to define (303), by using a suitable network algorithm, a temporarily enhanced network service for the user terminal (102) such that the temporarily enhanced network service exceeds the service level originally agreed for the user terminal (102).

主权项

1. A method of capacity allocation in a communications system comprising a network apparatus, the method comprising:
receiving, in the network apparatus, a capacity request message regarding a user terminal; and checking, in the network apparatus, in response to receiving the capacity request message, one or more service parameters related to the user terminal, wherein if the checking reveals that enhanced network service activation criteria are fulfilled, said one or more service parameters are used to define, by using a suitable network algorithm, a temporarily enhanced network service for the user terminal, wherein the temporarily enhanced network service exceeds a service level originally agreed for the user terminal; monitoring automatically the one or more service parameters related to the user terminal; and determining whether to deactivate the temporarily enhanced network service based on the one or more service parameters.