Method and apparatus for managing mobile resource usage

摘要

A method and apparatus for managing network resource consumption. In various embodiments, excessive resource consumption within a network such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network attributed to one or more user devices (UDs) is constrained by adjusting a Policy Control and Charging (PCC) rule associated with a network element serving the UD such that the corresponding network resource consumption level is reduced.

主权项

1. A method for managing network resource consumption in a network comprising a plurality of network elements, the method comprising:
identifying a user device (UD) associated with a network element and exhibiting a relatively high level of network resource consumption; and adjusting a Policy Control and Charging (PCC) rule associated with the identified UD such that the corresponding network resource consumption level of the identified UD is reduced; wherein the steps of identifying and adjusting are performed in response to a determination that a second UD in communication with the network element is experiencing a Quality of Service (QoS) level below a minimum QoS level.