TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

An apparatus and method of telecommunication network resource management based on social network characteristics includes a first step (200) of retrieving data relating to social network characteristics associated with a user. A next step (202) includes computing social network metrics based on the data. A next step (204) includes defining a priority score for a session with the user based on the social network metrics. A next step (206) includes assigning resources for the communication session based on the priority score, wherein the resources can include a power operational mode for the session.