US 12,255,781 B2
Network management
Qiang Liu, Charlotte, NC (US); and Nak Jung Choi, Florham Park, NJ (US)
Assigned to Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo (FI)
Filed by Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/692,275.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/162,766, filed on Mar. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0303191 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0894 (2022.01); H04L 41/0826 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0894 (2022.05) [H04L 41/0826 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
identifying, for a communication network, a set of policies including a rule-based resource management policy and a machine learning based resource management policy;
determining, for each policy in the set of policies based on a network state of the communication network, a respective set of policy evaluation parameters indicative of a risk of applying the respective policy to the communication network;
selecting, from the set of policies based on a cumulative cost of the communication network and the respective sets of policy evaluation parameters for the respective policies, a selected policy for performing resource management for the communication network, wherein selecting the selected policy comprises:
selecting, from a set of available policy selection functions based on a determination as to whether the cumulative cost satisfies a threshold, a selected policy selection function; and
selecting, based on analysis of each of the sets of policy evaluation parameters based on the selected policy selection function, the selected policy;
generating, based on the selected policy, a resource management action for the communication network;
revising, based on the network state and a resource usage of the communication network, the resource management action to form a revised resource management action for the communication network; and
initiating execution of the revised resource management action for the communication network.