US 12,267,218 B2
Apparatus, methods, and computer programs
Stephen Mwanje, Munich (DE); and Joao Antonio Pereira Rodrigues, Amadora (PT)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 18/557,677
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Jun. 15, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/066128
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/262958, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0223469 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 41/5006 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/5006 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive a set of service offer descriptors, the service offer descriptor set defining one or more attributes, at least one of the attributes being associated with a plurality of different options, the set of service offer descriptors being associated with a service provider, wherein at least two of the sets of service offer descriptors are associated with different service providers;
receive a set of service requirements for a service to be provided, said set of service requirements defining one or more attributes for the service and for one or more of the attributes an associated option; and
provide a set of service order descriptors for the service to be provided, said set of service order descriptors based on said set of service offer descriptors and comprising for at least one attribute of the set of service offer descriptors information indicating a selected option of the plurality of different options, in dependence on the service to be provided.