Patent ID: 11910243
Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory comprising computer program code,
the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus at least to:
receive, from a user, a request for a user connection to a network element,

based on the request, set a reservation of a soft limit resource quota in a specific network concept;
send an indication of whether the request was successful or unsuccessful, the request comprising at least one procedure or action indicating network resource availability;
determine whether the user belongs to the specific network concept;
based on the determination that the user belongs to the specific network concept, allocate resources according to resource allocation rules specific to whether a user is entitled to use the allocated resources, and whether the user connection, a session, a bearer, a signaling connection or a data radio bearer request was successful, wherein resources are allocated differently for users that belong to the network concept compared to users that do not belong to the specific network concept;
deploy the resource quota in a combination of a first grouping and a second grouping, wherein the first grouping is identified by a network slice, public land mobile network identification, 5QI, device type, subscription type, and a device supporting a specific air interface, and wherein the second grouping is identified by a different network slice, public land mobile network identification, 5QI, device type, subscription type, subscription profile and a device supporting a specific air interface; and
apply the resource quota differently to different resource.