Patent ID: 8429465
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing resources in networks, comprising: sending, by a resource manager (RM), a first request message according to a received resource request message, to a network access server (NAS), so that the NAS requests an access node (AN) to perform admission control; and sending a response message of the resource request message after receiving an admission control result from the NAS indicating whether a resource requested by the resource request message is admitted; wherein, the RM sends the first request message to the NAS according to the received resource request message, so that the NAS requests the AN to perform the admission control via an access node control protocol, ANCP, message; the AN performs the admission control, and returns the admission control result indicating whether the resource requested by the resource request message is admitted to the NAS; the NAS performs protocol conversion on the admission control result and sends the result to the RM; and the RM sends the response message of the resource request message after receiving the admission control result sent by the NAS indicating whether the resource requested by the resource request message is admitted; wherein, the sending the first request message to the NAS, so that the NAS requests the AN to perform the admission control via an ANCP message; and sending the response message of the resource request message after receiving the admission control result sent by the NAS indicating whether the resource requested by the resource request message is admitted comprises: sending the first request message comprising a policy to be installed by the NAS to the NAS, so that the NAS requests the AN to reserve a program bandwidth via an ANCP message; and sending the response message of the resource request message after receiving the admission control result sent by the NAS indicating whether the resource requested by the resource request message is admitted and a policy installation result.