Customization approach for cooperating nodes interacting through a standard

1. A method for determining at least one communication algorithm for communication between a first network node and a second network node, the method comprising:

receiving status information for the first network node and the second network node, a communication channel having been established between the first network node and the second network node;

determining a first category for the first network node based on the received status information for the first network node and determining a second category for the second network node based on the received status information for the second network node;

creating a pairing entry in a container repository, the pairing entry including a pairing of the first category for the first network node with the second category for the second network node;

identifying at least one communication algorithm based at least on the pairing entry;

receiving notification of a modification of the communication algorithm;

updating the second category for the second network node based on the modification; and

creating an updated pairing between the first category for the first network node and the updated second category for the second network node.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising implementing the at least one communication algorithm.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the container repository containing the pairing entry resides in at least one of the first network node and the second network node.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one communication algorithm is a resource management algorithm usable by the first network node.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one communication algorithm is a measurement algorithm usable by the second network node.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

mapping at least one of the status information for the first network node with the first category for the first network node and the status information for the second network node with the second category for the second network node in order to access the pairing entry in the container repository.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the mapping is stored in the first network node.

8. A container repository for determining at least one communication algorithm for communication between a first network node and a second network node, the container repository comprising:

an interface configured to receive status information for the first network node and status information for the second network node, a communication channel having been established between the first network node and the second network node; and

processing circuitry including a memory and a processor, the memory in communication with the processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

determine a first category for the first network node based on the received status information for the first network node and determine a second category for the second network node based on the received status information for the second network node;

create a pairing entry, the pairing entry including a pairing of the first category for the first network node with the second category for the second network node;

store the pairing entry in the memory; and

identify at least one communication algorithm based at least on the pairing entry,

wherein upon receipt by the interface of a notification of a modification of the communication algorithm, the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to:

update the second category for the second network node based on the modification; and

create an updated pairing between the first category for the first network node and the updated second category for the second network node.

9. The container repository of claim 8 , wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to implement the at least one communication algorithm.

10. The container repository of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the container repository containing the pairing entry resides in at least one of the first network node and the second network node.

11. The container repository of claim 8 , wherein the at least one communication algorithm is a resource management algorithm usable by the first network node.

12. The container repository of claim 8 , wherein the at least one communication algorithm is a measurement algorithm usable by the second network node.

13. The container repository of claim 8 , wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to:

map at least one of the status information for the first network node with the first category for the first network node and the status information for the second network node with the second category for the second network node in order to access the pairing entry in the container repository.

14. The container repository of claim 13 , wherein the mapping is stored in the first network node.

15. A first network node for selecting at least one communication algorithm for communication with a second network node, the first network node comprising:

an interface configured to:

forward status information for the first network node and status information for the second network node to a container repository, a communication channel having been established between the first network node and the second network node; and

receive status information identifying at least one communication algorithm for at least one of the first network node and the second network node, the status information being based on a pairing entry in the container repository, the pairing entry including a pairing of a first category for the first network node with a second category for the second network node; and

processing circuitry including a memory and a processor, the memory in communication with the processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

select the identified at least one communication algorithm based on the received status information;

receive notification of a modification of the communication algorithm;

updating the second category for the second network node based on the modification; and

create an updated pairing between the first category for the first network node and the updated second category for the second network node.

16. The first network node of claim 15 , further comprising the container repository.

17. The first network node of claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of the container repository containing the pairing entry resides in at least one of the first network node and the second network node.

18. The first network node of claim 15 , wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to implement the at least one communication algorithm.

19. The first network node of claim 15 , wherein the at least one communication algorithm is a resource management algorithm usable by the first network node.

20. The first network node of claim 15 , wherein the at least one communication algorithm is a measurement algorithm usable by the second network node.