Granted Patent B2

US 12,689,942 · App. 18/588,388 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Inventors: Berthold Panzner (Munich, DE); Laurent Goix (Massy, FR)

Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy

H04W28/0917H04W24/08

Abstract

Claims (52)

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:

determine a cellular communication network providing at least one service flow for the apparatus;

receive, from the network, energy-related information about the network, wherein said energy-related information is associated with the at least one service flow; and

determine, based at least in part on said information, whether to adapt the at least one service flow;

wherein said energy-related information associated with the at least one service flow comprises at least one of an indication about a type of an energy supply of the network, an energy ratio of the network or a level of energy efficiency of the at least one service flow provided by the network; and

wherein the stored instructions further cause, when executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus at least to:

determine, when the type of the energy supply of the network is non-renewable, at least one of the at least one service flow that is non-critical; and

pause the at least one non-critical service flow.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the indication of the type of the energy supply indicates at least whether the energy supply of the network is renewable or non-renewable.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the type of the energy supply is wind powered, solar powered, geothermal, biomass, hydropower, nuclear or fossil.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the indication of the energy ratio of the network indicates a percentage of energy supply of the network that is from renewable energy supply or non-renewable energy supply.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the indication of the level of energy efficiency of the at least one service flow indicates energy consumption of the at least one service flow as a unit of energy per bit.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stored instructions further cause, when executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus at least to:

receive the at least one indication as a service flow indicator.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said energy-related information comprises information about a current or expected energy supply of the network.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stored instructions further cause, when executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus at least to:

determine, based at least in part on a criticality of the at least one service flow, whether to adapt the at least one service flow.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stored instructions further cause, when executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus at least to:

determine at least one of the at least one service flow that is critical; and

continue the at least one critical service flow regardless of said energy-related information.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the type of the energy supply is coal, oil or natural gas.

11 . A method, comprising:

determining, by an apparatus, a cellular communication network providing at least one service flow for the apparatus;

receiving by the apparatus, from the network, energy-related information about the network, wherein said energy-related information is associated with the at least one service flow; and

determining by the apparatus, based at least in part on said information, whether to adapt the at least one service flow;

wherein said energy-related information associated with the at least one service flow comprises at least one of an indication about a type of an energy supply of the network, an energy ratio of the network or a level of energy efficiency of the at least one service flow provided by the network; and

the method further comprises:

determining, when the type of the energy supply of the network is non-renewable, at least one of the at least one service flow that is non-critical; and

pausing the at least one non-critical service flow.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the indication of the type of the energy supply indicates at least whether the energy supply of the network is renewable or non-renewable.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the type of the energy supply is wind powered, solar powered, geothermal, biomass, hydropower, nuclear or fossil.

14 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the indication of the energy ratio of the network indicates a percentage of energy supply of the network that is from renewable energy supply or non-renewable energy supply.

15 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the indication of the level of energy efficiency of the at least one service flow indicates energy consumption of the at least one service flow as a unit of energy per bit.

16 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the stored instructions further cause, when executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus at least to:

receive the at least one indication as a service flow indicator.

17 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the type of the energy supply is coal, oil or natural gas.

18 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

determining at least one of the at least one service flow that is critical; and

continuing the at least one critical service flow regardless of said energy-related information.

19 . 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:

determine a cellular communication network providing at least one service flow for the apparatus;

receive, from the network, energy-related information about the network, wherein said energy-related information is associated with the at least one service flow;

determine, based at least in part on said information, whether to adapt the at least one service flow;

determine at least one of the at least one service flow that is critical; and

continue the at least one critical service flow regardless of said energy-related information.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the stored instructions further cause, when executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus at least to:

determine, when the type of the energy supply of the network is non-renewable, at least one of the at least one service flow that is non-critical; and

pause the at least one non-critical service flow.

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