NETWORK ENTITIES FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTION OF SLICE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20220264357A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17740021

    申请日:2022-05-09

    Abstract: The invention relates to a network entity for controlling distribution of slice service level agreement, SLA, information of a network slice in a mobile communication network, wherein the network entity is configured to: obtain a plurality of slice SLA indications, wherein each slice SLA indication is obtained from a network control entity of a first plurality of network control entities; and provide to a network control entity local slice SLA information, wherein the local slice SLA information is based on the obtained plurality of slice SLA indications. The invention further relates to a network control entity for supporting distribution of slice service level agreement, SLA, information for a mobile communication network, wherein the network control entity is configured to: provide a plurality of slice SLA indications to a network entity for controlling distribution of slice SLA information of a network slice; obtain local slice SLA information related to a network slice from a second entity, wherein the local slice SLA information is based on the obtained plurality of slice SLA indications.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UE REGISTRATION ASSISTED BY ANALYTICS TO SUPPORT INTRA AND INTER NETWORK SLICE LOAD BALANCING

    公开(公告)号:US20210168651A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17171863

    申请日:2021-02-09

    Abstract: The present invention relates to performing mobile network configurations or changes. The invention presents a first device for performing the mobile network configuration or change, and a second device for generating feedback for supporting the mobile network configuration or change. The first device is configured to send a support request to the second device, wherein the support request specifies a reusable or specific feedback type and a target information. The second device is configured to send reusable or specific feedback about the target information in response to the support request. The first device is then configured to determine a configuration or change of the mobile network based on the reusable or specific feedback. The reusable feedback includes a value or set of values of the target information and at least one coordination parameter indicating how the reusable feedback is to be used by multiple second devices.

    ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK FOR CP AND DP SLICES
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190335349A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16509882

    申请日:2019-07-12

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a slice monitor for monitoring slices programmed by a slice owner and deployed by an orchestrator in the control and data planes of a communication network. The slice monitor comprises multiple databases containing different types of information, selects the probes to monitor each slice in the control plane or the data plane and instantiates the selected probes as well as a single-slice monitoring device specific to each slice. For optimization, the slice monitor configures the content of its databases by communicating through multiple interfaces with different actors such as the slice owner, the owner of the orchestrator and the owner of itself. Using alarm handlers and a reconfiguration engine, the slice monitor together with the single-slice monitoring device can detect and compensate for possible violations in the service-level agreement by reconfiguring the slice. If the compensation fails, the slice monitor requests the orchestrator for reconfiguration.

    LOCATION TRACKING
    4.
    发明申请
    LOCATION TRACKING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190191406A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16283383

    申请日:2019-02-22

    CPC classification number: H04W64/00 G01S5/0027 G01S5/0205 G01S5/0263

    Abstract: A communications system comprising a core network, a radio access network and at least one user equipment device, wherein: the core network is configured for communicating with the user equipment device to form a first estimate of the location of the user equipment device; the radio access network is configured for communicating with the user equipment device to form a second estimate of the location of the user equipment device; and the core network is configured for forming a third estimate of the location of the user equipment device by synthesizing the first and second estimates.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NETWORK SLICE ADMISSION CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20240031790A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18476522

    申请日:2023-09-28

    CPC classification number: H04W8/06 H04W48/08

    Abstract: Example network admission control methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a first network entity of a first network sends a first request to a second network entity in at least one second network. The first request includes one or more of a request of a proposed adjustment of the at least one roaming budget of at least one roaming related parameter, a request of a new budget of the at least one roaming budget of at least one roaming related parameter, and a request of the admission control of the at least one roaming UE for the at least one network slice. The first network entity receives a first response from the second network entity, wherein the first response indicates whether the second network entity accepts or rejects the proposed adjustment of the at least one roaming budget.

    ANALYTICS GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION IN A MOBILE NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20230069455A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17898198

    申请日:2022-08-29

    Abstract: A consumer of an analytics output receives control and/or knowledge about a set of parameters that is used for generating the analytics output. A set of baseline parameters is used for generating the analytics output, which (a) is associated with a set of analytics consumers and/or with a set of analytics types, and (b) is related to at least one of a statistical property and/or process and/or an output strategy for providing an analytics output. Network entities and corresponding methods for analytics generation and for consuming analytics may be used for generating an analytics output based on the set of baseline parameters.

    APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AND INFLUENCING QOS LEVELS

    公开(公告)号:US20200383006A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16996289

    申请日:2020-08-18

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus (100) for improving a mobile network system, in particular a 4G or 5G system. The apparatus (100) is configured to support multiple Quality of Service (QoS) levels (101) for a session (102) related to an application (103) or a service. In particular, the apparatus (100) may comprise an Application Function, AF, (200) and a Policy Control Function, PCF, (201), wherein the AF (200) is configured to request (202) from the PCF (201) to configure the multiple QoS levels (101) for the session (102). Advantageously, the apparatus (100) may switch from a current QoS level (101) for the session (102) to another QoS level (101) for the session (102) in case of a modification of the session (102), in particular if one or more parameters of the session (102) are modified.

    SESSION MANAGEMENT FOR MASSIVE MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION IN 5G NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20190141758A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-09

    申请号:US16238992

    申请日:2019-01-03

    Abstract: The invention relates to a control plane network entity for managing communication between an access network and a core network of a wireless communication system, wherein the CP network entity comprises a processor configured, in response to a connectivity request from a first physical device, to assign the first physical device to a virtual device and to establish an aggregate CN bearer for the virtual device. The first physical device is associated with a device class parameter and the processor is configured, in response to a connectivity request from a second physical device, to assign the second physical device to the virtual device.

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