Network entities for managing distribution of slice service level agreement information in a communication network

    公开(公告)号:US12225402B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US17740021

    申请日:2022-05-09

    Abstract: A network entity for controlling distribution of slice service level agreement (SLA) information of a network slice in a mobile communication network is provided, 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. A network control entity for supporting distribution of slice service level agreement (SLA) information for a mobile communication network is provided, 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.

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

    公开(公告)号:US20250168690A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US19030914

    申请日:2025-01-17

    Abstract: A network entity for controlling distribution of slice service level agreement (SLA) information of a network slice in a mobile communication network is provided, 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. A network control entity for supporting distribution of slice service level agreement (SLA) information for a mobile communication network is provided, 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.

    Systems and methods for monitoring network slices using probes

    公开(公告)号:US10979921B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    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.

    Network function for end-to-end communication services

    公开(公告)号:US11477695B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US17011405

    申请日:2020-09-03

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a network function for supporting end-to-end communication services in a communication network, wherein the communication network comprises a first management system for managing a 3GPP 5G subnetwork and a second management system for managing a 3GPP legacy subnetwork and/or a non-3GPP subnetwork. The network function provides an interface between the first management system and the second management system. The first management system and/or the second management system comprises a plurality of network management functions and/or network management function instances. The network function also selects one or more of the plurality of network management functions and or network management function instances in response to a service request on the basis of a load balancing requirement, a minimum latency requirement defined by the service request and/or a quality of a service requirement defined by the service request.

    DATA HANDLER
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220070071A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17521665

    申请日:2021-11-08

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data handler being configured to handle monitoring data among network entities, wherein the data handler is configured to: obtain a first data request from a first network entity, the first data request comprising a first data identifier, the first data identifier relating to monitoring data; obtain one or more second data identifier from one or more other network entities, wherein the one or more second data identifier is related to the monitoring data to be collected from one or more other network entities; generate association information based on the first data identifier and the one or more second data identifier; and determine, based on the association information, whether the monitoring data to be collected is already available at the data handler, or determine whether the monitoring data to be collected should be collected from the one or more other network entities by the data handler.

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