Simultaneous quality of experience measurement configurations for incapable user equipments
A method of operating a UE in a wireless communication network, includes obtaining time sharing configuration for quality of experience (QoE) measurements. The method further includes performing QoE measurements time divided between multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, wherein the QoE measurements are time divided based on the time sharing configuration. Another related method of operating a network node in a wireless communication network, includes generating a time sharing configuration defining time divided QoE measurements to be performed by a UE for multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, and providing the time sharing configuration to the UE.
1 . A method of operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
obtaining time sharing configuration for quality of experience (QoE) measurements; and
performing QoE measurements time divided between multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, wherein the QoE measurements are time divided based on the time sharing configuration, the time sharing configuration specifying, for each of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows, a share of QoE measurement time.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining time sharing configuration for QoE measurements, comprises:
receiving the time sharing configuration from a network node.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is not capable of performing simultaneous QoE measurements on the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE without use of the time sharing configuration.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing QoE measurements time divided between the multiple applications and/or the multiple application data flows processed by the UE, comprises:
repetitively cycling between performing QoE measurements on each of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows with timing of the cycling between performing the QoE measurements controlled by the time sharing configuration.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the timing of the cycling between performing the QoE measurements is controlled based on a duty cycle defined by the time sharing configuration.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein at least two of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows have different duty cycles defined by the time sharing configuration which are based on at least one of: importance of the QoE measurements for the respective application and/or application data flow; expected intensity of traffic for the respective application and/or application data flow; radio resources available for transmission and/or reception by the UE; radio resources used by the UE for transmission and/or reception; and wireless communication pathloss measured by the UE.
7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the timing of the cycling between performing the QoE measurements is controlled based on at least one of: whether the UE is configured in dual connectivity; a type of dual connectivity the UE is configured to use; a DRX cycle configuration in connected mode of the UE; and battery consumption of the UE.
8 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
determining that during a time period when a QoE measurement is to be performed on one of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows, that the one of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows is not actively communicating with the wireless communication network; and
responsive to the determination, performing during a remaining portion of the time period a QoE measurement on at least one other of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing QoE measurements time divided between the multiple applications and/or the multiple application data flows processed by the UE, comprises:
performing opportunistic time sharing between the QoE measurements on the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, wherein the opportunistic time sharing between the QoE measurements includes performing the QoE measurements on the one of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows that is currently actively communicating through the wireless communication network.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing QoE measurements time divided between the multiple applications and/or the multiple application data flows processed by the UE, comprises:
performing prioritization of the QoE measurements on the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows according to a priority order defined based on the time sharing configuration, when more than one of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows simultaneously have data actively flowing.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
adjusting the priority order based on comparison of amount of data flows that have occurred for the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows.
12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
adjusting the priority order based on comparison of the QoE measurements for the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows.
13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
adjusting the priority order based on identifying occurrence of timing collisions between occurrence of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows.
14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating an indication of the UE's lack of support for simultaneous QoE measurements on multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows; and
providing the indication to a network node, wherein the time sharing configuration is received from the network node.
15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending indications of the QoE measurements to a network node.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the sending indications of the QoE measurements to the network node comprises:
sending separate measurement reports for each of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the sending indications of the QoE measurements to the network node comprises:
combining the QoE measurements for all of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows into a log file; and
sending the log file to the network node.
18 . A method of operating a network node in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
generating a time sharing configuration defining time divided quality of experience (QoE) measurements to be performed by a user equipment (UE) for multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, the time sharing configuration specifying, for each of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows, a share of QoE measurement time; and
providing the time sharing configuration to the UE.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the generating of the time sharing configuration, comprises:
providing an indication that the UE is to perform opportunistic time sharing between the QoE measurements on the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, wherein the opportunistic time sharing between the QoE measurements includes performing the QoE measurements on the one of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows that is currently actively communicating through the wireless communication network.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the generating of the time sharing configuration, comprises:
providing to the UE an indication that the UE is to perform prioritization of the QoE measurements on the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows according to a defined priority order, when more than one of the multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows simultaneously have data actively flowing.