IP Library Granted Patent US 11,432,174
Granted Patent B2
US 11,432,174 · App. 16/592,536 · Granted Aug 30, 2022

Telecommunications networks

Inventors: Mehrdad Shariat (Middlesex, GB); Andrew Bennett (Middlesex, GB)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W24/10H04W8/08H04W48/06H04W48/16H04W48/17H04W60/04
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Patent No.
US 11,432,174
App. No.
16/592,536
Granted
Aug 30, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of configuring a telecommunications network comprising the steps of collecting analytics data from a network (NAD) and analytics data (TAD) from at least one User Equipment (UE), analyzing said NAD and TAD and configuring at least one network feature according to the NAD and the TAD.

Claims (26)

1. A method performed by a network data analytics function (NWDAF) entity in a communication system, the method comprising:

subscribing to an event exposure service of an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, wherein the event exposure service is for notification of an event based on registration of a user equipment (UE);

identifying first information associated with the UE registered to single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) based on the subscription to the event exposure service;

identifying second information on a load level of a network slice instance corresponding to the S-NSSAI;

identifying analytics associated with the S-NSSAI based on the first information and the second information; and

transmitting, to a network slice selection function (NSSF) entity, the analytics associated with the S-NSSAI.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein reception of the first information is based on the registration of the UE,

wherein the registration of the UE is based on a registration request message including the S-NSSAI, and

wherein the registration request message is transmitted by the UE toward the AMF entity.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reception of the first information is further based on information of an area of interest.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE corresponds to a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI).

5. A network data analytics function (NWDAF) entity in a communication system, the NWDAF entity comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

subscribe to an event exposure service of an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, wherein the event exposure service is for notification of an event based on registration of a user equipment (UE),

identify first information associated with the UE registered to single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) based on the subscription to the event exposure service,

identify second information on a load level of network slice instance corresponding to the S-NSSAI,

identify analytics associated with the S-NSSAI based on the first information and the second information, and

transmit, to a network slice selection function (NSSF) entity via the transceiver, the analytics associated with the S-NSSAI.

6. The NWDAF entity of claim 5 ,

wherein reception of the first information is based on the registration of the UE,

wherein the registration of the UE is based on a registration request message including the S-NSSAI, and

wherein the registration request message is transmitted by the UE toward the AMF entity.

7. The NWDAF entity of claim 6 , wherein the reception of the first information is further based on information of an area of interest.

8. The NWDAF entity of claim 5 , wherein the UE corresponds to a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2019
From: SHARIAT, MEHRDAD; BENNETT, ANDREW
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050621/0457 →
Priority Claims (2)
GB 1816129 · Oct 3, 2018 · national
GB 1913200 · Sep 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200112868A1 · Apr 9, 2020
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