Generation of a threshold monitoring service for a network function to monitor a performance measurement based on a threshold thus defined
Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for defining threshold monitoring service for performance management of 5G networks. For example, some embodiments are directed to an electronic device. The electronic device includes radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to receive, using the radio front end circuitry, a first request to generate a threshold monitoring service for a network function (NF). The processor circuitry can be further configured to generate the threshold monitoring service and transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, a second request to the NF to monitor a performance measurement based on a threshold defined by the threshold monitoring service. The processor circuitry can also be configured to receive, using the radio front end circuitry, the performance measurement from the NF.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
radio front end circuitry; and
processor circuitry, coupled to the radio front end circuitry, and configured to:
receive, using the radio front end circuitry, a first request to generate a threshold monitoring service for a network function (NF);
generate the threshold monitoring service;
transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, a second request to the NF to monitor a performance measurement based on a threshold defined by the threshold monitoring service;
receive, using the radio front end circuitry, the performance measurement from the NF;
receive, using the radio front end circuitry, a third request to modify the threshold monitoring service for the NF; and
modify the threshold monitoring service based on the received third request,
wherein one or more parameters of the threshold monitoring service are presented by one or more attributes in an instance of an object class,
wherein the one or more attributes comprise a threshold information list comprising a list of threshold values and threshold levels, and
wherein the one or more attributes further indicates a notification target to be notified when the performance measurement satisfies the threshold defined by the threshold monitoring service.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instance of the object class comprises an instance of a Managed Object Class (MOC).
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein to generate the threshold monitoring service the processor circuitry is configured to generate the instance of the MOC.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to:
transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, a fourth request to the NF to modify the monitoring of the performance measurement based on a modified threshold defined by the modified threshold monitoring service.
5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein one or more parameters of the threshold monitoring service are presented by one or more attributes in an instance of a Managed Object Class (MOC) and wherein to modify the threshold monitoring service the processor circuitry is configured to modify the instance of the MOC.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to:
receive, using the radio front end circuitry, a fourth request to terminate the threshold monitoring the NF;
terminate the threshold monitoring service based on the received fourth request; and
transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, a fifth request to the NF to terminate the monitoring of the performance measurement based on the terminated threshold monitoring service.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the instance of the object class comprises an instance of a Managed Object Class (MOC) and wherein to terminate the threshold monitoring service the processor circuitry is configured to delete the instance of the MOC.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a service producer device, wherein the processor circuitry is configured to receive the first request from a consumer device, and wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to transmit to the consumer device the performance measurement received from the NF.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , the instance of the object class comprises an instance of a Managed Object Class (MOC) and wherein the instance of the MOC comprises an instance of an Information Object Class (IOC).
10. A method, comprising:
receiving a first request to generate a threshold monitoring service for a network function (NF);
generating the threshold monitoring service;
transmitting a second request to the NF to monitor a performance measurement based on a threshold defined by the threshold monitoring service;
receiving the performance measurement from the NF;
receiving a third request to modify the threshold monitoring service for the NF; and
modifying the threshold monitoring service based on the received third request,
wherein one or more parameters of the threshold monitoring service are presented by one or more attributes in an instance of an object class,
wherein the one or more attributes comprise a threshold information list comprising a list of threshold values and threshold levels, and
wherein the one or more attributes further indicates a notification target to be notified when the performance measurement satisfies the threshold defined by the threshold monitoring service.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the instance of the object class comprises an instance of a Managed Object Class (MOC).
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the generating the threshold monitoring service comprises generating the instance of the MOC.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
transmitting a fourth request to the NF to modify the monitoring of the performance measurement based on a modified threshold defined by the modified threshold monitoring service.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the instance of the object class comprises an instance of a Managed Object Class (MOC) and wherein the modifying the threshold monitoring service comprises modifying the instance of the MOC.
15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving a fourth request to terminate the threshold monitoring the NF;
terminating the threshold monitoring service based on the received fourth request; and
transmitting a fifth request to the NF to terminate the monitoring of the performance measurement based on the terminated threshold monitoring service.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the instance of the object class comprises an instance of a Managed Object Class (MOC) and wherein the terminating the threshold monitoring service comprises deleting the instance of the MOC.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the receiving the first request comprises receiving the first request from a consumer device and wherein the method further comprises transmitting to the consumer device the performance measurement received from the NF.
18. A service producer device, comprising:
a memory configured to store program instructions; and
a processor, upon executing the program instructions, configured to:
receive, from a consumer device, a first request to generate a threshold monitoring service for a network function (NF);
generate the threshold monitoring service;
transmit a second request to the NF to monitor a performance measurement based on a threshold defined by the threshold monitoring service;
receive the performance measurement from the NF;
transmit the performance measurement to the consumer device;
receive a third request to modify the threshold monitoring service for the NF; and
modify the threshold monitoring service based on the received third request,
wherein one or more parameters of the threshold monitoring service are presented by one or more attributes in an instance of an object class,
wherein the one or more attributes comprise a threshold information list comprising a list of threshold values and threshold levels, and
wherein the one or more attributes further indicates a notification target to be notified when the performance measurement satisfies the threshold defined by the threshold monitoring service.
19. The service producer device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
transmit a fourth request to the NF to modify the monitoring of the performance measurement based on a modified threshold defined by the modified threshold monitoring service.
20. The service producer device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a fourth request to terminate the threshold monitoring the NF;
terminate the threshold monitoring service based on the received fourth request; and
transmit a fifth request to the NF to terminate the monitoring of the performance measurement based on the terminated threshold monitoring service.