Granted Patent B2

US 12,284,579 · App. 17/766,007 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Inventors: Ali El Essaili (Aachen, DE); Massimo Condoluci (Solna, SE); Thorsten Lohmar (Aachen, DE); Maciej Muehleisen (Eynatten, BE); Yunpeng Zang (Wuerselen, DE)

Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

H04W4/44H04W4/021H04W24/08H04W68/005

Abstract

Claims (74)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for receiving notifications of conditions occurring in a wireless network, wherein the UE includes a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) application enabler (VAE) client and a V2X application-specific client associated with a V2X application, wherein the wireless network includes a 5G core network (5GC) and a next-generation radio access network (NG-RAN), wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by the VAE client from a VAE server coupled with the wireless network, a first notification of a condition monitored by a network data analytics function (NWDAF) in the wireless network, wherein the first notification is one of the following: a QoS Change based on Extended NG-RAN Notification, or a Notification on QoS Sustainability Analytics;

in response to the first notification, sending, by the VAE client to the V2X application-specific client, a second notification of the condition; and

in response to the second notification, adapting, by the V2X application-specific client, one or more operating parameters of the V2X application.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

the V2X application-specific client performing a first registration with the VAE client for receiving notifications, from the VAE client, of one or more conditions monitored by the NWDAF;

in response to the first registration, the VAE client performing a second registration with a VAE server for receiving notifications of the one or more conditions from the VAE server.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein performing the first registration includes sending a first registration request to the VAE client, the first registration request including one or more of the following:

an identity (ID) of the V2X application-specific client;

an ID of a V2X application-specific server to which notifications of the one or more conditions should be sent;

a V2X service ID;

an ID of a geographical area for which the notification of the one or more conditions is requested;

alternative quality-of-service (QOS) parameters for the V2X application; and

application flow description associated with data traffic for the V2X application in the wireless network.

4. A method performed by a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) application enabler (VAE) server for notifying one or more associated VAE clients in respective user equipment (UEs) of conditions occurring in a wireless network that includes a 5G core network (5GC) and a next-generation radio access network (NG-RAN), the method comprising:

receiving, from the wireless network, a first notification of a condition monitored by a network data analytics function (NWDAF) in the wireless network;

determining one or more VAE clients, in respective UEs, that are registered for receiving notification of the condition, wherein:

the one or more registered VAE clients are associated with respective V2X application-specific clients, and

the V2X application-specific clients are associated with a V2X application-specific server; and

sending a second notification of the condition to the one or more registered VAE clients and to the V2X application-specific server, wherein the second notification is one of the following: a QoS Change based on Extended NG-RAN Notification, or a Notification on QoS Sustainability Analytics.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising registering a first one of the VAE clients to receive notifications of one or more conditions from the VAE server, based on:

receiving from the first VAE client a first registration request for receiving notifications from the VAE server of the one or more conditions;

performing a second registration with the wireless network for receiving notifications from the wireless network of the one or more conditions; and

sending a first registration response to the first VAE client indicating that the first VAE client is registered for receiving the notifications of the one or more conditions.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first registration request includes one or more of the following:

an identity (ID) of a first V2X application-specific client associated with the first VAE client;

an ID of a V2X application-specific server to which notifications of the one or more conditions should be sent;

a V2X service ID;

an ID of a geographical area for which the notification of the one or more conditions is requested;

alternative quality-of-service (QOS) parameters for the V2X application; and

application flow description associated with data traffic for the V2X application in the wireless network.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the first registration request includes the ID of the V2X application-specific server; and

registering the first VAE client further comprises sending the first registration response to the V2X application-specific server.

8. A user equipment (UE) configured to receive notifications of conditions occurring in a wireless network that includes a 5G core network (5GC) and a next-generation radio access network (NG-RAN), the UE comprising:

radio interface circuitry configured to communicate with the wireless network;

non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program instructions including a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) application enabler (VAE) client and a V2X application-specific client associated with a V2X application; and

processing circuitry configured to execute the program instructions, whereby the UE is configured to:

receive, by the VAE client from a VAE server coupled to the wireless network, a first notification of a condition monitored by a network data analytics function (NWDAF) in the wireless network, wherein the first notification is one of the following: a QoS Change based on Extended NG-RAN Notification, or a Notification on QoS Sustainability Analytics;

in response to the first notification, send, by the VAE client to the V2X application-specific client, a second notification of the condition; and

in response to the second notification, adapt, by the V2X application-specific client, one or more operating parameters of the V2X application.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein execution of the program instructions by the processing circuitry further configures:

the V2X application-specific client to perform a first registration with the VAE client for receiving notifications, from the VAE client, of one or more conditions monitored by the NWDAF; and

the VAE client to perform, in response to the first registration, a second registration with a VAE server for receiving notifications of the one or more conditions from the VAE server.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein execution of the program instructions by the processing circuitry further configures the V2X application-specific client to perform the first registration by sending to the VAE client a first registration request that includes one or more of the following:

an identity (ID) of the V2X application-specific client;

an ID of a V2X application-specific server to which notifications of the one or more conditions should be sent;

a V2X service ID;

an ID of a geographical area for which the notification of the one or more conditions is requested;

alternative quality-of-service (QOS) parameters for the V2X application; and

application flow description associated with data traffic for the V2X application in the wireless network.

11. A vehicle-to-everything (V2X) application enabler (VAE) server configured to notify one or more associated VAE clients in respective user equipment (UEs) of conditions occurring in a wireless network that includes a 5G core network (5GC) and a next-generation radio access network (NG-RAN), the VAE server comprising:

communication interface circuitry configured to communicate with the wireless network and with the UEs via the wireless network; and

processing circuitry operably coupled with the communication interface circuitry,

whereby the processing circuitry and the communication interface circuitry are configured to:

receive, from the wireless network, a first notification of a condition monitored by a network data analytics function (NWDAF) in the wireless network;

determine one or more VAE clients, in respective UEs, that are registered for receiving notification of the condition, wherein:

the one or more registered VAE clients are associated with respective V2X application-specific clients, and

the V2X application-specific clients are associated with a V2X application-specific server; and

send a second notification of the condition to the one or more registered VAE clients and to the V2X application-specific server, wherein the second notification is one of the following: a QoS Change based on Extended NG-RAN Notification, or a Notification on QoS Sustainability Analytics.

12. The VAE server of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry and the communication interface circuitry are further configured to register a first one of the VAE clients to receive notifications of one or more conditions from the VAE server, based on:

receiving from the first VAE client a first registration request for receiving notifications from the VAE server of the one or more conditions;

performing a second registration with the wireless network for receiving notifications from the wireless network of the one or more conditions; and

sending a first registration response to the first VAE client indicating that the first VAE client is registered for receiving the notifications of the one or more conditions.

13. The VAE server of claim 12 , wherein the first registration request includes one or more of the following:

an identity (ID) of a first V2X application-specific client associated with the first VAE client;

an ID of a V2X application-specific server to which notifications of the one or more conditions should be sent;

a V2X service ID;

an ID of a geographical area for which the notification of the one or more conditions is requested;

alternative quality-of-service (QOS) parameters for the V2X application; and

application flow description associated with data traffic for the V2X application in the wireless network.

14. The VAE server of claim 13 , wherein:

the first registration request includes the ID of the V2X application-specific server; and

registering the first VAE client further comprises sending the first registration response to the V2X application-specific server.

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