	US 11,997,513 B2
	Monitoring QoS parameters of a data connection
Genadi Velev, Darmstadt (DE); Prateek Basu Mallick, Dreieich (DE); Joachim Löhr, Wiesbaden (DE); Apostolis Salkintzis, Athens (GR); and Ravi Kuchibhotla, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park (SG)
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park (SG)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/158,944.
Application 17/158,944 is a continuation of application No. 17/263,460, previously published as PCT/EP2018/070276, filed on Jul. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0153070 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04L 43/0852 (2022.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.01)

CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0852 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.02)]

20 Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication of a user plane function (“UPF”), comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UPF to:

receive, from a session management function node (“SMF”), a request to monitor a quality of service (“QoS”) parameter for a data connection between a user equipment (“UE”) and the UPF, wherein the request indicates a condition for reporting a measured value of the QoS parameter and a reporting period for the measured value;

receive, from an access network node, a report of a first delay amount for a packet between the UE and the access network node;

calculate a second delay amount for a portion of the data connection between the access network node and the UPF; and

determine a measured value of the QoS parameter based on the first and second delay amounts.