US 12,081,420 B2
Historical data support enhancement for network entities
Saurabh Khare, Bangalore (IN); and Colin Kahn, Morris Plains, NJ (US)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/449,711.
Claims priority of application No. 202041042795 (IN), filed on Oct. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0124015 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 43/06 (2022.01); H04L 43/022 (2022.01); H04L 43/028 (2022.01); H04L 43/04 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 43/06 (2013.01) [H04L 43/022 (2013.01); H04L 43/028 (2013.01); H04L 43/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of an apparatus comprising a historical data repository, the method comprising:
receiving, from a device comprising a data consumer, selection criteria to be applied to historical data stored in the historical data repository and indicative of events occurring within a communication network, at least one formatting condition that indicates when a report is to be sent, and at least one processing instruction, wherein the data consumer comprises a network data analytics function (NWDAF);
retrieving the historical data comprising multiple notifications, from the historical data repository, based on the selection criteria;
generating a report from the historical data based on the at least one formatting condition and the at least one processing instruction, wherein the report comprises a lesser amount of data than the historical data comprising the multiple notifications; and
transmitting the report to the device associated with the data consumer comprising the NWDAF or to another device indicated by the device associated with the data consumer comprising the NWDAF.