US 12,137,035 B2
Network data analytics function selection
Juan Zhang, Beijing (CN); Haris Zisimopoulos, London (GB); Gavin Bernard Horn, La Jolla, CA (US); and Xipeng Zhu, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/911,122
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/085875
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/212310, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0117382 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 41/14 (2022.01); H04L 41/08 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/14 (2013.01) [H04L 41/08 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of wireless communication at a network entity comprised in a wireless network, comprising:
receiving, at the network entity, an analytics request from a consumer of the wireless network, the analytics request including a first analytics identifier and a second analytics identifier;
determining a first network data analytics function (NWDAF) based on the first analytics identifier indicated in the analytics request and a second NWDAF based on the second analytics identifier indicated in the analytics request;
forwarding, from the network entity, a request to multiple NWDAFs, including forwarding a first request to the first NWDAF based on the first analytics identifier indicated in the analytics request and forwarding a second request to the second NWDAF based on the second analytics identifier indicated in the analytics request;
receiving multiple analytics responses including an analytics response from each of the multiple NWDAFs, including receiving a first analytics response from the first NWDAF and receiving a second analytics response from the second NWDAF;
combining the multiple analytics responses into a combined analytics response, wherein the network entity provides the combined analytics response to the consumer based on a combination of the first analytics response that the network entity received from the first NWDAF and the second analytics response that the network entity received from the second NWDAF; and
providing, to the consumer, the combined analytics response based on the combination of the first analytics response received from the first NWDAF and the second analytics response received from the second NWDAF.