US 12,489,817 B2
Terminal device authorization for requesting analytics
Saurabh Khare, Bangalore (IN); and Chaitanya Aggarwal, Munich (DE)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/304,543.
Claims priority of application No. 202241027670 (IN), filed on May 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370525 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/14 (2022.01); H04L 41/16 (2022.01); H04L 43/065 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 67/14 (2013.01) [H04L 41/16 (2013.01); H04L 43/065 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A terminal device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program codes;
the at least one memory and the computer program codes are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to:
transmit, a subscription for an analytics with an analytics identity to a Unified Data Management (UDM), wherein the analytics is an artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) logic or AI/ML service or AI/ML model running in a 5G core network;
the analytics identity is an identity of the analytics, to invoke a relevant application in the 5G core network,
receive a subscribed analytics identity from the UDM, according to the subscription for the analytics,
transmit a request comprising the analytics identity to a Session Management Function (SMF) or an Application Function (AF), wherein the terminal device is caused to transmit the request by:
setting up a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session with the SMF,
transmitting the request comprising the analytics identity to the SMF with the PDU session through an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), or
transmitting a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request comprising the analytics identity to the AF, and
receive analytics result data from the SMF or the AF, according to the analytics identity after authorization of the request.