US 12,177,075 B2
Network entities for supporting analytics generation in a mobile network
Clarissa Marquezan, Munich (DE); Riccardo Trivisonno, Munich (DE); and Qing Wei, Munich (DE)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,669.
Application 17/856,669 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/050108, filed on Jan. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0353145 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0853 (2022.01); H04L 41/082 (2022.01); H04L 41/0895 (2022.01); H04L 41/122 (2022.01); H04L 43/20 (2022.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 41/0853 (2013.01) [H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 41/0895 (2022.05); H04L 41/122 (2022.05); H04L 43/20 (2022.05); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first network entity for analytics generation of a mobile network, the first network entity comprising:
a processor; and
a memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon;
wherein the processor is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to facilitate performance of the following by the first network entity:
subscribing for association information for an area of interest from a plurality of third network entities;
obtaining, from the plurality of third network entities, past association information for the area of interest according to the subscription for association information for the area of interest, wherein the past association information indicates one or more other network properties that have been mapped to the area of interest;
aggregating the obtained past association information for the area of interest, wherein aggregating the obtained past association information for the area of interest comprises creating a mapping of a plurality of types of 5G system (5GS) entities serving the area of interest based on 5GS entity data obtained from signalling at an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and a Session Management Function (SMF); and
providing analytics information based on the aggregated past association information;
wherein the past association information for the area of interest comprises:
one or more application identifications mapped to the area of interest;
one or more session identifications mapped to the area of interest; and
one or more data network identifications mapped to the area of interest; and
wherein the first network entity is a control plane entity comprising a network data analytics function (NWDAF).