Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Methods, Network Function Entities and Computer Readable Media for Data Collection

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides methods for collecting data in a network comprising a set of NF entities, and corresponding NF entities. The method comprises receiving a data collection request from a requesting NF entity, including at least Cl data collection object indicating data to be, collected from at least a sub-set of the set of NF entities and a data collection policy indicating how the data shall be collected; determining selected data based on the data collection object included in the data collection request; collecting the selected data based on the data collection policy included in the data collection request; and returning the collected data to the requesting NF entity. The present disclosure further discloses a corresponding method which comprises transmitting the data collection request and receiving data in response to the transmission of the data collection request. The present disclosure further provides corresponding computer readable medium.