Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Nokia Technologies Oy

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy

Anatoly Andrianov

Gyula Bodog

Jing Ping

Olaf Pollakowski

Sean S Kelley

Uwe Rauschenbach

Rapeepat Ratasuk

Yi Zhi Yao

James F Kepler

Joseph Schumacher

Ravindra Moorut

John McFarland Harris

Konstantinos Samdanis

Rakshesh Pravinchandra Bhatt

Yi Zhang

Haitao Tang

Cinzia Sartori

Iris Adam

Anna Pantelidou

Martin Kollar

Janne Tapio Ali-Tolppa

Wieslawa Wajda

Paul Stephens

Jürgen Goerge

Arkadiusz Zieba

Dario Bega

Kiran Channakeshavapura Sathyanarayanamurthy

Xiaoguang Zhao

Mehmet Ersue

Divya G Nair

Sivaramakrishnan Swaminathan

James Kepler

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for indicating validity as a function of confidence level. A requesting network entity may receive a prediction request from a requesting network entity that comprises timing information indicating when a prediction needs to be obtained. The receiving entity may then transmit a response to the requesting network entity associated with the requested prediction.

Validity indication as a function of confidence level

Apparatuses and methods for collaborative learning

An entity that creates an adaptive trust model, by a trust model adaptor of the apparatus, configured to establish a trust relationship with an other apparatus according to a composition of trust of the other apparatus derived from a trust evaluator of the other apparatus and a composition of trust of the apparatus derived from a trust evaluator of the apparatus. The entity authenticates the other apparatus based on the adaptive trust model and policies defined in the adaptive trust model; defines access control rules for the other apparatus based on the adaptive trust model and the policies defined in the adaptive trust model; builds a secure channel with the other apparatus based on the adaptive trust model and policies defined in the adaptive trust model; and records behaviors of the other apparatus on the apparatus.

Adaptive mutual trust model for dynamic and diversity multi-domain network

A method and an apparatus for controlling over performance measurements. The method includes associating a measurement list with a containing MOI; associating number of MCIs with said containing MOI according to said measurement list; collecting measurement records according to attributes of at least one of said MCIs after said at least one MCI is activated; processing the measurement records and making them available to number of consumers. The solution is aligned with Services Based Management Architecture management paradigm that 3GPP SA5 introduced for 5G management in 3GPP Rel-15, which increases flexibility of both Management and Managed Entity, and enables reusability of the measurement data and tasks.

Method and apparatus for controlling over performance measurements

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for the management of heartbeat notifications, for instance, in a service based management architecture are provided. One method may include receiving, from a first entity, information comprising one or more attributes relating to management of an emission of heartbeat notifications at a second entity. The method may also include associating, by the second entity, the attributes with a subscription, associating the attributes with a communication channel between the second entity and a third entity relating to the subscription, and starting the emission of the heartbeat notifications according to the information received by the second entity from the first entity.

Managing notifications for communication surveillance

An apparatus for use by a communication network element or function configured to act as a management controller in a communication network, the apparatus comprising at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least: to conduct a creation and activation of at least one data source function instance for configuring a data source being not standardized for usage in the communication network to provide data to a data consumer formed by a communication network element or function in a data format allowing the data consumer to process the data, wherein the creation and activation comprises associating the data source function instance to meta data describing either a non-communication network standardized data type or a proprietary data type using attributes defined to the respective data type, and associating the data source function instance to context data describing a generation time of data to be provided to the data consumer and a scope of data to be provided to the data consumer including a relation to a part of the communication network.

Mechanism for integrating non-standard related data sources into communication network

A method for network isolation management is described. The method includes assigning or creating one or more isolation groups for at least one service, wherein resources of services assigned in an isolation group are shared with or without isolation; wherein an isolation group is defined for at least one resource in each layer and each domain to gather the at least one resource of the at least one service; linking an isolation profile for each of the one or more isolation groups, wherein the isolation profile comprises at least one policy to protect the at least one resource of the one or more isolation groups, and wherein the isolation profile comprises at least an isolation level to define a type of isolation; and allocating or reallocating the at least one resource to the at least one service based on the isolation profile linked to the one or more isolation groups.

Method for network slice isolation management

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for mitigating problems in subscriber profile management. One method may include creating a distribution of subscriber profile sizes. The method may also include collecting a distribution of subscriber profile sizes observed within a pre-defined interval of a network. The method may further include performing an analysis of the distribution. In addition, the method may further include determining a corrective action based on the analysis. Further, the method may include determining whether the corrective action is needed. When it is determined that the corrective action is needed, the method may include applying the corrective action to the network. When it is determined that the corrective action is not needed, the method may include collecting another distribution of subscriber profile sizes.

Problem mitigation in subscriber profile management

There is provided an apparatus configured to: receive, from a management service, location data associated with each of a plurality of transmitters; receive beam and/or antenna parameters associated with beams provided by the plurality of transmitters; use the received location data and received parameters to generate image data representing transmission ranges of the plurality of transmitters; and provide the generated image data to the management service.

Apparatus, methods, and computer programs for automatic neighbor relations

A credential manager imports credentials for a network slice in response to deployment of the network slice. The credentials are not known to other network slices. A repository is configured to store the credentials and protect the credentials based on credential protection policies that are defined by a service profile of the network slice. The repository is implemented in the credential manager, an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server, or other location. Properties of the credentials are modified in response to a modification trigger and the credentials are withdrawn in response to a withdrawal trigger.

Dynamic allocation of network slice-specific credentials

An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine () that at least one state of a network slice is to be adjusted in a limited geographical area of at least one network resource; and adjust () the at least one state of the network slice in the limited geographical area of the at least one network resource.

Apparatus, method, and computer program

There are provided measures for conflict resolution in a network virtualization scenario, wherein a virtualized network function is utilized by a first virtualized network service managed by a first network component and a second virtualized network service managed by a second network component. The measures comprise requesting, by the first network component, an alteration of the virtualized network function, transmitting information indicative of the alteration of the virtualized network function to the second network component, and determining when the alteration of the virtualized network function impacts the second virtualized network service.

Conflict resolution in network virtualization scenarios

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for virtualized network function (VNF) component (VNFC) level performance management are provided. One method includes collecting virtualized resources measurements, identifying virtualized network function components that the virtualized resources measurements belong to, and associating the collected virtualized resources measurements with an application function (MF).

Methods and apparatuses for virtualized network function component level virtualized resources performance management collection

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling managed object priorities in a network, such as 5G, are provided. One method includes receiving a constraint on a priority of a managed object, assigning a priority value satisfying the received constraint to an instance of the managed object, identifying a supporting resource for the managed object with the assigned priority value, and assigning a priority for the supporting resource, using the assigned priority value as a constraint.

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