Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Nokia Technologies Oy

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy

Peter Szilagyi

Csaba Vulkan

Csaba Vulkán

Henning Sanneck

Ling Yu

Matti Einari Laitila

Christoph Frenzel

Devaki Chandramouli

Kaisu Iisakkila

Szabolcs Novaczki

Zoltan Vincze

Attila Rakos

Amit Kumar Sharma

Norbert Radics

Amit Sharma

A method for provisioning a self-learning closed loop service is provided. The method includes receiving a representation of the self-learning closed loop service, the representation including a specification of one or more automation subservices, identifying, for each automation subservice of the representation, one or more utility measurement subservices that are compatible with the respective automation subservice and deploying an instance of the self-learning closed loop service based on the identification, wherein the instance includes a pairing of each automation subservice of the self-learning closed loop service with one or more compatible utility measurement subservices.

Closed loops

In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include receiving, by a network node, at least one packet of a sub-flow of a multipath transport control protocol connection associated with user plane traffic, the at least one packet including a header, the header further including a multipath transport control protocol option; and switching, by the network node, the sub-flow by at least changing the multipath transport control protocol option. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

Active mode traffic steering and switching between cellular and non-cellular systems

A method includes connecting, by a terminal device, in a protocol data unit session establishment procedure, to at least one master node and at least one network node that provides a proxy for at least one connection of the terminal device, and establishing a master multipath transmission control protocol sub-flow. The method includes receiving, at a multipath transmission control layer, a notification that includes at least one multipath transmission control segment with an add address option that advertises an internet protocol interface address of at least one of the proxy and the at least one network node, and establishing a secondary multipath transmission control protocol sub-flow to the internet protocol interface address in response to receiving the notification.

MPTCP friendly cellular multi-connectivity architecture with transparent proxy

A method and system for verifying the results from a machine learning (ML) model hosted by a machine learning as a service (MLaaS) for a MLaaS consumer (MLC), including: receiving a request for benchmark samples from a MLC for the ML model; generating one-time use benchmark samples and benchmark outputs for the ML model; transmitting the benchmark samples to the MLC; receiving from the MLC outputs from the ML model on the benchmark samples; comparing the MLC outputs on the benchmark samples with the generated benchmark outputs to verify the ML model outputs; and sending a verification message to the MLC based on verification.

Machine learning model certification

There is provided a method in a cellular communication network, the method comprising: upon detecting that a terminal device has or is going to have a mobility condition previously determined to be associated with a handover anomaly or failure, determining terminal device specific handover parameters for said terminal device to avoid said handover anomaly or failure; and causing utilizing said terminal device specific handover parameters in one or more handovers associated with the terminal device.

Terminal device specific handover parameters

Communication systems may benefit from more accurate information regarding the passage of data through a network. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from throughput guidance based on user plane insight and optional radio channel information. A method can include monitoring the bandwidth available on at least one of a per data bearer, per application or per transmission control protocol flow basis. The method can also include providing throughput guidance to an entity configured to attempt at least one of transmission control protocol or content level optimization. The throughput guidance can be configured to assist the entity in attempting the at least one of the transmission control protocol or content level optimization.

Throughput guidance based on user plane insight

Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. The solution for transmitting a message for multiple vehicular recipients comprises determining () the vehicular recipients of the message in one or more coverage areas; estimating () the amount of resources needed in transmission the message using broadcast or separate unicast messages or the number of vehicular recipients that cannot receive broadcast message, or both, and transmitting () the message either as a single broadcast message to the vehicular recipients in each coverage area or as a unicast message separately to each vehicular recipient or both, depending on the amount of resources needed in transmission or the number of vehicular recipients that cannot receive the broadcast message, or both.

Vehicular message delivery

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for QoE/QoS management. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include detecting, by an enforcement point, an initiation of a session of an application; determining, by the enforcement point, whether a new subservice flow needs to be established to enable, for the initiated session, a quality of service differentiation and/or a quality of experience differentiation; sending, by the enforcement point, an indication to a radio to enable the radio to establish a radio buffer to handle the new subservice flow, when the new subservice flow needs to be established; sending, by the enforcement point, parameter information to the radio to enable the radio to configure at least one service parameter of the radio buffer; and forwarding, by the enforcement point, user-plane data associated with the session to the radio including a subservice flow identifier. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

QoS/QoE enforcement driven sub-service flow management in 5G system

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for QoE/QoS management. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, by an enforcement point, an initiation of a session for an application; requesting, by the enforcement point, a first level quality of experience policy for the detected session; receiving, from a policy server, the first level quality of experience policy for the detected session; deriving, based on the first level quality of experience policy, a second level quality of experience target and/or a quality of service target for the detected session; enforcing, by the enforcement point, the second level quality of experience target and/or the quality of service target on the detected session. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Context aware QoS/QoE policy provisioning and adaptation in 5G systems

According to an aspect, a method for selecting target vehicles for transmission by a vehicular message distribution entity is provided. Initially, map information and driving context information of a plurality of vehicles is maintained in a database of the vehicular message distribution entity in a communications system. Upon receiving from a first source vehicle a vehicular message comprising at least driving context information, the vehicular message distribution entity selects one or more vehicles in proximity of the first source vehicle from the plurality of vehicles based on geographical locations of said vehicles. Then, the vehicular message distribution entity further selects a first set of one or more target vehicles from the one or more vehicles based on driving context information and the map information. Finally, the vehicular message distribution entity causes sending the vehicular message to the first set using unicast transmission.

Target vehicle selection and message delivery in vehicular systems

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for QoS/QoE management. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include receiving, at an adaptive quality controller, an indication of a classification of an application, when a session of the application is detected; receiving, in response to the received indication, a policy associated with the classification and context information regarding at least the application; determining, based on the received policy and the context information, a quality of experience target for the session; mapping, by the adaptive quality controller, the quality of experience target to a quality of service parameter; and providing, by the adaptive quality controller, the quality of experience target to an application scheduler and/or the quality of service parameter to a packet scheduler. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Context aware and adaptive QOS/QOE target definition in 5G

A method comprises detecting () QUIC packets transmitted () between network elements (UE, content server) of a communication system. Based on a detected QUIC packet, the method comprises obtaining (), at a first measurement point and at a second measurement point, user plane customer experience measurement information and optionally context information. The method comprises providing (), to the first measurement point, user plane customer experience measurement information and optionally context information, obtained at the second measurement point. The method comprises correlating () user plane customer experience measurement information obtained at the first measurement point, with user plane customer experience measurement information received from the second measurement point, by using context information obtained at the first measurement point and context information received at the first measurement point.

Dynamic experience management in communications

A method comprises analysing (), in a network node, data flows related to a terminal device of a communication system, in order to detect data flows having at least one predefined characteristic. The network node selects () the data flows having the at least one predefined characteristic, as significant data flows on which customer experience CE measurements are to be performed.

Measurement coordination in communications

An apparatus is provided for the adaptive and dynamic enforcement of quality of service or quality of experience. The apparatus may be caused to monitor user plane traffic for the start of an application session, instantiate a buffer for an application session, configure at least one service parameter in the buffer with a quality of service or quality of experience parameter, and correlate uplink and downlink user plane traffic to enforce scheduling in accordance with the quality of service or quality of experience parameter. A corresponding method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are also provided.

Adaptive and dynamic quality of service/quality of experience enforcement

While a SON function of a SON system for automated network management in a communication network is operating according to a task assigned to the SON function, when a problem associated with operating according to the task is detected, the problem is indicated to a SON operation diagnosis function of the SON system. The SON operation diagnosis function receives the indication, acquires additional information comprising key performance indicators and operation context, and decides on an action to take based on the indication and the additional information.

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