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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2022
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Pinar Comak, Ankara, TR;
Ferhat Karakoc, Istanbul, TR;
Christine Jost, Dalby, SE;
Zhang Fu, Stockholm, SE;
Ulf Mattsson, Kungsbacka, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Embodiments include methods for a data consumer network function (NF) of a communication network. These methods include sending, to a network repository function (NRF) of the communication network, a request for an access token for the following: a service provided by a 5 data collection coordination function (DCCF) of the communication network, and data to be collected via the DCCF service. These methods include receiving from the NRF at least one access token for the DCCF service and for the data to be collected via the DCCF service and, using the at least one access token, collecting the data from a data producer NF of the communication network via the DCCF service. Other embodiments include complementary methods for DCCFs 0 and NRFs, as well as data consumer NFs, DCCFs, and NRFs configured to perform such methods.