Method and apparatus to support performance data streaming end-to-end (E2E) procedures

An apparatus comprising processing circuitry and memory configured to operate as a Management Service (MnS) producer for performance data streaming in a new radio (NR) network, wherein:

• the processing circuitry configures the MnS producer to:
• receive, from a network function (NF), a request to set up streaming information for new performance measurements to be collected using a streaming connection, the streaming connection containing one or more streams;
• in response to reception of the request to set up the streaming information,
• establish, with an MnS consumer for performance data streaming, the streaming connection containing the streaming information in response to determination that the streaming connection does not exist;
• add the streaming information for the new performance measurements in response to determination that the streaming connection exists and that the new performance measurements are to be reported by new streams;
• and
• update existing streaming information with the streaming information for the new performance measurements in response to determination that the streaming connection exists and that the new performance measurements are to be reported by existing streams;
• and
• the memory is configured to store the request to set up the streaming information.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors configured to operate as a Management Service (MnS) producer for performance data streaming in a new radio (NR) network, the instructions when executed configure the one or more processors to configure the MnS producer to:

• receive, from a network function (NF), a request to set up streaming information for new performance measurements to be collected using a streaming connection, the streaming connection containing one or more streams;
• in response to reception of the request:
• establish, with an MnS consumer for performance data streaming, the streaming connection for performance data streaming in response to determination that the streaming connection does not exist;
• add the streaming information for the new performance measurements in response to determination that the streaming connection exists and that the new performance measurements are to be reported by new streams;
• and
• update existing streaming information with the streaming information in response to determination that the streaming connection exists and that the new performance measurements are to be reported by existing streams.