Managing network sensing capabilities in a wireless network

A method comprising:

• controlling sensing operations of one or more access nodes;
• obtaining information from the sensing operations of the one or more access nodes;
• receiving, from a device, a request to be provided sensing services, wherein the sensing services are based on the obtained information;
• determining a sensing quality of service associated with the request;
• receiving, from the device, information regarding sensing capabilities of the device;
• and
• based, at least partly, on the request and the sensing capabilities of the device, determining if the requested sensing services can be provided;
• wherein the request comprises indication of flags for uplink and downlink operations being enabled in the device and a desired update rate for the sensing services.

A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising instructions which, when executed on an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

• control sensing operations of one or more access nodes;
• obtain information from the sensing operations of the one or more access nodes;
• receive, from a device, a request to be provided sensing services, wherein the sensing services are based on the obtained information;
• determine a sensing quality of service associated with the request;
• receive, from the device, information regarding sensing capabilities of the device;
• and
• based, at least partly, on the request and the sensing capabilities of the device, determine if the requested sensing services can be provided;
• wherein the request comprises indication of flags for uplink and downlink operations being enabled in the device and a desired update rate for the sensing services.