Enhanced monitoring and incident detection in a network

A network node, the network node comprising processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to perform operations comprising:

• allocating at least one beam of a radio network node in a network to the wireless device;
• transmitting to the wireless device configuration information specifying a measuring configuration for measuring signal strength of the wireless device on the allocated beam;
• monitoring a measured signal strength of the wireless device on the allocated beam;
• and
• detecting an occurrence of an incident on a basis of the monitored measured signal strength of the wireless device on the allocated beam,
• wherein monitoring the measured signal strength comprises applying a machine learning algorithm to the measured signal strength;
• and wherein detecting the occurrence of an incident on the basis of the signal strength comprises using the machine learning algorithm to detect anomalies in the measured signal strength that are consistent with the occurrence of an incident.

A method for operating a wireless device that is operable to connect to a network, the method, performed by the wireless device, comprising:

• entering an enhanced monitoring mode;
• receiving, from a network node, configuration information specifying a measuring configuration for measuring signal strength of the wireless device;
• measuring the signal strength in accordance with the received configuration information;
• monitoring the measured signal strength;
• and
• detecting an occurrence of an incident on a basis of the monitored measured signal strength,
• wherein monitoring the measured signal strength comprises applying a machine learning algorithm to the measured signal strength;
• and wherein detecting the occurrence of an incident on the basis of the monitored measured signal strength comprises using the machine learning algorithm to detect anomalies in the measured signal strength that are consistent with the occurrence of an incident.