Radio access network node registration and discovery

An apparatus for wireless communications at a unified data management function, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors;
• and
• instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from an access and mobility management function, radio access network information associated with a set of radio access network entities;
• store, at the unified data management function, the radio access network information associated with the set of radio access network entities;
• receive, from a network data analytics function, a query for information associated with one or more target devices for analytics processing;
• identify, in response to the query, one or more radio access network entities of the set of radio access network entities corresponding to the one or more target devices, the stored radio access network information, or both;
• and
• transmit, to the network data analytics function, a response to the query comprising an indication of the identified one or more radio access network entities.

An apparatus for wireless communications at a network repository function, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors;
• and
• instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from an access and mobility management function, a set of radio access network profiles for a set of radio access network entities;
• register the set of radio access network profiles at the network repository function;
• receive, from a network data analytics function, a query for information identifying one or more radio access network entities associated with one or more target devices for analytics processing;
• identify, in response to the query, the one or more radio access network entities of the set of radio access network entities corresponding to the one or more target devices, the set of radio access network profiles, or any combination thereof;
• and
• transmit, to the network data analytics function, a response to the query comprising an indication of the identified one or more radio access network entities.

A method for wireless communications at a network data analytics function, comprising:

• receiving an analytics request from a device, the analytics request comprising an indication of one or more target devices for analytics processing;
• transmitting a query corresponding to the analytics request, the query comprising a request for information identifying one or more radio access network entities associated with the one or more target devices;
• receiving a response to the query comprising the information identifying the one or more radio access network entities associated with the one or more target devices;
• transmitting a data collection request to a radio access network entity corresponding to the response to the query, the one or more radio access network entities comprising at least the radio access network entity;
• and
• receive, from the radio access network entity in response to the data collection request, a data collection response comprising analytics information associated with the one or more target devices.