Analytics generation in a communication network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsAttila Báder, Peter Schvarcz-Fekete, Gergely Dévai
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Abstract
A network node is configured for use in a communication network. The network node determines whether or not user plane traffic for a subscription to the communication network is to be processed for generating analytics. The network node then allocates a tunnel endpoint identifier, to identify an endpoint of a tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated, based on whether or not the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be processed for generating analytics according to the determination.
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A method performed by a network node in a communication network, the method comprising:
- determining whether or not user plane traffic for a subscription to the communication network is to be processed for generating analytics;
- and
- allocating a tunnel endpoint identifier to identify an endpoint of a tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated based on whether or not the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be processed for generating analytics according to the determining, the tunnel endpoint identifier being a first tunnel endpoint identifier that identifies an endpoint of a first tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated in a first direction;
- receiving a second tunnel endpoint identifier that identifies an endpoint of a second tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated in a second direction, and
- the determining comprising determining whether or not user plane traffic for the subscription to the communication network is to be processed for generating analytics depending respectively on whether or not the second tunnel endpoint identifier is included in a subset of tunnel endpoint identifiers dedicated for user plane traffic that is to be processed for generating analytics.
A network node configured for use in a communication network, the network node configured to:
- determine whether or not user plane traffic for a subscription to the communication network is to be processed for generating analytics;
- and
- allocate a tunnel endpoint identifier, to identify an endpoint of a tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated, based on whether or not the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be processed for generating analytics according to the determining, the tunnel endpoint identifier being a first tunnel endpoint identifier that identifies an endpoint of a first tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated in a first direction;
- receive a second tunnel endpoint identifier that identifies an endpoint of a second tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated in a second direction;
- and
- being configured to determine whether or not user plane traffic for the subscription to the communication network is to be processed for generating analytics depends respectively on whether or not the second tunnel endpoint identifier is included in a subset of tunnel endpoint identifiers dedicated for user plane traffic that is to be processed for generating analytics.
A non-transitory computer storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a network node causes the network node to perform the method, the method comprising:
- determining whether or not user plane traffic for a subscription to the communication network is to be processed for generating analytics;
- and
- allocating a tunnel endpoint identifier to identify an endpoint of a tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated based on whether or not the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be processed for generating analytics according to the determining, the tunnel endpoint identifier being a first tunnel endpoint identifier that identifies an endpoint of a first tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated in a first direction;
- receiving a second tunnel endpoint identifier that identifies an endpoint of a second tunnel through which the user plane traffic for the subscription is to be communicated in a second direction, and
- the determining comprising determining whether or not user plane traffic for the subscription to the communication network is to be processed for generating analytics depending respectively on whether or not the second tunnel endpoint identifier is included in a subset of tunnel endpoint identifiers dedicated for user plane traffic that is to be processed for generating analytics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.