Technique for collecting analytics data

A network node of a mobile communication system configured to collect analytics data regarding application-related communication end-to-end-encrypted between a user equipment (UE) and an application server in a mobile communication system, wherein the application-related communication is communicated via the network node, the network node comprising:

• at least one processor circuit;
• and
• at least one memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor circuit, configures the at least one processor circuit to:
• establish an application layer communication channel between the network node and an endpoint of the application-related communication, the endpoint being one of the UE and the application server, wherein the communication channel is established upon receipt of a communication channel establishment request from the endpoint, and wherein the communication channel establishment request includes:
• an endpoint identifier identifying the endpoint;
• and
• an application identifier identifying an application associated with the application-related communication for which analytics data can be exposed by the endpoint;
• receive analytics data regarding the application-related communication from the endpoint via the communication channel;
• forward the analytics data to an analytics component of the mobile communication system;
• receive, prior to forwarding the analytics data, an event subscription request from the analytics component to establish an event subscription for receipt of the analytics data, wherein forwarding the analytics data is performed as part of the event subscription, wherein the event subscription request includes:
• an endpoint identifier identifying the endpoint to expose the analytics data;
• an application identifier identifying an application associated with the application-related communication for which the analytics data is to be exposed;
• and
• an analytics data identifier identifying a type of data associated with the application-related communication that is to be exposed as the analytics data;
• and
• send, via the communication channel, an analytics data request to the endpoint to request receipt of the analytics data from the endpoint, wherein the analytics data request includes the analytics data identifier included in the event subscription request to specify the type of data to be exposed by the endpoint as the analytics data,
• wherein the communication channel is one of a plurality of application layer communication channels established between the network node and respective endpoints;
• and
• wherein to send the analytics data request to the endpoint, the network node identifies the communication channel by matching the endpoint identifier and the application identifier included in the communication channel establishment request with the endpoint identifier and the application identifier included in the event subscription request.

A network node of a mobile communication system configured to collect analytics data regarding application-related communication end-to-end-encrypted between a user equipment (UE) and an application server in a mobile communication system, wherein the application-related communication is communicated via the network node, the network node configured to:

• establish an application layer communication channel between the network node and an endpoint of the application-related communication, the endpoint being one of the UE and the application server, wherein the communication channel is established upon receipt of a communication channel establishment request from the endpoint, and wherein the communication channel establishment request includes:
• an endpoint identifier identifying the endpoint;
• and
• an application identifier identifying an application associated with the application-related communication for which analytics data can be exposed by the endpoint;
• receive analytics data regarding the application-related communication from the endpoint via the communication channel;
• forward the analytics data to an analytics component of the mobile communication system;
• receive, prior to forwarding the analytics data, an event subscription request from the analytics component to establish an event subscription for receipt of the analytics data, wherein forwarding the analytics data is performed as part of the event subscription, wherein the event subscription request includes:
• an endpoint identifier identifying the endpoint to expose the analytics data;
• an application identifier identifying an application associated with the application-related communication for which the analytics data is to be exposed;
• and
• an analytics data identifier identifying a type of data associated with the application-related communication that is to be exposed as the analytics data;
• and
• send, via the communication channel, an analytics data request to the endpoint to request receipt of the analytics data from the endpoint, wherein the analytics data request includes the analytics data identifier included in the event subscription request to specify the type of data to be exposed by the endpoint as the analytics data,
• wherein the communication channel is one of a plurality of application layer communication channels established between the network node and respective endpoints;
• and
• wherein to send the analytics data request to the endpoint, the network node identifies the communication channel by matching the endpoint identifier and the application identifier included in the communication channel establishment request with the endpoint identifier and the application identifier included in the event subscription request.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon that, when executed by processing circuitry of a network node of a mobile communication system configured to collect analytics data regarding application-related communication end-to-end-encrypted between a user equipment (UE) and an application server in a mobile communication system, and wherein the application-related communication is communicated via the network node, configures the network node to:

• establish an application layer communication channel between the network node and an endpoint of the application-related communication, the endpoint being one of the UE and the application server, wherein the communication channel is established upon receipt of a communication channel establishment request from the endpoint, and wherein the communication channel establishment request includes:
• an endpoint identifier identifying the endpoint;
• and
• an application identifier identifying an application associated with the application-related communication for which analytics data can be exposed by the endpoint;
• receive analytics data regarding the application-related communication from the endpoint via the communication channel;
• forward the analytics data to an analytics component of the mobile communication system;
• receive, prior to forwarding the analytics data, an event subscription request from the analytics component to establish an event subscription for receipt of the analytics data, wherein forwarding the analytics data is performed as part of the event subscription, wherein the event subscription request includes:
• an endpoint identifier identifying the endpoint to expose the analytics data;
• an application identifier identifying an application associated with the application-related communication for which the analytics data is to be exposed;
• and
• an analytics data identifier identifying a type of data associated with the application-related communication that is to be exposed as the analytics data;
• and
• send, via the communication channel, an analytics data request to the endpoint to request receipt of the analytics data from the endpoint, wherein the analytics data request includes the analytics data identifier included in the event subscription request to specify the type of data to be exposed by the endpoint as the analytics data,
• wherein the communication channel is one of a plurality of application layer communication channels established between the network node and respective endpoints;
• and
• wherein to send the analytics data request to the endpoint, the network node identifies the communication channel by matching the endpoint identifier and the application identifier included in the communication channel establishment request with the endpoint identifier and the application identifier included in the event subscription request.