Performance measurements in a next generation radio access network (ng-ran)
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsYizhi YAO, Joey CHOU
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Abstract
Technology for a service producer of a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) operable to generate performance measurements in a Next Generation radio access network (NG-RAN) is disclosed. The service producer can decode raw performance measurements 5 received from a plurality of gNBs. The service producer can generate performance measurements related to at least one of an inter-gNB handover or a protocol data unit (PDU) session resource setup for the plurality of gNBs based on the raw performance measurements.
Claims22
An apparatus of a service producer of a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) in a Next Generation radio access network (NG-RAN), the apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors configured to:
- decode, at the service producer of the gNB, raw performance measurements received from a plurality of gNBs;
- and
- generate, using the service producer of the gNB, performance measurements related to at least one of an inter-gNB handover or a protocol data unit (PDU) session resource setup for the plurality of gNBs based on the raw performance measurements, wherein the performance measurements are useable for performance monitoring of the plurality of gNBs in the NG-RAN;
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- a memory interface configured to send to a memory the performance measurements.
An apparatus of a network function of a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) in a Next Generation radio access network (NG-RAN), the apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors configured to:
- encode, at the network function of the gNB, raw performance measurements for transmission to a second gNB, wherein the raw performance measurements are used to generate performance measurements related to at least one of an inter-gNB handover or a protocol data unit (PDU) session resource setup for a plurality of gNBs that include the gNB and the second gNB, wherein the performance measurements are useable for performance monitoring of the plurality of gNBs in the NG-RAN;
- a memory interface configured to retrieve from a memory the raw performance measurements.
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At least one machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions when executed by one or more processors at a service producer of a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) in a Next Generation radio access network (NG-RAN) perform the following:
- decoding, at the service producer of the gNB, raw performance measurements received from a plurality of gNBs;
- and
- generating, using the service producer of the gNB, performance measurements related to at least one of an inter-gNB handover or a protocol data unit (PDU) session resource setup for the plurality of gNBs based on the raw performance measurements, wherein the performance measurements are useable for performance monitoring of the plurality of gNBs in the NG-RAN.
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