Technique for Correlating Network Data Analytics Information

An apparatus for correlating network data analytics (NDA) information for a device group;

• the device group comprising multiple terminal devices, wherein each terminal device is associated with a group member identifier and the device group is associated with a group identifier;
• the apparatus comprising:
• processing circuitry;
• memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the apparatus is operative to:
• receive an NDA request comprising a group identifier and an NDA specification of NDA information to be collected;
• send a group member identifier request comprising the group identifier;
• receive, in response to the group member identifier request, one or more group member identifiers associated with the group identifier;
• configure one or more network functions (NFs) associated with the group member identifiers in accordance with the NDA specification;
• obtain, from the one or more NFs, NDA information collected for the group member identifiers based on the NDA specification;
• and
• correlate the NDA information collected for the group member identifiers based on their association with the device group.

An apparatus adapted to facilitate correlation of network data analytics (NDA) information, the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the apparatus is operative to:
• maintain information pertaining to a device group comprising multiple terminal devices, wherein each terminal device has a group member identifier and the device group is associated with a group identifier;
• receive an identifier request for the group member identifiers of the terminal devices in the device group for which the NDA information is to be collected, the identifier request comprising the group identifier;
• return, in response to the identifier request, one or more of the group member identifiers associated with the group identifier.

A method for correlating network data analytics (NDA) information for a device group;

• the device group comprising multiple terminal devices, wherein each terminal device is associated with a group member identifier and the device group is associated with a group identifier;
• the method comprising:
• receiving an NDA request comprising a group identifier and an NDA specification of NDA information to be collected;
• sending a group member identifier request comprising the group identifier;
• receiving, in response to the group member identifier request, one or more group member identifiers associated with the group identifier;
• configuring one or more network functions (NFs) associated with the group member identifiers in accordance with the NDA specification;
• obtaining, from the one or more NFs, NDA information collected for the group member identifiers based on the NDA specification;
• and
• correlating the NDA information collected for the group member identifiers based on their association with the device group.