Methods for data model sharing for a radio access network and related infrastructure

A method performed by a network node in a radio access network, the method comprising:

• transmitting to a first network node an identification of data models supported by the network node for managing radio communications between network nodes, wherein each of the identified data models comprises a data model for calculating a compact representation of data collected from the radio access network, at least one correlation parameter that can be generated that identifies a relationship among the data of the compact representation for the identified data model, and a metric identifying accuracy of the compact representation of the data collected compared to the data collected;
• receiving a request from the first network node that identifies one of the data models with a request that the network node calculate the identified one of the data models;
• calculating the identified one of the data models based on the data collected;
• and
• transmitting the calculated data model to the first network node.

A first network node configured to operate in a radio access network, the first network node comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the first network node to perform operations comprising:
• receiving from a radio access network node an identification of data models supported by a second network node for managing radio communications between network nodes, wherein each of the identified data models comprises a data model for calculating a compact representation of data collected from the radio access network, at least one correlation parameter that can be generated that identifies a relationship among data of the compact representation for the identified data model, and an accuracy metric identifying accuracy of the compact representation of the data collected data compared to the data collected;
• transmitting a request to the radio access network node that identifies one of the data models with a request that the second network node calculate the identified one of the data models based on the data collected;
• receiving from the radio access network node the calculated data model from the second network node;
• evaluating the received calculated data model based on determining whether the received calculated data model correlates to the at least one correlation parameter.

A network node configured to operate in a radio access network, the network node:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the second network node to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting to a first network node an identification of data models supported by the network node for managing radio communications between network nodes, wherein each of the identified data models comprises a data model for calculating a compact representation of data collected from the radio access network, at least one correlation parameter that can be generated that identifies a relationship among data of the compact representation for the identified data model, and a metric identifying accuracy of the compact representation of the data collected compared to the data collected;
• receiving a request from the first network node that identifies one of the data models with a request that the network node calculate the identified one of the data models;
• calculating the identified one of the data models based on the data collected;
• and
• transmitting the calculated data model to the first radio access network node.