Apparatus and method for performance prediction of models in ai/ml enabled communication networks

A user equipment of a wireless communication system,

• wherein the user equipment is configured to receive information on an output of an AI/ML model of one or more AI/ML models and/or of a functionality thereof from another apparatus of the wireless communication system, wherein the one or more AI/ML models are suitable for supporting a task of a user equipment and/or of a network entity of the wireless communication system;
• wherein it depends on a metric of the AI/ML model and/or of the functionality thereof, if the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof has been activated by the other apparatus, wherein the metric takes a benefit of employing the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account, and wherein the metric takes an activation effort for activating the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account.

A method for a wireless communication system,

• wherein the method comprises determining a metric for an AI/ML model of one or more inactive AI/ML models and/or for a functionality thereof, wherein the one or more inactive AI/ML models are suitable for supporting a task of a user equipment and/or of a network entity of the wireless communication system, wherein the method is executed by the user equipment or by an apparatus of the wireless communication system being different from the user equipment;
• wherein determining the metric for the AI/ML model and/or for the functionality thereof is conducted, such that the metric takes a benefit of employing the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account, and such that the metric takes an activation effort for activating the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account,
• wherein the method comprises determining, depending on the metric for the AI/ML model and/or for the functionality thereof, whether or not to activate the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof.

A method for a wireless communication system,

• wherein the method comprises receiving, by a user equipment, information on an output of an AI/ML model of one or more AI/ML models and/or of a functionality thereof from another apparatus of the wireless communication system, wherein the one or more AI/MHL models are suitable for supporting a task of a user equipment and/or of a network entity of the wireless communication system;
• wherein it depends on a metric of the AI/ML model and/or of the functionality thereof, if the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof has been activated by the other apparatus, wherein the metric takes a benefit of employing the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account, and wherein the metric takes an activation effort for activating the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account.