Method and a system for facilitating federated learning in a decentralized network slicing environment

A network entity for facilitating federated learning in a decentralized network slicing environment, the network entity comprises:

• memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the network entity to:
• receive a request for creating a managed object instance (MOI) for federated learning for a network slice, from respective network slice management function (NSMF) units,
• transmit, to a respective network slice, a request for creating an MOI for performance metrics associated with a learning model of the respective network slice based on the received request, wherein a response with respect to the MOI for performance metrics is transmitted to a respective network entity,
• create the MOI for the federated learning for each of one or more network slices, based on the response associated with a corresponding MOI for performance metrics, wherein an indication of the creating of the MOI for the federated learning is transmitted to the respective NSMF units,
• receive, from the respective NSMF units, a request for creating an MOI of an information object classes (IOC) for a subscription of the federated learning for respective network slices, based on the indication, wherein the MOI for subscription of the federated learning is created based on the request, and
• send, to a respective NSMF unit, a response for the federated learning based on the subscription for facilitating federated learning, when an event with respect to an associated performance metric is identified.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing one or more computer programs including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network entity individually or collectively, cause the network entity to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, by the network entity present in each of one or more network slices associated with each of one or more network slice management function (NSMF) units, a request for creating a managed object instance (MOI) for federated learning for a network slice, from respective NSMF units;
• transmitting, by the network entity to a respective network slice, a request for creating an MOI for performance metrics associated with a learning model of the respective network slice based on the received request, wherein a response with respect to the MOI for performance metrics is transmitted to a respective network entity;
• creating, by the network entity, the MOI for the federated learning for each of the one or more network slices, based on the response associated with a corresponding MOI for performance metrics, wherein an indication of the creating of the MOI for the federated learning is transmitted to the respective NSMF units;
• receiving, by the network entity from the respective NSMF units, a request for creating an MOI of an information object classes (IOC) for a subscription of the federated learning for respective network slices, based on the indication, wherein the MOI for subscription of the federated learning is created based on the request;
• and
• sending, by the network entity to a respective NSMF unit, a response for the federated learning based on the subscription for facilitating federated learning, when an event with respect to an associated performance metric is identified.