Enabling performance analytics of a tethered connection in a wireless communication network

A method performed by a first network node, the method comprising:

• receiving a requirement for performance analytics of an application session comprising an end-to-end communication session that includes a tethered connection;
• identifying at least one device to serve as a data collection entity for collecting data for the performance analytics;
• sending a data collection requirement to the data collection entity, the data collection requirement including a request for performance data related to the tethered connection within the application session;
• receiving, from the data collection entity, the performance data measured in accordance with the data collection requirement;
• deriving the performance analytics based on the performance data and the data collection requirement;
• and
• sending the derived performance analytics.

A second network node, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the second network node to:
• receive a data collection requirement from a first network node, the data collection requirement for performance analytics of an application session comprising an end-to-end communication session that includes a tethered connection;
• determine at least one data source based on the data collection requirement;
• collect performance data from the at least one data source based on the data collection requirement;
• and
• send the collected performance data to the first network node.

A method performed by a second network node, the method comprising:

• receiving a data collection requirement from a first network node, the data collection requirement for performance analytics of an application session comprising an end-to-end communication session that includes a tethered connection;
• determining at least one data source based on the data collection requirement;
• collecting performance data from the at least one data source based on the data collection requirement;
• and
• sending the collected performance data to the first network node.