US-12628118-B2 - Efficient method and apparatus for geo-aware paging analytics

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Abstract

The disclosure relates to an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: receive ( 600 ), from an analytics consumer, a request to produce paging analytics for a network region of interest, wherein producing the paging analytics include creating a list of one or more geographical areas within the network region of interest where a group of user equipment experience a paging issue; produce ( 602 ) paging analytics for the network region of interest; and send ( 604 ), to the analytics consumer, results of the paging analytics.

Inventors

Sivaramakrishnan Swaminathan
Konstantinos Samdanis

Assignees

NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20230427
Priority Date: 20220429

Claims (14)

1 . An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions of an analytics producer of a network, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least: receiving, from an analytics consumer of the network, a request to produce paging analytics for a region of interest of the network, the request comprising an indication of the region of interest of the network; producing the paging analytics for the region of interest of the network based on the indication of the region of interest of the network, the producing comprising: generating a geographical map of the region of interest of the network, the geographical map comprising one or more geographical areas within the region of interest of the network where a group of user equipment experienced a paging issue; and sending, to the analytics consumer, the paging analytics, the paging analytics comprising the geographical map of the region of interest of the network.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to perform at least: identifying the group of user equipment based on at least one of location information of user equipment or mobility information for user equipment.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the producing the paging analytics further comprises identifying a time when one or more user equipment of the group of user equipment return to a geographical area where the one or more user equipment of the group of user equipment no longer experienced a paging issue.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the identifying comprises: identifying the time when the one or more user equipment of the group of user equipment return to the geographical area where the one or more user equipment of the group no longer experienced the paging issue based on time schedule information.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to perform at least: sending, to a management service or a data collection entity, a request to receive data to produce the paging analytics for the region of interest of the network; receiving, from the management service or the data collection entity, data to produce the paging analytics for the region of interest; and wherein the producing the paging analytics comprises generating the geographical map using the data.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the data comprises at least one of cellular network data or non-cellular network data.
7 . An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions of an analytics consumer of a network, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: sending, to an analytics producer, a request to produce paging analytics, the request comprising an indication of a region of interest of the network; and receiving, from the analytics producer, the paging analytics, the paging analytics comprising a geographical map of the region of interest of the network, the geographical map including one or more geographical areas of the region of interest in which a group of user equipment experienced a paging issue; obtaining a location of a user equipment of the group of use equipment; predicting whether the user equipment is likely to experience a paging issue using the location of the user equipment and the paging analytics.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the paging analytics further comprise a time when one or more user equipment of the group of user equipment return to a geographical area in which the one or more user equipment of the group of user equipment no longer experienced a paging issue.
9 . A method comprising: receiving, by an analytics producer of a network, from an analytics consumer of the network, a request to produce paging analytics, the request comprising an indication of a region of interest of the network for which the paging analytics are to be produced; producing, by the analytics producer, the paging analytics for the region of interest of the network, the producing comprising: generating by the analytics producer, a geographical map of the region of interest of the network, the geographical map comprising one or more geographical areas within the region of interest of the network where a group of user equipment experienced a paging issue; and sending, by the analytics producer to the analytics consumer, the paging analytics, the the paging analytics comprising the geographical map of the region of interest of the network.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising: identifying, by the analytics producer, the group of user equipment based on at least one of location information of user equipment or mobility information for user equipment.
11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the producing the paging analytics includes identifying, by the analytics producer, a time when one or more user equipment the group of user equipment return to a geographical area where the the one or more user equipment of the group of user equipment no longer experienced a paging issue.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the identifying comprises: identifying the time the one or more user equipment of the group of user equipment return to the geographical area where the one or more user equipment of user equipment no longer experienced the paging issue based on time schedule information.
13 . The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising: sending, by the analytics producer to a management service or a data collection entity, a request to receive data to produce the paging analytics for the region of interest; receiving, by the analytics producer from the management service or the data collection entity, data to produce the paging analytics for the region of interest; and wherein the producing, by the analytics producer, the paging analytics comprises generating by the analytics producer, the geographical map using the data.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the data comprises at least one of cellular network data or non-cellular network data.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application claims the benefit of priority of Indian Provisional Patent Application No. 202211025215, filed Apr. 29, 2022, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if reproduced in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, a method, and a computer program for providing paging analytics for a network region of interest to an analytics consumer. BACKGROUND A communication system can be seen as a facility that enables communication sessions between two or more entities such as communication devices, base stations and/or other nodes by providing carriers between the various entities involved in the communications path. The communication system may be a wireless communication system. Examples of wireless systems comprise public land mobile networks (PLMN) operating based on radio standards such as those provided by 3GPP, satellite based communication systems and different wireless local networks, for example wireless local area networks (WLAN). The wireless systems can typically be divided into cells, and are therefore often referred to as cellular systems. The communication system and associated devices typically operate in accordance with a given standard or specification which sets out what the various entities associated with the system are permitted to do and how that should be achieved. Communication protocols and/or parameters which shall be used for the connection are also typically defined. Examples of standard are the so-called 5G standards. SUMMARY According to an aspect there is provided an apparatus comprising means for: receiving, from an analytics consumer, a request to produce paging analytics for a network region of interest, wherein producing the paging analytics include creating a list of one or more geographical areas within the network region of interest where a group of user equipment experience a paging issue; producing paging analytics for the network region of interest; and sending, to the analytics consumer, results of the paging analytics. A geographical area may be defined by geographical coordinates. A geographical area may be defined by three dimensional geographical coordinates. A geographical area may be defined by an order to connect the geographical coordinates. The apparatus may comprise means for: identifying the group of user equipment based on location information and/or mobility information. The apparatus may comprise means for: creating a geographical map of the network region of interest based on the list of one or more geographical areas within the network region of interest where the group of user equipment experience a paging issue and environmental information of the network region of interest; and sending, to the analytics consumer, results of the paging analytics including the geographical map of the network region of interest. The apparatus may comprise means for: sending, to the analytics consumer, results of the paging analytics including the list of one or more geographical areas within the network region of interest where the group of user equipment experience a paging issue to allow the analytics consumer to create geographical map of the network region of interest based on the list of one or more geographical areas within the network region of interest where the group of user equipment experience a paging issue and environmental information of the network region of interest. Environmental information of the network region of interest may comprise the presence of one or more buildings, vegetation or mountains. Environmental information of the network region of interest may comprise the presence of one or more propagation obstacles. Producing paging analytics may include identifying a time when a subgroup of user equipment return to a geographical area where the subgroup of user equipment no longer experience a paging issue. The apparatus may comprise means for: identifying the subgroup of user equipment based on time schedule information. The time when a subgroup of user equipment return to a geographical area where the subgroup of user equipment no longer experience a paging issue may be identified based on the time schedule information. The apparatus may comprise means for: sending, to a management service or a data collection entity, a request to receive data to produce paging analytics for the network region of interest; receiving, from the management service or the data collection entity, data to produce paging analytics for the network region of interest; and using the data to produce paging analytics for the network region of interest. The data may comprise cellular network data and/or non-cellular network data. Cellular network data may comprise paging information and/or location information. Non-cellular network data may comprise a road map of the region of interest and/or camera images of places in the region of interest. According to an aspect there is provided an apparatus com