US-20260129574-A1 - METHOD FOR INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND NETWORK ELEMENT

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Abstract

A method for information acquisition method and a network element are provided. The method includes operations as follows. A first network element receives an analytics request. The analytics request includes a first parameter used for requesting analytics for network energy consumption. The first network element acquires energy consumption information based on the analytics request.

Inventors

Jingran Chen

Assignees

GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20260102

Claims (20)

1 . A method for information acquisition, comprising: receiving, by a first network element, an analytics request, wherein the analytics request comprises a first parameter, and the first parameter is used to request analytics for network energy consumption; and acquiring, by the first network element, energy consumption information according to the analytics request.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the acquiring by the first network element energy consumption information comprises: acquiring, by the first network element, at least one of energy consumption information of a user equipment (UE), energy consumption information of an access device, energy consumption analytics information based on slice granularity, or energy consumption information of a second network element.
3 . A first network element, comprising a processor, a transceiver, and a memory having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to: control the transceiver to receive an analytics request, wherein the analytics request comprises a first parameter, and the first parameter is used to request analytics for network energy consumption; and acquire energy consumption information according to the analytics request.
4 . The first network element of claim 3 , wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of: an analytics identification (ID), indicating network energy consumption; user equipment (UE) information; an application ID; slice information; a data Network Name (DNN); or a target analytics time window.
5 . The first network element of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to: acquire at least one of energy consumption information of a user equipment (UE), energy consumption information of an access device, energy consumption analytics information based on slice granularity, or energy consumption information of a second network element.
6 . The first network element of claim 5 , wherein the second network element is a network function (NF).
7 . The first network element of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to: acquire energy consumption information of the UE from a user plane function (UPF).
8 . The first network element of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to: acquire energy consumption information of the access device from the access device or a network management system (OAM).
9 . The first network element of claim 5 , wherein the energy consumption information of the access device comprises at least one of energy consumption generated by the access device for meeting one or more quality of service (QoS) requirements, energy consumption generated by the access device for serving a UE, or energy consumption generated by the access device for serving a group of UEs.
10 . The first network element of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to perform energy consumption analytics using the energy consumption information.
11 . The first network element of claim 10 , wherein an energy consumption analytics result comprises at least one of: a statistical and/or predicted value of total energy consumption consumed by serving a UE or a group of UEs; a statistical and/or predicted value of energy consumed by one or more sessions within a period of time; a statistical and/or predicted value of energy consumed by one or more slices within a period of time; or a statistical and/or predicted value of energy consumed by one or more QoS flows within a period of time.
12 . The first network element of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to: control the transceiver to receive the analytics request from a third network element or a UE.
13 . The first network element of claim 12 , wherein the analytics request comprises an analytics subscription request message.
14 . The first network element of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to when the first network element acquires new energy consumption information, perform energy consumption analytics based on the new energy consumption information, and control the transceiver to transmit an energy consumption analytics result to the third network element or the UE, wherein the new energy consumption information comprises energy consumption information exceeding a first threshold.
15 . A third network element, comprising: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to: control the transceiver to transmit an analytics request to a first network element, wherein the analytics request comprises a first parameter, and the first parameter is used for requesting analytics for network energy consumption.
16 . The third network element of claim 15 , wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of: an analytics identification (ID), indicating network energy consumption; UE information; an application ID; slice information; a data Network Name (DNN); or a target analytics time window.
17 . The third network element of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to control the transceiver to receive an energy consumption analytics result from the first network element, wherein the energy consumption analytics result is obtained based on analytics for energy consumption information.
18 . The third network element of claim 17 , wherein the energy consumption analytics result comprises at least one of: a statistical and/or predicted value of total energy consumption consumed by serving a UE or a group of UEs; a statistical and/or predicted value of energy consumed by one or more sessions within a period of time; a statistical and/or predicted value of energy consumed by one or more slices within a period of time; or a statistical and/or predicted value of energy consumed by one or more QoS flows within a period of time.
19 . The third network element of claim 15 , wherein the analytics request comprises an analytics subscription request message.
20 . The third network element of claim 15 , wherein the third network element is an application function (AF).

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2023/124609, filed on Oct. 13, 2023, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND The Network Data Analysis Function (NWDAF) in the 5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology (5G) network can collect data from various network elements, network management systems, etc. in the core network, and perform big data statistics, analytics or intelligent data analytics by using the collected data to obtain analytics or prediction data at the network side, and thus assist various network elements in controlling UE access more effectively based on the data analytics result. At present, the NWDAF is unable to collect energy consumption information. SUMMARY The present disclosure relates to the field of communication, and more particular to a method for information acquisition, and a network element, to collect energy consumption data in a communication network. A first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a method for information acquisition, which includes operations as follows. A first network element receives an analytics request. The analytics request includes a first parameter used for requesting analytics for network energy consumption. The first network element acquires energy consumption information based on the analytics request. A second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a first network element, which includes processor, a transceiver, and a memory having a computer program stored thereon. The processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to: control the transceiver to receive an analytics request, where the analytics request includes a first parameter, and the first parameter is used to request analytics for network energy consumption; and acquire energy consumption information according to the analytics request. A third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a third network element, which includes a processor, a transceiver, and a memory having a computer program stored thereon. The processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory to control the transceiver to transmit an analytics request to a first network element, wherein the analytics request comprises a first parameter, and the first parameter is used for requesting analytics for network energy consumption, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of data collection of the NWDAF. FIG. 2B is another schematic diagram of data collection of the NWDAF. FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method 300 for information acquisition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method 400 for information acquisition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method 500 for information acquisition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a method 600 for information acquisition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method 700 for information acquisition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method 800 for information acquisition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9A is a flowchart of an implementation method 1 of a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9B is a flowchart of an implementation method 2 of a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an implementation of a third embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a first network element 1100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 12 is a schematic block diagram of a third network element or a terminal device 1200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram of a third network element or a terminal device 1300 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device 1400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 15 is a schematic block diagram of an access device 1500 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 16 is a schematic block diagram of a fourth network element 1600 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 17 is a schematic block diagram of a second network element 1700 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 18 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1800 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 19 is a schematic block diagram of a chip 1900 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAI