Ordering tracing of wireless terminal activities
First Claim
1. Method for tracing activities of a wireless terminal in a wireless network, comprising:
- receiving, in a core network management device, a first request for tracing activities of a first wireless terminal;
ordering, based on said request, wireless access point handling devices to perform tracing of activities of said first wireless terminal; and
ensuring that trace log data associated with said first request is sent to a destination trace log data handling device.
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Abstract
According to the invention a core network management device (32) in a core network section (CN) of the wireless network (WN) receives a request for a tracing regarding a wireless terminal (16). The request includes an address of a destination device (26) that is to receive trace log data or data enabling the locating of the address. The core network management device (32) then automatically orders, based on the request, network elements (10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24) of an access network section (AN) of the wireless network (WN) to perform tracing regarding the wireless terminal (16) and ensures that the trace log data is sent to the destination trace log data handling device (26). The request with the address may be sent from an access network management device (26) in the access network section (AN).
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19 Claims
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1. Method for tracing activities of a wireless terminal in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving, in a core network management device, a first request for tracing activities of a first wireless terminal; ordering, based on said request, wireless access point handling devices to perform tracing of activities of said first wireless terminal; and ensuring that trace log data associated with said first request is sent to a destination trace log data handling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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7. A core network management device configured to order a tracing of the activities of a wireless terminal in a wireless network, provided in relation to a core network section of the wireless network, comprising:
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at least one interface configured to communicate with other devices and entities and further configured to receive a request for tracing activities of a first wireless terminal; and a network trace management circuit configured to; receive said request from the interface, order, based on said request, wireless access point handling devices to perform tracing of activities of said first wireless terminal; and ensure that trace log data associated with said request is sent to a destination trace log data handling device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 15)
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9. Method for tracing of activities of a wireless terminal in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving, in a wireless access point handling device, a request to perform tracing of activities of a first wireless device from a core network management device; tracing the activities of a first wireless device; and sending the traced activities to a trace log data handling device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A wireless access point handling device configured to
receive a request to perform tracing of activities of a first wireless device from a core network management device; -
trace the activities of the first wireless device; and send the traced activities to a trace log data handling device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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