Ordering Tracing of Wireless Terminal Activities
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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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62 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. Method for ordering a tracing of the activities of a wireless terminal in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving, in a core network management device provided in a core network section of the wireless network, a first request for a tracing regarding a wireless terminal, wherein said first request includes one of an address of a destination trace log data handling device that is to receive trace log data associated with said first request, and data enabling the locating of the address; automatically ordering, based on said request, network elements of an access network section of the wireless network to perform tracing regarding said wireless terminal, and ensuring that trace log data associated with said first request is sent to the destination trace log data handling device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A core network management device for ordering 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 for communicating with other devices and entities and for receiving a request for a tracing regarding a wireless terminal, where said request includes one of an address of a destination trace log data handling device that is to receive trace log data associated with said request, and data enabling the locating of the address; and a network trace management unit configured to receive said request from the interface, automatically order, based on said request, network elements of an access network section of the wireless network to perform tracing regarding said wireless terminal, and ensure that trace log data associated with said request is sent to the destination trace log data handling device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A method of initiating a tracing of the activities of a wireless terminal in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving, in an access network management device provided in relation to an access network section of the wireless network and managing network elements of said access network section, a user selection of a wireless terminal for which a tracing is desired, sending a request for a tracing regarding said wireless terminal from said access network management device to a core network management device provided in a core network section of the wireless network, where said request includes an address of a destination trace log data handling device. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An access network management device for initiating a tracing of the activities of a wireless terminal in a wireless network, provided in relation to an access network section of the wireless network and managing network elements of said access network section, comprising:
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a user interface for receiving a user selection of a wireless terminal for which a tracing is desired; a communication unit for communicating with other devices and entities; and a network trace requesting unit configured to generate a request for a tracing regarding said wireless terminal, where said request includes an address of a destination trace log data handling device; and order said communication unit to send said request to a core network management device provided in a core network section of the wireless network.
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Specification