APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring the performance of a media streaming service being used to deliver media streams to user equipment devices, the method comprising:
- determining an encoding characteristic of a first media stream being monitored;
establishing a functional dependency model between a first System Service Key Performance Indicator, S-KPI, and one or more Resource Service Key Performance Indicators, R-KPIs, for the first media stream; and
using the established functional dependency model for monitoring a second media stream having the same encoding characteristic as the first media stream.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring the performance of a media streaming service being used to deliver media streams to user equipment devices comprises the step of determining an encoding characteristic of a first media stream (201) being monitored. A functional dependency model is established between a first System Service Key Performance Indicator, S-KPI, and one or more Resource Service Key Performance Indicators, R-KPIs, for the first media stream (203). The established functional dependency model is used for monitoring a second media stream having the same encoding characteristic as the first media stream (205).
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19 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring the performance of a media streaming service being used to deliver media streams to user equipment devices, the method comprising:
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determining an encoding characteristic of a first media stream being monitored; establishing a functional dependency model between a first System Service Key Performance Indicator, S-KPI, and one or more Resource Service Key Performance Indicators, R-KPIs, for the first media stream; and using the established functional dependency model for monitoring a second media stream having the same encoding characteristic as the first media stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A monitoring device for use in a communications network for monitoring the performance of a media streaming service that is used to deliver media streams to user equipment devices via the communications network, the monitoring device comprising:
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a detection module adapted to determine an encoding characteristic of a first media stream being monitored; and a processing module adapted to establish a functional dependency model between a first System Service Key Performance Indicator, S-KPI, and one or more Resource Service Key Performance Indicators, R-KPIs, for the first media stream; wherein the processing module is further adapted to use the established functional dependency model for monitoring a second media stream having the same encoding characteristic as the first media stream. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications network comprising a media streaming service that is adapted to provide media streams to user equipment devices via the communications network, the communications network comprising:
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a monitoring device comprising; a detection module adapted to determine an encoding characteristic of a first media stream being monitored; and a processing module adapted to establish a functional dependency model between a first System Service Key Performance Indicator, S-KPI, and one or more Resource Service Key Performance Indicators, R-KPIs, for the first media stream; wherein the processing module is further adapted to use the established functional dependency model for monitoring a second media stream having the same encoding characteristic as the first media stream. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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