MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND NETWORK ELEMENT FOR HANDLING PERFORMANCEMONITORING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a management system, for handling performance monitoring in a wireless communications system, wherein the wireless communications system comprises a transport network relating to infrastructure for data transport in the wireless communications system, which data transport supports communication between logical network nodes of the wireless communications system, wherein the method comprises:
- monitoring one or more key performance indicators, “
KPIs”
, of the wireless communications system,detecting, based on a management system configuration, that the monitored one or more KPIs indicate a key performance degradation,identifying network elements associated with the transport network, which network elements at least potentially are involved in causing the key performance degradation, andsending, to the identified network elements, one or more requests requesting the identified network elements to perform performance measurements and report results thereof to the management system, which performance measurements comprise measurements regarding the transport network.
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Abstract
Handling of performance monitoring in a wireless communications system (100) comprising a transport network (150) relating to infrastructure for data transport in the wireless communications system (100). A management system (160) monitors (302, 401) one or more KPIs and detects (308, 402) that the monitored KPIs indicate a key performance degradation. Network elements (151-156) associated with the transport network (150), and those at least potentially are involved in causing the key performance degradation, are identified. The management system (160) sends one or more requests to the identified network elements (151-156). The one or more requests request the identified network elements (151-156) to perform performance measurements and report results thereof to the management system (160). The performance measurements comprise measurements regarding the transport network (150).
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32 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a management system, for handling performance monitoring in a wireless communications system, wherein the wireless communications system comprises a transport network relating to infrastructure for data transport in the wireless communications system, which data transport supports communication between logical network nodes of the wireless communications system, wherein the method comprises:
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monitoring one or more key performance indicators, “
KPIs”
, of the wireless communications system,detecting, based on a management system configuration, that the monitored one or more KPIs indicate a key performance degradation, identifying network elements associated with the transport network, which network elements at least potentially are involved in causing the key performance degradation, and sending, to the identified network elements, one or more requests requesting the identified network elements to perform performance measurements and report results thereof to the management system, which performance measurements comprise measurements regarding the transport network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. (canceled)
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11. A method, performed by a network element, for handling performance monitoring in a wireless communications system, wherein the wireless communications system comprises a transport network relating to infrastructure for data transport in the wireless communications system, which data transport supports communication between logical network nodes of the wireless communications system, the network element being associated with the transport network, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving, from a management system, one or more requests requesting performance measurements and report back results thereof to the management system, which performance measurements comprise performance measurements regarding the transport network, and performing, according to the received one or more requests, the performance measurements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. (canceled)
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19. A management system for handling performance monitoring in a wireless communications system, wherein the wireless communications system comprises a transport network relating to infrastructure for data transport in the wireless communications system, which data transport supports communication between logical network nodes of the wireless communications system, wherein the management system is configured to:
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monitor one or more key performance indicators, “
KPIs”
, of the wireless communications system,detect, based on a management system configuration, that the monitored one or more KPIs indicate a key performance degradation, identify network elements associated with the transport network, which network elements at least potentially are involved in causing the key performance degradation, and send, to the identified network elements, one or more requests requesting the identified network elements to perform performance measurements and report results thereof to the management system, which performance measurements comprise measurements regarding the transport network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A network element for handling performance monitoring in a wireless communications system, wherein the wireless communications system comprises a transport network relating to infrastructure for data transport in the wireless communications system, which data transport supports communication between logical network nodes of the wireless communications system, the network element being associated with the transport network, wherein the network element is configured to:
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receive, from a management system, one or more requests requesting performance measurements and report back results thereof to the management system, which performance measurements comprise performance measurements regarding the transport network, and perform, according to the received one or more requests, the performance measurements. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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