Method for Handling User Consent for MDT Data Collection
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According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of operating a NE network node of a communication network is provided, the network node being connected via the communication network to at least one user device. The method comprises: receiving a request at the NE network node to carry out a MDT measurement for one of the at least one user device; determining, at the NE network node, whether carrying out the MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement requires a user consent, based on data of a MDT privacy matrix; determining, at the NE network node, whether a consent indicator which is assigned to the user device indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement if the MDT privacy matrix indicates that a user consent is necessary; and carrying out the MDT measurement at the NE network node and/or processing the result of the MDT measurement and/or reporting the result of the MDT measurement to a further network node of the communication network if the consent indicator indicates that the MDT measurement can be carried out or the result of the MDT measurement can be processed or reported.
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23. A method of operating a Network Element (NE) network node of a communication network, the NE network node being connected via the communication network to at least one user device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request at the NE network node to carry out a Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) measurement for one of the at least one user device; determining, at the NE network node, whether carrying out the MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement requires a user consent, based on data of an MDT privacy matrix, wherein each MDT measurement entry of the MDT privacy matrix comprises the following data units; information specifying how the MDT measurement is to be carried out; and information specifying how the collected data is intended to be used or processed; determining, at the NE network node, whether a consent indicator that is assigned to the user device indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement, if the MDT privacy matrix indicates that a user consent is necessary; and carrying out the MDT measurement at the NE network node, processing the result of the MDT measurement, and/or reporting the result of the MDT measurement to a further network node of the communication network if the consent indicator indicates that the MDT measurement can be carried out or that the result of the MDT measurement can be processed or reported. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of operating a Network Manager (NM) network node of a communication network, the network node being connected via the communication network to a Network Element (NE) network node, the NE network node being connected to at least one user device, the method comprising:
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receiving or generating, at the NM network node, a Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) privacy matrix indicating whether carrying out an MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement for a user device requires a user consent, wherein each MDT measurement entry of the MDT privacy matrix comprises the following data units; information specifying how the MDT measurement is to be carried out; and information specifying how the collected data is intended to be used or processed; transmitting the MDT privacy matrix to the NE network node; and receiving MDT measurement data for the user device collected by the NE network node based on data of the MDT privacy matrix and based on a consent indicator assigned to the user device that indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, and/or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement to the NM network node.
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37. A method of operating a communication network comprising a Network Manager (NM) network node and a Network Element (NE) network node, the NM network node being connected via the communication network to the NE network node, and the NE network node being connected to at least one user device, the method comprising:
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receiving or generating, at the NM network node, a Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) privacy matrix indicating whether carrying out an MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement for one of the at least one user devices requires a user consent, wherein each MDT measurement entry of the MDT privacy matrix comprises the following data units; information specifying how the MDT measurement is to be carried out; and information specifying how the collected data is intended to be used or processed; transmitting the MDT privacy matrix to the NE network node; receiving a request at the NE network node to carry out an MDT measurement for one of the at least one user device; determining, at the NE network node, whether carrying out the MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement requires a user consent, based on data of the MDT privacy matrix; determining, at the NE network node, whether a consent indicator that is assigned to the user device indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement, if the MDT privacy matrix indicates that a user consent is necessary; and carrying out the MDT measurement at the NE network node, processing the result of the MDT measurement, and/or reporting the result of the MDT measurement to the NM network node, if the consent indicator indicates that the MDT measurement can be carried out or the result of the MDT measurement can be processed or reported. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising program code portions that, when executed on a processing circuit of a Network Element (NE) network node connected via a communication network to at least one user device, cause the processing circuit to:
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receive a request at the NE network node to carry out a Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) measurement for one of the at least one user device; determine, at the NE network node, whether carrying out the MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement requires a user consent, based on data of an MDT privacy matrix, wherein each MDT measurement entry of the MDT privacy matrix comprises the following data units; information specifying how the MDT measurement is to be carried out; and information specifying how the collected data is intended to be used or processed; determine, at the NE network node, whether a consent indicator that is assigned to the user device indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement, if the MDT privacy matrix indicates that a user consent is necessary; and carry out the MDT measurement at the NE network node, process the result of the MDT measurement, and/or report the result of the MDT measurement to a further network node of the communication network if the consent indicator indicates that the MDT measurement can be carried out or the result of the MDT measurement can be processed or reported.
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41. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising program code portions that, when executed on a processing circuit of a Network Manager (NM) network node connected via a communication network to a Network Element (NE) network node that is connected to at least one user device, cause the processing circuit to:
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receive or generate, at the NM network node, a Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) privacy matrix indicating whether carrying out an MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement for a user device requires a user consent, wherein each MDT measurement entry of the MDT privacy matrix comprises the following data units; information specifying how the MDT measurement is to be carried out; and information specifying how the collected data is intended to be used or processed; transmit the MDT privacy matrix to the NE network node; and receive MDT measurement data for the user device collected by the NE network node based on data of the MDT privacy matrix and based on a consent indicator assigned to the user device that indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, and/or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement to the NM network node.
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42. A Network Element (NE) network node of a communication network, the network node being connectable via the communication network to at least one user device, the NE network node comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive a request at the NE network node to carry out a Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) measurement for one of the at least one user device; a processing unit connected to the receiving unit and configured to determine whether carrying out the MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement requires a user consent, based on data of an MDT privacy matrix, the processing unit being configured to determine whether a consent indicator that is assigned to the user device indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement if the MDT privacy matrix indicates that a user consent is necessary, wherein each MDT measurement entry of the MDT privacy matrix comprises the following data units; information specifying how the MDT measurement is to be carried out; and information specifying how the collected data is intended to be used or processed; a measurement unit connected to the processing unit and configured to carry out the MDT measurement, process the result of the MDT measurement, and/or report the result of the MDT measurement to a further network node of the communication network if the consent indicator indicates that the MDT measurement can be carried out or the result of the MDT measurement can be processed or reported; and a sending unit configured to send the result of the MDT measurement to the further network node of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. A Network Manager (NM) network node of a communication network, the network node being connectable via the communication network to a Network Element (NE) network node, the NM network node comprising:
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a transmitting unit configured to transmit a Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) privacy matrix generated or received at the NM network node to the NE network node, the MDT privacy matrix indicating whether carrying out an MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement for a user device requires a user consent, wherein each MDT measurement entry of the MDT privacy matrix comprises the following data units; information specifying how the MDT measurement is to be carried out; and information specifying how the collected data is intended to be used or processed; and a receiving unit configured to receive MDT measurement data for the user device collected by the NE network node based on data of the MDT privacy matrix and based on a consent indicator assigned to the user device that indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, and/or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement to the NM network node.
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