Deutsche Telekom Patente

The present disclosure relates to a first network node in a communication network. The first network node comprises processing circuitry configured to receive a status update message from a second network node in the communication network. The processing circuitry is further configured to decide whether to forward the status update message to at least one third network node in the communication network based on at least one forwarding criterium. The processing circuitry is further configured to decide whether to process the status update message based on at least one processing criterium.

Method and System for managing distributed entities (2) within an IP network, comprising, at an Application Layer Gateway (4): - intercepting IP network traffic used to steer and manage the distributed entities (2), - extracting steering and management commands from the intercepted IP network traffic, - analyzing the extracted commands to evaluate their compliance with predefined security rules, wherein a security control instance implemented within the Application Layer Gateway (4) is configured remotely to define and update the predefined security rules; and - forwarding only those steering and management commands that meet the predefined security rules to an application associated with a distributed entity (2), wherein the Application Layer Gateway operates at the application layer to analyze the protocol and semantics of the intercepted traffic.

A method for routing data within a global communication mesh, wherein data volumes transmitted during a time interval by a local communication network connected to a local point of presence, POP, of a global communication mesh are routed from the local POP along a plurality of paths within the global communication mesh to a plurality of remote POPs by a router of the local POP, the global communication mesh comprising a plurality of POPs including the local POP and the remote POPs and a plurality of links respectively linking exactly two POPs; a computing system for a local communication network and a computer program product.

An LLM-based method for calculating lead scores and generating product recommendations for a user of a troubleshooting chatbot, comprising providing an orchestrator module that is adapted to wrap the chatbot for receiving user prompts from the user; in response to the user prompts, conducting a troubleshooting conversation with the chatbot user; inferring lead scores for the user; generating a solution to each difficulty raised by the user during the troubleshooting conversation; providing a recommender system being in data communication with the orchestrator module; sending the generated solution and the history of the troubleshooting conversation to the recommender system; analyzing the solution, history and lead scores and providing a recommendation that corresponds to the user, to the orchestrator module; if the lead scores of the user are higher than a predetermined threshold, presenting the solution, augmented with the recommendation to the user, by the orchestrator module .

An LLM-based method for profiling chatbot users' technical proficiency and performing adaptation in the chatbot response, comprising the step of receiving encountered problem by the troubleshooting chatbot via a user prompt; using a profile inference LLM to obtain inferred profiles of chatbot users' technical proficiency regarding cybersecurity troubleshooting, by analyzing current prompt as entered by the user, from a data storage; the most recently updated user profile, which encapsulates the past user data; troubleshooting-oriented cybersecurity taxonomy consisting of proficiency domains and subdomains; a collection of inferred profiles of all users; hardware, software or networking-related data collected from the user's device; generating a vector of profile scores that quantify troubleshooting-oriented cybersecurity proficiency subdomains; updating the user's inferred profile by sending the inferred profile to the collection; replacing the older profile of the user by an updated profile; sending the inferred profile to a response adaptation LLM, along with the response generated by the chatbot; adapting the technical instructions, produced by the chatbot to the inferred user's profile; sending the profile-adapted response to the user, to follow the chatbot's instructions.

Verfahren zum Austausch einer Nachricht zwischen einem Sender und einem Empfänger unter Verwendung eines Neutrino-basierten Kommunikationskanals, umfassend die Schritte:senderseitiges Kodieren der Nachricht in ein Codewort mittels deterministischer oder stochastischer Post-Shannon-Kodierung (PSK),senderseitige Erzeugung eines Neutrino-Strahls durch:- Beschleunigen von Protonen in einem Protonenstrahl,- Auslenkung des Protonenstrahls auf ein Target zur Erzeugung von Neutrinos durch den Zerfall kurzlebiger Teilchen;senderseitige Amplitudenmodulation des Neutrino-Strahls durch:- Steuerung der Auslenkung des Protonenstrahls mittels eines steuerbaren Ablenksystems, um entsprechend der Bits der PSK kodierten Nachricht den Protonenstrahl entweder auf das Target oder auf einen Absorber zu lenken, wodurch die PSK kodierte Nachricht als Neutrino-Pulse kodiert werden, wobei gilt:∘ das Ausbleiben eines Neutrino-Pulses in einem Zeitschlitz repräsentiert ein "0"-Bit und∘ das Aussenden eines Neutrino-Pulses in einem Zeitschlitz repräsentiert ein "1"-Bit oder umgekehrt,Übertragen der Neutrino-Pulse vom Sender zum Empfänger;Synchronisieren von Sender und Empfänger mittels einer Zeitsynchronisationseinheit, die die Taktung der erzeugten Neutrino-Pulse mit Zeitfenstern des Empfängersystems synchronisiert;Empfangen der Neutrino-Pulse durch einen Neutrino-Detektor des Empfängers, wobei:- Zerfallsprodukte, insbesondere Lichtsignale, die bei der Wechselwirkung der Neutrinos mit einem Detektormedium erzeugt werden, detektiert werden und- die detektierten Signale als Bitfolge gespeichert werden;Dekodieren der empfangenen Bitfolge, wobei ein Vergleich zwischen dem erwarteten und dem empfangenen Codewort durchgeführt wird, um eine Identifikation der Nachricht zu ermöglichen.

Verwendung eines Neutrino-Detektors als vertrauenswürdiger Knoten (Trusted Node) in einem Verfahren zum kryptographischen Schlüsselaustausch zwischen einem ersten Kommunikationsendpunkt und einem zweiten Kommunikationsendpunkt, wobei der Neutrino-Detektor:- über einen ersten Neutrino-basierten Kommunikationskanal einen ersten kryptographischen Schlüssel von dem ersten Kommunikationsendpunkt empfängt,- über einen zweiten Neutrino-basierten Kommunikationskanal einen zweiten kryptographischen Schlüssel von dem zweiten Kommunikationsendpunkt empfängt,- die beiden kryptographischen Schlüssel in einem Schlüsselspeicher speichert,- über einen öffentlichen Kommunikationskanal eine am ersten Kommunikationsendpunkt erzeugte Zufallszahl (RND) empfängt, die unter Verwendung des ersten kryptographischen Schlüssels verschlüsselt ist,- die Zufallszahl (RND) unter Verwendung des gespeicherten ersten kryptographischen Schlüssels entschlüsselt und- die entschlüsselte Zufallszahl (RND) unter Verwendung des im Schlüsselspeicher gespeicherten zweiten kryptographischen Schlüssels verschlüsselt und über einen öffentlichen Kommunikationskanal an den zweiten Kommunikationsendpunkt sendet, um dem zweiten Kommunikationsendpunkt die Rekonstruktion der Zufallszahl (RND) unter Verwendung des ihm bekannten zweiten kryptographischen Schlüssels zu ermöglichen, sodass dem ersten und dem zweiten Kommunikationsendpunkt eine gemeinsame Zufallszahl (RND) als kryptographischer Schlüssel zur symmetrischen Verschlüsselung von Nutzdaten vorliegt.

Verfahren zum Austausch eines kryptografischen Schlüssels zwischen einem Sender und einem Empfänger unter Verwendung eines Neutrino-basierten Kommunikationskanals, umfassend die Schritte:Senderseitige Erzeugung eines Neutrino-Strahls durch:- Beschleunigen von Protonen in einem Protonenstrahl,- Auslenkung des Protonenstrahls auf ein Target zur Erzeugung von Neutrinos durch den Zerfall kurzlebiger Teilchen;Senderseitige Generierung einer Folge von Zufallsbits, die den kryptografischen Schlüssel repräsentiert, und Kodierung der Zufallsbits durch:- Steuerung der Auslenkung des Protonenstrahls mittels eines steuerbaren Ablenksystems, um entsprechend der Zufallsbits den Protonenstrahl entweder auf das Target oder auf einen Absorber zu lenken, wodurch die Zufallsbits als Neutrino-Pulse kodiert werden;Übertragung der Neutrino-Pulse vom Sender zum Empfänger;Synchronisierung von Sender und Empfänger mittels einer Zeitsynchronisationseinheit, die die Taktung der erzeugten Neutrino-Pulse mit Zeitfenstern des Empfängersystems synchronisiert;Empfang der Neutrino-Pulse durch einen Neutrino-Detektor des Empfängers, wobei:- Zerfallsprodukte, insbesondere Lichtsignale, die bei der Wechselwirkung der Neutrinos mit einem Detektormedium erzeugt werden, detektiert werden und- die detektierten Signale jeweils einem Schlüsselbit zugeordnet werden;Speicherung und Aneinanderreihung der empfangenen Schlüsselbits zur Erzeugung des kryptografischen Schlüssels, der in einem Schlüsselspeichermodul des Empfängers gespeichert wird.

Examples of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and computer programs for route control and for determining a route for a data packet to be transmitted in a communication network. The method (10) for route control and for determining a route for a data packet to be transmitted from a first node to a second node in a communication network comprises obtaining (11) a first network address for the first node and a second network address for the second node and obtaining (12) transmission requirements for the data packet. The method (10) further comprise determining (13) the route from the first node to the second node via a plurality of intermediate nodes based on the transmission requirements.

A method for operating a scheduler of an access point of a radio access network, RAN, wherein an access point of a radio access network forwards data packets transmitted by the distributed real-time application via a wireless connection provided by the access point and a scheduler of the access point assigns spectral resources to the wireless connection; a distributed real-time application, an access point for a radio access network, a radio access network and a computer program product.

The invention relates to a method for operating an optical protection element and/or for protecting an optical network, especially an optical distribution network as part of a telecommunications network, by means of the optical protection element,wherein the optical protection element is configured to protect the optical distribution network on a first side of the optical protection element, at least in part, from inappropriate input signals arriving from a second side, opposite the first side, of the optical protection element, wherein inappropriate input signals comprise optical signals having an optical input power exceeding a threshold value and/or optical signals outside of a predefined optical spectral range,wherein the optical protection element comprises an optical power detector on the second side of the optical protection element as well as a variable optical protector being configured to be switched between at least a first and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation being a transmission mode of operation allowing the transmission of optical signals for the optical distribution network being operatively used, and the second mode of operation being an optical protection mode of operation,wherein, in order to operate the optical protection element and/or to protect the optical distribution network from inappropriate input signals, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, and while the variable optical protector being in its first mode of operation, the optical power detector detects an inappropriate input signal,-- in a second step, the variable optical protector is switched to its second mode of operation,-- in a third step, the variable optical protector is triggered to be switched to its first mode of operation.

The invention relates to a method for optically supplying electrical power to an optical protection element being part of an optical distribution network as part of a telecommunications network, wherein the optical distribution network comprises an optical line terminal and, in downstream direction from the optical line terminal, a plurality of optical network terminals, wherein the electrical power supply of the optical protection element is based on the optical line terminal providing a power optical signal in downstream direction towards the optical protection element, wherein, in order to optically supply electrical power to the optical protection element, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the power optical signal is fed, by the optical line terminal, into the optical distribution network, -- in a second step, a power extraction and conversion element of the optical protection element extracts the power optical signal and converts the power optical signal to an electrical supply current.

A method for operating a fiber-optical line system, wherein a first transceiver of the fiber-optical line system transmits light signals via a fiber-optical line of the fiber-optical line system to a second transceiver of the fiber-optical line system, the first transceiver and the second transceiver respectively connected to opposite free ends of the fiber-optical line and the fiber-optical line comprising a plurality of separate optical cables and a plurality of in-line erbium-doted fiber amplifiers, EDFA, interconnecting the separate optical cables; an orchestration system for a fiber-optical line system, a fiber-optic transmission system and a computer program product.

A method and system for a communication between a first network element and a second network element in a communication system utilizing decentralized identifiers (DIDs), the method comprising:a) using, by the first network element, a DID comprising:i) a unique identifier uniquely associated with the first network element; andii) a stakeholder identifier associated with the first network element and/or a mobile virtual network operator, MVNO, identification associated with the first network element;b) transmitting, from the first network element to the second network element, a request message comprising the DID;c) receiving, at the second network element, the request message and extracting the stakeholder identifier and/or extracting the MVNO identification from the DID;d) evaluating, at the second network element, the stakeholder identifier based on a first criteria, in particular a first security criteria, and/or evaluating the MVNO identification based on a second criteria, in particular a second security criteria;e) determining, based on the evaluation, whether to accept or deny the request for establishing a communication; andf) establishing a communication, in particular a secure communication, between the first and second network elements if the request is accepted.

The present disclosure provides secure communication in telecommunication systems by enabling efficient key management for Non-Access Stratum (NAS) security contexts and user plane (UP) flows. It provides a hierarchical key derivation framework where a further key such as a security anchor key, derived from a long-term key shared between the User Equipment (UE) and the Core Network (CN), is distributed to control plane (CP) and user plane (UP) entities. These entities may further derive encryption and integrity protection keys specific to their functions, ensuring robust and context-specific security. The UE, CP, and UP entities may maintain cryptographic state machines for synchronization and support dynamic management of keys for multiple simultaneous flows. The present disclosure may apply to modular and scalable network architectures, such as 5G and future 6G systems, enhancing security, flexibility, and interoperability across diverse network scenarios, including private, hybrid, and distributed networks.

Verfahren und System zum Ressourcenmanagement bei der Datenkommunikation in einer Funkzelle eines Mobilfunknetzes 6, insbesondere nach dem 5G oder einem nachfolgenden Standard, in der eine Vielzahl von kommunikationsfähigen Sensoren 7, 8 lokalisiert sind, dabei das Nutzen freier Uplink-Ressourcen in der Funkzelle durch Aussenden von Post Shannon'schen Identifikationsnachrichten über einen Broadcast-Kanal 9, wobei die Identifikationsnachrichten vorbestimmte Sensoren 7, 8 adressieren und zur Rückübertragung von Sensordaten unter Nutzung der freien Uplink-Ressourcen auffordern und das Rückübertragen von Sensordaten durch die adressierten Sensoren 7, 8, bei denen die Dekodierung der Identifikationsnachrichten zu einem positivem Ergebnis führte.

Provided is a user equipment, UE. The UE includes processing circuitry configured to gather data about at least one end-to-end, E2E, service and a procedure to verify availability of the E2E service via an access network. The processing circuitry is further configured to attach to a wireless network. The processing circuitry is further configured to execute the procedure to verify availability of the at least one E2E service via the attached wireless network as the access network.

Techniques for managing data traffic in a multipath communication system, comprising:• receiving traffic, by a classifying entity, having Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput, L4S, properties by:∘ monitoring Explicit Congestion Notification, ECN, signaling in the traffic stream, and/or∘ analyzing traffic patterns, service types, and/or quality of service, QoS, requirements;• classifying the detected L4S traffic and non-L4S traffic into separate queues by means of the classifying entity, in particular into a L4S-queue and a non-L4S-queue;• applying a traffic scheduling logic, by a priority scheduler entity, that prioritizes L4S traffic over non-L4S traffic according to a criteria, wherein the criteria determines which data amount of L4S traffic and/or non-L4S traffic is being passed through the priority scheduler entity;• wherein the classifying entity, and the priority scheduler entity are each associated with a multipath scheduler of a sender entity, in particular associated with a scheduler buffer of the sender entity.

The present disclosure relates to a Radio Access Network (RAN) node for telecommunication networks, enabling dynamic interaction with a Network Repository Function (NRF). The RAN node may register its capabilities and configurations through a detailed RAN profile, including parameters such as supported services, protocols, frequencies, location, and energy efficiency. It may query the NRF to discover and select other RAN or Core Network (CN) nodes based on these parameters, facilitating optimized mobility, handovers, and resource management. The RAN node may support subscription-based notifications for updates about relevant nodes, allowing proactive configuration and reduced handover delays. It may establish secure communication with discovered nodes using endpoint and protocol information obtained from the NRF. The present disclosure may enhance scalability, flexibility, and efficiency by reducing reliance on traditional CN components for endpoint resolution. It may support modern network functionalities like Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) and advanced service-based architectures, ensuring compatibility with future telecommunication systems.

Examples relate to a method for configuring a network component. The method comprises initializing a configuration interface configured to exchange data between the network component and an external device. The configuration interface is for configuring the network component. Initializing the configuration interface comprises processing hard code.

Provided is a central network node for a communication network. The central network node comprises processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain information indicating a need to execute at least a part of a lifecycle of a machine-learning model in the communication network. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine, for the machine-learning model, at least one network entity in the communication network to perform the part of the lifecycle based on at least one network requirement. The processing circuitry is further configured to invoke the part of the lifecycle at the at least one network entity.

The invention relates to a method for operating and protecting an optical distribution network as part of a telecommunications network, wherein the optical distribution network comprises an optical line terminal, at least one optical splitter entity as well as a plurality of optical network terminals, wherein the optical distribution network is configured to provide a connection between both -- the optical line terminal and a specific splitter entity, -- and the specific splitter entity with both a first optical network terminal and a second optical network terminal, wherein the optical distribution network comprises at least one optical protection element, the optical protection element being positioned between the optical line terminal and at least one of the optical network terminals and the optical protection element being configured to protect the optical distribution network, at least in part, from inappropriate input signals from the first and/or the second optical network terminal, wherein inappropriate input signals comprise optical signals having an optical input power exceeding a threshold value and/or optical signals outside of a predefined optical spectral range, wherein the optical protection element comprises an optical power detector and a variable optical protector being configured to be switched between at least a first and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation being a transmission mode of operation allowing the transmission of optical signals for which the optical distribution network is operatively used, and the second mode of operation being an optical protection mode of operation, wherein, in order to operate and to protect the optical distribution network from inappropriate input signals from the first and/or the second optical network terminal, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, and while the variable optical protector being in its first mode of operation, the optical power detector detects an inappropriate input signal, -- in a second step, the variable optical protector is switched to its second mode of operation, -- in a third step, the variable optical protector is configured to be switched to its first mode of operation.

The invention relates to a method for setting up a diskless computer for a virtual radio access network, vRAN, the method comprising: sending, by the diskless computer, a request for a radio access network, RAN, image to a datacenter, the request comprising an unambiguous feature of the server; and receiving, by the diskless computer, the RAN image from the datacenter.

Verfahren zum Filtern von Webseitenabrufen, bei dem ein mit einem Kommunikationsnetz verbundenes Endgerät eine Webseite von einem gewünschten URL eines Internets abruft und der Abruf zugelassen wird, wenn eine Erlaubnisliste das gewünschte URL umfasst. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ein Computerprogrammprodukt.

A computer-implemented method for distributing an artificial intelligence, Al, task in a hybrid AI orchestration system, the method comprising: • initiating an AI request for an AI task at a UE-hybrid-AI-orchestrator associated with user equipment, UE; • transmitting a request from the UE-hybrid-AI-orchestrator to a network-assisted-Ai-orchestrator located in a telecommunications network, the AI request soliciting network-related information and/or remote AI capability information relevant to the AI task; • receiving, at the UE-hybrid-AI-orchestrator, network-related information and/or remote AI capability information from the network-assisted-Ai-orchestrator; • analyzing, by the UE-hybrid-AI-orchestrator, the received network-related information and/or remote AI capability information to determine whether to execute the AI task on the UE on an on-device AI model, on a remote AI model within the telecommunications network, and/or on a cloud-based AI model in a remote cloud environment; • executing the AI task based on the determination made by the UE-hybrid-AI-orchestrator, wherein the UE-hybrid-AI-orchestrator: ∘ transmits the AI task to an on-device AI model if local execution is determined, transmits the AI task to the distributed AI model if execution within the telecommunications network is determined, and/or transmits the AI task to a cloud-based AI model in a remote cloud environment if remote cloud execution is determined.

Provided is a first network node for communicating with a second network node. The first network node includes circuitry configured to locally generate a first encryption key. The circuitry is further configured to communicate the first encryption key to the second network node via a first communication path. The circuitry is further configured to receive a second encryption key from the second network node via a second communication path. The second communication path involves at least one third network node different from a fourth network node of the first communication path. The circuitry is further configured to communicate encrypted payload data with the second network node. The encryption is based on a combination of the first and second encryption keys.

Techniques for exposing entangled quantum states is disclosed, comprising the following steps:• storing entangled quantum states in a quantum memory at a network node;• storing metadata associated with the quantum states in a classical metadata memory, wherein the metadata includes a physical storage address, a time slot identifier and a logical identifier;• requesting the entangled quantum states from the quantum memory via a classical API;• exposing the entangled quantum states to users of a quantum communication protocol over a quantum communication channel.

The present invention relates to a method in particular for automated visualizing a logical network topology of an implemented 5G mobile network (10), wherein at least one network repository function, NRF, (40, 50, 80) and a plurality of network functions (41.1-41n; 51.1-51.n; 81.1-81.k) are implemented within the 5G mobile network (10). A central visualization application (95) requests all network function information of a plurality of network functions, NFs, (41.1-41n; 51.1-51.n; 81.1-81.k) from at least one NF repository function, NRF, (40, 50, 80) which collects these NF information from each of the plurality of NFs. (41.1-41n; 51.1-51.n; 81.1-81.k) The plurality of NFs (41.1-41n; 51.1-51.n; 81.1-81.k) performs or supports at least one network service or network application implemented in a 5G standardized mobile network (10). The visualization application (95) is configured to retrieve at least some of the NF information from the at least one NRF (40, 50, 80) and to generate in dependence of the received NF information a visual representation (110) of a logical network topology of the 5G mobile network (10), which is defined by the respective network functions.

Provided is a first network node communicating in a sequence of network nodes in a network. The first network node comprises circuitry configured to generate a first cryptographic context with a second network node in the sequence. The circuitry is further configured to generate a second cryptographic context with a third network node in the sequence. With respect to the first network node, a directly neighboring network node has access to at most one of the first and the second cryptographic contexts.

Techniken zur gestenbasierten Auswahl eines Objekts in einem 3D-Raum mittels eines tragbaren Geräts, wobei das tragbare Gerät ein Kameramodul mit zumindest einem Kameraobjektiv und einen Prozessor zur Bildanalyse und für Berechnungen umfasst, umfassend die Schritte: • Aufnehmen von Bilddaten des 3D-Raums mittels des Kameramoduls des tragbaren Geräts, wobei aus den Bilddaten ein 3D-Bildobjekt-Datenraum erzeugt wird, der Objekte aufweist, welche auswählbare Interaktionselemente repräsentieren; • Erkennen eines Zeigemittels, insbesondere eines Arms eines Nutzers, unter Verwendung der Bilddaten und Erzeugen eines 3D-Zeigemittel-Vektors unter Verwendung der Bilddaten, wobei das Zeigemittel eine definierte Position relativ zum tragbaren Gerät aufweist, wobei der 3D-Zeigemittel-Vektor eine räumliche Richtung des Zeigemittels wiedergibt; • Zusammenführen des 3D-Bildobjekt-Datenraums und des 3D-Zeigemittel-Vektors in ein gemeinsames Koordinatensystem, wobei der 3D-Zeigemittel-Vektor in dem Koordinatensystem auf ein Objekt des 3D-Bildobjekt-Datenraums zeigt; • Auswählen dieses Objekts, auf das der 3D-Zeigemittel-Vektor zeigt, zur weiteren Verarbeitung durch das tragbare Gerät.

A system for providing an entanglement distribution for quantum applications in form of an Entanglement Distribution as a Service (EDaaS), comprising:A network provider plane configured to manage the generation, distribution, forwarding, and storage of entangled quantum states across a quantum network, the network provider plane comprising:- One or more quantum optical elements especially single photon sources, fiber-optic links, beam splitters, single-photon detectors, and quantum memories for generating and maintaining entangled photonic states;- A quantum link layer providing quantum optical connections to distribute entangled photon states between directly connected network nodes;- A quantum network layer configured for dynamic routing of quantum states across multiple optical paths between network nodes;An Application Programming Interface (EdaaS-API) operable at the service level, said API comprising:- A state retrieval interface configured to provide applications with logical and physical addresses of stored quantum states within the quantum memories;- A Q-Push interface configured to enable the export of selected quantum states, based on physical storage addresses, over a quantum channel by triggering the release of entangled photon states;A software-defined network (SDN) management layer configured to dynamically manage the configuration, monitoring, and routing of entangled states across the quantum network, said SDN management layer comprising:- A service configuration module for the deployment and configuration of quantum optical connections;- A resource allocation module for dynamically routing quantum states through optimal optical paths in response to service demands.

Examples relate to methods, computer programs, and apparatuses for training a machine learning model to predict a radio quality for user equipment, UE, at a location covered by a mobile communication system and for predicting a radio quality for user equipment at a location covered by a mobile communication system. The method (10) for training a machine learning model to predict a radio quality for user equipment, UE, at a location covered by a mobile communication system comprises generating (11) training data with basic feature training sets, which are based on measurements conducted at positions in a serving radio cell, additional feature sets comprising information about radio parameters of the serving radio cell and/or one or more neighboring radio cells, geometrical features of measurement positions, wherein the geometrical features comprise distances being determining for a radio propagation channel between the serving radio cell and a measurement position, and radio qualities obtained at measurement positions. The method (20) further comprises training (12) the machine learning model with the training data.

The invention relates to a method for using a user equipment with a mobile communication network and/or for an energy-saving operation of the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises a radio access network comprising a plurality of base station entities, wherein a specific base station entity is operated, in a first point in time, in an energy-saving mode and wherein the specific base station entity is activated, in a subsequent second point in time, from the energy-saving mode by means of a predefined uplink radiofrequency signal transmitted by the user equipment, wherein, in the energy-saving mode, the specific base station entity refrains from transmitting system information block 1 and starts to transmit system information block 1 at least once after having been activated from the energy-saving mode, wherein the predetermined uplink radiofrequency signal corresponds to a specific uplink random access channel signal being assigned to the specific base station entity, wherein, in order to operate the mobile communication network, at least partly, in an energy-saving operation, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the user equipment receives, from the specific base station entity and/or from a different base station entity, activation configuration information, the activation configuration information comprising at least a first piece of assignment information and a second piece of assignment information, wherein each piece of assignment information indicates at least one specific uplink random access channel signal and wherein each piece of assignment information and/or each specific uplink random access channel signal is associated to, or related to, at least one piece of validity time indication, -- in a second step, the user equipment transmits, based on the content of the activation configuration information and based on a determination of a current point in time, one of the specific uplink random access channel signals in order to activate the specific base station entity from the energy-saving mode.

A method for operating a scheduler of an access point of a radio access network, RAN, wherein a distributed real-time application transmits a functional minimum data rate of the distributed real-time application to a scheduler of an access point of a RAN, the access point forwarding data packets transmitted by the distributed real-time application via a wireless connection provided by the access point; the scheduler successively signals determined target bitrates to the distributed real-time application and the distributed real-time application dynamically adjusts a data rate of the transmitted data packets at an offset below the signaled target bitrates; the scheduler measures the offset and normally determines a target bitrate at the measured offset above a determined best effort bitrate for the wireless connection; and the scheduler exceptionally determines the target bitrate to be a minimum target bitrate when the normally determined target bitrate is lower than the exceptionally determined minimum target bitrate, the minimum target bitrate being determined at the measured offset above the transmitted functional minimum data rate; an access point for a RAN, a RAN and a computer program product.

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft Techniken zur Erkennung eines betrügerischen Internet-Serviceanbieters, umfassend:• Schritt: Erfassen einer Service-Anfrage (220) eines Internetnutzers (210), abgesendet mittels seines Nutzerendgerätes (215), wobei das Nutzerendgerät mit einem Kommunikationsnetzwerk eines Netzwerkanbieters verbunden ist;• Schritt: Weiterleiten (250) der Service-Anfrage an eine Validierungs-Plattform (260) des Netzwerkanbieters, wobei die Validierungs-Plattform die URL und/oder der URL zugeordnete Informationen des aufgerufenen Internet-Serviceanbieters analysiert ();• Schritt: Berechnen eines Betrugsscores basierend auf zumindest einer Überprüfungsvariante, insbesondere ist die zumindest eine Überprüfungsvariante eine Whitelist-Überprüfung von verifizierten Internet-Serviceanbietern;• Schritt: Festlegen eines Schwellenwertes für den Betrugsscore, wobei bei Überschreiten des Schwellenwertes Maßnahmen ergriffen werden, um den Nutzer zu warnen oder den Zugriff auf den Internet-Serviceanbieter (245) zu blockieren, wobei der Nutzer bei einem Unterschreiten des Schwellenwertes an den Internet-Serviceanbieter (240) weitergeleitet wird.

A method and system for ensuring trusted communication and protection from social engineering attacks on a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising: • Implementing an AI-powered monitoring module on the user equipment or in a cloud environment, the AI-powered monitoring module being trained on social engineering patterns and/or fraud patterns; • Providing communication content related to the user interaction with his UE to the AI-powered monitoring module, wherein the communication content is content from the user and/or content of a third party, wherein the UE is configured to capture the content of the third party; • Analyzing by the AI-powered monitoring module the communication content and evaluating a threat-score of the communication content; • Warning the user, in particular in real-time, if the threat-score is higher than a security-threshold.

A method for manufacturer-independent configuration of a base station (BTS) in a mobile network, comprising the steps of: • Receiving network specifications in the form of NBX data, • Processing the NBX data by a Cognitive Model Configurator (KMK) module, • Generating manufacturer-specific SBX data by the KMK module using a trained artificial intelligence, • Transmitting the SBX data via an SBI interface to the BTS for configuration and control.

A method and system for managing radio resources in a mobilecommunication network comprising a plurality of cells, wherein each cell operates on a distinct frequency and is part of a sector, the method comprising:a) step: Assessing traffic data of cells, in a sector based on historical traffic data to determine a time-dependent traffic prediction for the cells of the sector;b) step: Determining a radio capacity of each cell based on the available radio resources in each cell, wherein each cell's frequency contributes to a total radio sector capacity;c) step: Assigning a priority indicator to each frequency within the sector, wherein the priority indicator determines the order in which features are applied to the respective frequencies;d) step: Comparing a radio-capacity-threshold for each frequency of the sector with the time-dependent traffic prediction for the respective frequency, wherein the radio-capacity-threshold for each frequency is a function of the priority indicator and the radio capacity of each cell;e) step: Applying a feature to a specific cell, in particular separately for the Uplink and Downlink, if the time-dependent traffic prediction for that cell is lower than the cell's radio-capacity-threshold

The invention relates to a method for performing a test of an in-vehicle system entity or functionality of a vehicle using a back-end server, wherein the in-vehicle system entity or functionality is used with a mobile communication network, at least one mobile communication device of another vehicle being connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises an access network, a core network, and a plurality of base station entities, and the mobile communication network comprising or being associated with at least one public safety answering point and/or test functionality, wherein the at least one mobile communication device is an operative mobile communication device, being used operatively with the mobile communication network,wherein at least one test mobile communication device, being part of or assigned to the in-vehicle system entity or functionality, is simultaneously connected to the mobile communication network, the at least one test mobile communication device, being used - with at least a part of the mobile communication network - for performing the test of the in-vehicle system entity or functionality in view of handling emergency calls as IP multimedia subsystem based packet switched emergency calls and/or session initiation protocol based packet switched emergency calls,wherein, in view of performing a specific emergency test call in order to test the in-vehicle system entity or functionality, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the test mobile communication device transmits at least a first test session request message to the back-end server, and receives at least a first test session response message from the back-end server, wherein the communication between the test mobile communication device and the back-end server involves the transmission, by the test mobile communication device, of a specific content of the specific emergency test call to the back-end server,-- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the specific emergency test call, or its specific content, is received by the public safety answering point and/or test functionality and handled according to regulatory requirements.

Examples relate to a method, a computer program, and an apparatus for enabling machine learning enhanced data analytics and an agent function. The method (10) for enabling machine learning-based data analytics in a telecommunication system (400) comprises obtaining (12) data records to be analyzed from one or more network functions of the telecommunication system (400). The method (10) further comprises vectorizing (14) the data records, storing (16) the data in a vectorized manner in a data storage, and providing (18) the vectorized data for data analytics upon request from a data analytics function in the telecommunication system (400).