Deutsche Telekom Patente

Techniques for managing data analytics in a network environment, the method comprising: • providing access to a data market application, wherein the data market application includes a portal for user interaction, a data management platform (132) for business logic and/or analytics development, and a network function (NF); • enabling users to retrieve network data from a data collection network function (NF), in particular by using a data based interface (145); • facilitating the development, training, and/or testing of network models, in particular analytics models, using the data retrieved from the network; • deploying the tested and validated network models, in particular analytics model, into a network core for execution; and • providing the tested and validated network models, in particular the analytics model, into a network core network management system for orchestration of appropriate NF and execution.

The invention relates to a method for realizing non-access stratum communication between a user equipment and at least one of a plurality of network functions or services of a telecommunications network that comprises, or is associated with, a access network and a core network, wherein the access network comprises a plurality of base station entities wherein at leat one thereof serves the user equipment,wherein the non-access stratum communication involves a first non-access stratum communication link between the user equipment and a first network function or service of the plurality of network functions or services, and a second non-access stratum communication link between the user equipment and a second network function or service of the plurality of network functions or services,wherein, in case of a failure of the first non-access stratum communication link, the method comprises at least one of the following steps:-- the user equipment sends a non-access stratum service degradation indication to one or a plurality of the plurality of network functions or services,-- one or a plurality of the plurality of network functions or services send a non-access stratum service degradation indication to the user equipment,-- one of the plurality of network functions or services sends a non-access stratum service degradation indication to another of the plurality of network functions or services,-- one of the plurality of network functions or services sends a non-access stratum service degradation indication to the access network, especially to the base station entity serving the user equipment,-- the user equipment or a network node or network element of the core network or of the access network is pre-configured with a non-access stratum service degradation indication associated with a given non-access stratum failure event.

Examples relate to methods, computer programs, and apparatuses for labelling and for supporting labelling of alarms of a telecommunication system and for training machine learning models. The method (10) for labeling an alarm from a telecommunication system (400) comprises obtaining (12) alarm information and determining (14) relevant features of the alarm using a machine learning model (44). The method (10) further comprises querying (16) a data base (42) based on the relevant features of the alarm to obtain information about relevant incident or configuration tickets, wherein the data base (42) comprises information about incident and configuration tickets of the telecommunication system (400). The method (10) further comprises labeling (18) the alarm as relevant if relevant incident or configuration tickets are obtained

Provided is a method (500) for managing NF authorization in a mobile network using an NRF (116). It is stored (510), at the NRF (116), a network-level profile (403) comprising authorization policy information defining permissions and/or access rights applicable across multiple NF entities. It is received (520), by the NRF (116), a request for an authorization token from a requesting entity (420) to access a target NF entity (410). It is determined (530), by the NRF (116), the authorization token based on at least the network-level profile (403). It is issued (540), by the NRF (410), the authorization token to the requesting entity (420) based on the determined authorization.

Provided is concept for managing configurations in systems, particularly in Radio Access Networks (RAN). Embodiments address the complexities of handling network policies and configurations using a graph-based approach. Policies and target objects are modeled as nodes in a graph structure, with their interdependencies represented by connections. This allows for the identification and resolution of conflicts between policies affecting the same target objects. The concept utilizes a graph database for querying and optimizing network performance by ensuring that policies are consistently and effectively applied.

Provided is an optical lattice clock. The optical lattice clock includes multiple optical resonators. The optical lattice clock further includes an optical system configured to pump photons into the optical resonators to form an optical lattice in each of the optical resonators for spatially trapping non-linear atoms in the optical resonators. The optical system is configured to pump the photons based on two-photon losses in the optical lattice clock to drive the non-linear atoms in the optical resonators into synchronized limit cycle oscillations . The optical lattice clock is further configured to generate a clock signal based on a probed clock transition of the non-linear atoms. The clock transition is probed when the limit cycle oscillations of the non-linear atoms in the optical resonators are synchronized.

The invention relates to a method for operating a broadband access network of a telecommunications network, the broadband access network comprising at least one network domain, wherein the network domain comprises, or is assigned to or has access to a control plane comprising a policy decision and enforcement entity or functionality, wherein a specific network node of the network domain is connected such as to provide communication services to customers of the telecommunications network and receives traffic from at least one of a plurality of traffic sources as part of the broadband access network, especially as part of the network domain, wherein, in order to realize a reliable accounting functionality despite a potential overload situation, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the specific network node detects an overload situation and transmits an overload indication to the policy decision and enforcement entity or functionality, -- in a second step, the policy decision and enforcement entity or functionality transmits a traffic reduction control message to the at least one of the plurality of traffic sources, the traffic reduction control message indicating to reduce traffic, or mark counting invalid, due to an overload situation.

Die vorliegende Erfindung betriff Techniken zur Validierung eines Internet-Serviceanbieters mittels eines personalisierten Validierungs-Siegels, umfassend: • Anfordern eines Dienstes angeboten von dem Internet-Serviceanbieters durch einen Nutzer über ein Nutzerendgerät, insbesondere einem Smartphone oder einem Computer, das mit einem Kommunikationsnetzwerk eines Netzwerkanbieters verbunden ist, • Weiterleiten der Anfrage des Nutzers an einen einem Netzwerkanbieter zugeordneten Validierungs-Dienst, der die Identität des Internet-Serviceanbieters ermittelt, Hinzufügen eines personalisierten dem Internet-Serviceanbieters unbekannten Validierungs-Siegels des Nutzers mittels des Validierungs-Dienst bei erfolgreicher Validierung des Internet-Serviceanbieters, wobei das Validierungs-Siegels in einer Darstellung des Dienstes des Internet-Serviceanbieters auf dem Nutzerendgerät oder auf einem weiteren Nutzerendgerät dargestellt wird, wobei das Hinzufügen des personalisierten Validierungs-Siegels des Nutzers verhindert wird, wenn der Internet-Serviceanbieter nicht erfolgreich validiert wird.

Provided is a clock provision system. The clock provision system comprises an interface for coupling to a cellular network and a plurality of locally distributed nodes configured to measure reception times of entangled particles using local clocks of the plurality of distributed nodes. The clock provision system is configured to determine a time correlation of the entangled particles based on the measured reception times. The clock provision system is further configured to synchronize the local clocks of the plurality of nodes based on the determined time correlation. The clock provision system is further configured to control the interface to output at least one clock signal to the cellular network, the at least one clock signal being generated using at least one of the synchronized local clocks.

The invention relates to a method for using a service enabler architecture layer for verticals, SEAL, and an uncrewed aerial system application enabler layer, UAE layer, with an uncrewed aerial system application specific layer implementation for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for providing no-transmission zone information to at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment, wherein a service enabler architecture layer server, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler server, and a uncrewed aerial system application specific server and used are the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment comprises, respectively, an uncrewed aerial system application specific client, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler client, and a service enabler architecture layer client, wherein, in order for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for providing no-transmission zone information to the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the uncrewed aerial system application specific server communicates with the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server, -- in a second step, the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server communicates with the uncrewed aerial system application enabler client.

The invention relates to a method for using a service enabler architecture layer for verticals, SEAL, and an uncrewed aerial system application enabler layer, UAE layer, with an uncrewed aerial system application specific layer implementation for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for enforcing no-transmission zone information with at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment,wherein a service enabler architecture layer server, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler server, a uncrewed aerial system application specific server and a location management server are used and the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment comprises, respectively, an uncrewed aerial system application specific client, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler client, and a service enabler architecture layer client,wherein, in order for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for enforcing no-transmission zone information to the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server receives a location information from the location management server,-- in a second step, the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server communicates with both the uncrewed aerial system application enabler client and the uncrewed aerial system application specific server.

The invention relates to a method for performing a handover operation of a user equipment in a mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises a radio access network comprising a plurality of base station entities, wherein, prior to the handover operation, the user equipment is served by a source base station entity, and, subsequent to the handover operation, the user equipment is served by a target base station entity, wherein the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the source base station entity transmits a handover request message to the target base station entity, and-- in a second step, the target base station entity transmits a handover request acknowledge message,wherein a history information element relating to the user equipment-- is either transmitted as part of the handover request message,-- or is transmitted, to the target base station entity, by the user equipment,wherein the history information element comprises a last data usage information comprising pieces of data usage information regarding base station entities previously used by the user equipment.

A method for operating an access point of a radio access network, RAN, wherein an access point of a RAN forwards data packets transmitted by a real-time application via a wireless connection provided by the access point; a scheduler of the access point, in a current mode of the scheduler, continuously determines a best effort bitrate for the wireless connection and a target bitrate for the distributed real-time application dependent on the best effort bitrate, the best effort bitrate being based on a fair allocation of spectral resources of the access point and on radio conditions of the wireless connection, and signals the determined target bitrate to the distributed real-time application; the distributed real-time application dynamically adjusts a data rate of the transmitted data packets dependent on the signaled target bitrate; an access point for a RAN and a computer program product.

Examples relate to a method, a computer program, and an apparatus for choosing a supported transport layer protocol at a first network node of a telecommunication system for communicating with a second network node of the telecommunication system. The method (10) for choosing a supported transport layer protocol at a first network node (200) of a telecommunication system (300) for communicating with a second network node (220) of the telecommunication system (300) comprises obtaining (12), at the first network node (200), information about one or more supported transport layer protocols of the second network node (220). The method (10) further comprises selecting (14) a supported transport layer protocol, which is supported by the first network node (200) and the second network node (220), based on the information about the sup-ported transport layer protocols of the second network node (220). The method (10) also comprises communicating (16) messages between the first network node (200) and the second net-work node (220) based on the supported transport layer protocol.

Examples relate to a to a method, a computer program, and an apparatus for allocating radio resources in a tracking area of a mobile communication system. The method (10) for allocating radio resources in a tracking area of a mobile communication system, the tracking area comprising a plurality of radio cells and two or more network slices are configured in the tracking area, comprises passively allocating (12) radio resources for a network slice in the tracking area. The passively allocated radio resources are inactive for radio communication of the corresponding network slices. The method (10) further comprises actively allocating (14) the passively allocated radio resources in a cell of the tracking area for the network slice by admission of a user equipment, UE, to the network slice to obtain actively allocated radio resources. At least a part of the actively allocated radio resources is used for radio communication with the UE of the network slice in the cell.

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 again, 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 (SIB1) and starts to transmit system information block 1 (SIB1) again regularly while activated from the energy-saving mode, wherein the predetermined uplink radiofrequency signal corresponds to a specific uplink random access channel signal assigned to the specific base station entity based on the content of a selection indication parameter, 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 comprises or receives activation configuration information, the activation configuration information comprising a plurality of pieces of assignment information, different pieces of assignment information being related to different contents of the selection indication parameter, wherein a specific piece of assignment information indicates a specific uplink random access channel signal as being assigned to a specific content of the selection indication parameter, -- in a second step, the user equipment transmits, based on the specific content of the selection indication parameter in one of the pieces of assignment information, the corresponding specific uplink random access channel signal in order to activate the specific base station entity from the energy-saving mode.

The invention relates to a method for providing at least one sensing-related service and/or for generating training data and/or sensing model data by means of processing sensing-related data that is generated within or as part of a mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises at least a sensing function and a positioning function, wherein, as part of the sensing function, the mobile communication network comprises a sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality, wherein the sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality performs sensing by means of receiving radiofrequency sensing reception signals based on which information is able to be obtained about an area related to, or in the vicinity of, the sensing-capable sensing-enabled entity or functionality, wherein, as part of the positioning function, the mobile communication network is able to provide location information regarding active objects of, or connected or related to or detectable by, the mobile communication network, wherein, in order to provide at least one sensing-related service and/or in order to generate training and/or sensing model data, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the sensing function performs sensing in an area related to, or in the vicinity of, the sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality, -- in a second step, the positioning function gathers location information regarding active objects in the area related to, or in the vicinity of, the sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality, -- in a third step, the sensing function receives the location information regarding the active objects and uses the location information to obtain ground truth data for labeling.

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The invention relates to a method for using a user equipment in or with a non-terrestrial mobile communication network and/or that uses a non-terrestrial radio access technology, wherein the user equipment is provided with a priority information regarding the mobile communication network and/or the radio access technology, wherein - in case that the priority information, regarding the mobile communication network used by the user equipment and/or regarding the radio access technology used by the user equipment, indicates a sufficiently low priority of the mobile communication network used by the user equipment and/or a sufficiently low priority of the radio access technology used by the user equipment - the user equipment is configured to perform a network selection procedure to select a higher priority mobile communication network and/or to select a higher priority radio access technology,wherein the user equipment comprises a subscriber identity module entity realizing the functionality of a subscriber identity module, wherein the subscriber identity module entity comprises a time interval-related information such that the time interval, to be applied by the user equipment to perform the network selection procedure for a higher prioritized mobile communication network and/or for a higher priority radio access technology, depends on the time interval-related information stored in the subscriber identity module entity,wherein the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the user equipment uses the non-terrestrial mobile communication network and/or the non-terrestrial radio access technology,-- in a second step, the user equipment performs the network selection procedure, to select a higher priority mobile communication network and/or to select a higher priority radio access technology, in a manner applying the time interval-related information, wherein the time interval-related information is exclusively applied in case that the user equipment uses-- the non-terrestrial mobile communication network or a non-terrestrial mobile communication network,and/or-- the non-terrestrial radio access technology or a non-terrestrial radio access technology.

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The invention relates to a method for conducting radiofrequency sensing involving a first radiofrequency sensing station and at least a second radiofrequency sensing station, wherein the first radiofrequency sensing station transmits a radiofrequency sensing signal, wherein, as a result of the radiofrequency sensing signal being transmitted, a radiofrequency sensing reception signal is received by the second radiofrequency sensing station, the radiofrequency sensing reception signal corresponding to or comprising direct path-transmitted radiofrequency sensing signal and/or a reflection of the radiofrequency sensing signal, allowing to derive, based on the radiofrequency sensing reception signal, information regarding transmission channel properties between the first and second radiofrequency sensing station and/or regarding an object that reflects the radiofrequency sensing signal,wherein, in order to conduct the radiofrequency sensing, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the radiofrequency sensing signal is transmitted by the first radiofrequency sensing station and the corresponding radiofrequency sensing reception signal is received by the second radiofrequency sensing station, wherein the radiofrequency sensing signal uses transmission resources specifically assigned or associated to the first radiofrequency sensing station-- in a second step, based on the radiofrequency sensing reception signal, at least one piece of information regarding the transmission channel properties between the first and second radiofrequency sensing station and/or regarding the object is derived.

Techniken zur Ausmessung von zumindest zwei verschiedenen Funksignalen in einer Umgebung umfassend die folgenden Schritte:● Bereitstellung eines Funksignalstärke-Test-Geräts, wobei ein Nutzer das Funksignalstärke-Test-Gerät zu verschiedenen Positionen der Umgebung bringt, wobei das Funksignalstärke-Test-Gerät zumindest ein Erfassungsmittel für Funksignale aufweist;● Aufzeichnen der jeweiligen Funksignalstärke von zumindest zwei verschiedenen Funksignalen an den jeweiligen verschiedenen Positionen der Umgebung als Messwerte;● Übergabe der Messwerte an einen Positionierungs-Algorithmus, wobei der Positionierungs-Algorithmus die Messwerte vergleicht und anhand eines ersten festlegbaren Kriteriums einen ersten Score für die jeweiligen Positionen basierend auf den Messwerten berechnet, wobei der erste Score einen Wert für die Güte der beiden verschiedenen Funksignale an der jeweiligen Positionen repräsentiert.

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A tracking marker comprising: a fiducial section for providing a reference scale in at least two dimensions and an orientation reference; and at least one color swatch with a plurality of color swatch elements for providing a color reference, wherein the tracking marker is preferably configured to be attached to an object in a 3D space.

The invention relates to a method for using a service enabler architecture layer for verticals, SEAL, in a vertical application layer implementation, VAL implementation, for providing communication services to a user equipment, using a vertical application layer server via a telecommunications network, especially for supporting and providing slice usage statistics data regarding at least one network slice, wherein the user equipment is a vertical application layer user equipment comprising a vertical application layer client, VAL client, and a service enabler architecture layer for verticals, SEAL, functionality client,wherein the service enabler architecture layer for verticals comprises an application data analytics enablement server and a network slice capability enablement server being responsible for or related to the at least one network slice,wherein, in order for supporting and for providing, by the application data analytics enablement server, slice usage statistics data towards an application data analytics enablement service consumer entity, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the application data analytics enablement service consumer entity transmits a slice usage statistics data request to the application data analytics enablement server in order to be provided with slice usage pattern statistics data,-- in a second step, the application data analytics enablement server transmits a slice usage statistics data response to the application data analytics enablement service consumer entity, the slice usage statistics data response comprising slice usage statistics data.

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An antenna device for a cellular network, the antenna device comprising an antenna module having a plurality of cross-polarized, XPOL, antennas, and methods for defining an azimuthal transmission pattern of an antenna device.

A mobile reference clock system comprising a primary reference clock, a use of an enhanced primary reference time clock, ePRTC, and a method for synchronizing a clock.