Patent ID: 11910228
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A method of supporting the managing of traffic associated with a User Equipment (UE) by a User Plane Function (UPF) in a telecommunication network, the UPF associated with a Session Management Function (SMF) and a Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF), wherein the UPF is to have access to an observation space comprising a list of possible states the network may take, the method comprising the NWDAF:
receiving, from the UPF, a UPF Agent Register Request message to register the UPF in the NWDAF;
transmitting, to the UPF, a UPF Agent Register Response message acknowledging the registration, wherein the UPF Agent Register Response message comprises the observation space;
determining a state of the network, wherein the state of the network is comprised by the list of possible states;
determining a reward, wherein the reward indicates a degree of satisfaction of the network to be in the state; and
transmitting, to the UPF, the determined state of the network and the reward.