Patent ID: 11929884
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A network data collection method, comprising:
sending, by a source Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF), a query request message to a Network Repository Function (NRF), wherein the query request message comprises NWDAF selection assistance information, and the NWDAF selection assistance information comprises home information of at least one network function;
receiving, by the source NWDAF, a query response message sent by the NRF, wherein the query response message comprises information of a target NWDAF, and the at least one network function is located within a service area of the target NWDAF;
sending, by the source NWDAF, a network function data collection request to the target NWDAF, wherein the network function data collection request comprises a data collection assistance parameter of the at least one network function; and
receiving, by the source NWDAF, a network function data collection response sent by the target NWDAF, wherein the network function data collection response comprises network data fed back by the at least one network function.