A method for providing a communication service in a communication network, comprising: sending, by a network application entity (107, 105a), an application layer downlink message to a user equipment; and providing, by the network application entity (107, 105a), communication service quality information, in particular a communication service quality measure value, to a network management and/or control entity (105b; 109a) of the communication network; wherein the communication service quality information is determined based on timing information; and wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the communication service quality information from the user equipment of the communication network, wherein the communication service quality information comprises an end-to-end delay and/or a jitter evaluated by the user equipment based on the application layer downlink message; or receiving, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the timing information from the user equipment of the communication network, wherein the timing information is a timestamp showing an execution time of the application layer downlink message at the user equipment or an offset value showing the execution time of the application layer downlink message at the user equipment, and determining, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the communication service quality information on the basis of the timing information. sending, by a network application entity (107, 105a), an application layer downlink message to a user equipment; and providing, by the network application entity (107, 105a), communication service quality information, in particular a communication service quality measure value, to a network management and/or control entity (105b; 109a) of the communication network; wherein the communication service quality information is determined based on timing information; and wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the communication service quality information from the user equipment of the communication network, wherein the communication service quality information comprises an end-to-end delay and/or a jitter evaluated by the user equipment based on the application layer downlink message; or receiving, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the timing information from the user equipment of the communication network, wherein the timing information is a timestamp showing an execution time of the application layer downlink message at the user equipment or an offset value showing the execution time of the application layer downlink message at the user equipment, and determining, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the communication service quality information on the basis of the timing information. receiving, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the communication service quality information from the user equipment of the communication network, wherein the communication service quality information comprises an end-to-end delay and/or a jitter evaluated by the user equipment based on the application layer downlink message; or receiving, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the timing information from the user equipment of the communication network, wherein the timing information is a timestamp showing an execution time of the application layer downlink message at the user equipment or an offset value showing the execution time of the application layer downlink message at the user equipment, and determining, by the network application entity (107; 105a), the communication service quality information on the basis of the timing information.