Abstract: A location management component (LMC) is provided for a mobile communication network. The LMC is configured to provide LMC configuration information, obtain privacy information relating to at least one user equipment (UE), obtain a location request according to the LMC configuration information, determine a position of the at least one UE, based on the privacy information and the location request, and provide a location response comprising the determined position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to providing a quality of service (QoS) function for communication services in communication networks. The disclosure presents a device for providing a QoS function, for a communication service of an application entity in a communication network comprising a plurality of network entities. The device is configured to transmit a monitoring request to one or more of: the application entity, a network entity, and a user equipment (UE), obtain a monitoring response from one or more of: the application entity, the network entity, and the UE, determine a change in QoS of the communication service of the application entity, based on the obtained monitoring response, and transmit the determined change in the QoS to the application entity and/or at least one of the network entities in the communication network.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for improving a mobile network system. In one example method, the apparatus may comprise an Application Function, AF, and a Policy Control Function, PCF, wherein the AF is configured to request the PCF to configure the multiple QoS levels for the session.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for application programming interface translation. One method (900) includes (902) receiving a request for invoking a service application programming interface. The method (900) includes translating (904) the service application programming interface to a slice application programming interface. The method (900) includes invoking (906) the translated slice application programming interface. Invoking the translated slice application programming interface may include making a translated slice application programming interface request to a service producer, receiving a translated slice application programming interface response from the service producer, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for managing the end-to-end (“e2e”) data protection. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives, from an application server, a management requirement for managing e2e data protection for at least one service. The apparatus includes a processor that obtains at least one digital identifier (“DIG-ID”) of at least one client device for the at least one service in response to receiving the management requirement and verifies the at least one DIG-ID with a distributed transaction verification network. The transceiver further sends a request to a mobile communication network, the request providing the at least one verified DIG-ID, and sends a trigger event to the at least one client device for connecting to the mobile communication network using the at least one verified DIG-ID.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for notification of a new management domain feature. One method includes determining that a new management domain feature is available. The method includes determining at least one entity to be notified about the new management domain feature. The method includes determining an advertisement to be sent to the at least one entity to notify the at least one entity about the new management domain feature. The method includes transmitting the advertisement to the at least one entity.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for improvement of DNS configuration for applications are disclosed. A method performed at a server comprises generating Domain Name System (DNS) information; deciding whether to transmit the DNS information to a User Equipment (UE) or to a network or to both the UE and the network; and transmitting the DNS information for use with at least one application associated with the UE according to the decision.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for entity access for an application. One method includes receiving, by a first entity, an application registry request for at least one application. The method includes determining whether the at least one application is enabled to access at least one management entity or at least one managed entity.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for Digital Identifier-based subscription onboarding. One apparatus includes a memory coupled to a processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to control the apparatus to acquire a Digital Identifier (“DIG-ID”) comprising a verifiably secure identity, and to generate a digital signature of the DIG-ID and a timestamp using a private key. The instructions are executable by the processor to control the apparatus to send a first request to a mobile communication network and to receive a response containing an onboarding authentication success indication and a verified DIG-ID, the first request including the DIG-ID, the timestamp and the digital signature. The instructions are executable by the processor to establish a provisioning connection to the mobile communication network and to receive a subscription credential and/or a user subscription profile via the provisioning connection.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for adapting a managed entity for an application. One method includes obtaining an association of a management service to an application. The method includes receiving a trigger event report for adapting service requirements for the application. The method includes, in response to the trigger event report, determining an adaptation of a managed entity for the application. The method includes transmitting the adaptation of the managed entity to a management service producer of the management service.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for edge enabled AI/ML-assisted QoS profile configuration. One method includes receiving at least one of actual and expected characteristics of a user equipment (“UE”) that describes a context of the UE, obtaining a data analytics model describing at least one expected network condition of a radio access network (“RAN”) node based on the characteristics of the UE, determining an expected QoS adaptation pattern, based on the obtained data analytics model, at a mobile edge computing entity within a service area of the UE, the QoS adaptation pattern comprising a sequence of QoS profiles to be associated with a QoS flow for the UE over a time interval, and communicating the expected QoS adaptation pattern for the QoS flow of the UE to the UE and/or at least one network node associated with the QoS flow.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for predictively adapting a radio bearer configuration. One method includes receiving an expected quality of service profile pattern for at least one quality of service flow for at least one user equipment. The method includes determining a predictive adaption to a radio bearer configuration based on the expected quality of service profile pattern, wherein the predictive adaption comprises at least one radio bearer remapping to the at least one quality of service flow. The method includes configuring, based on the predictive adaption, a predictive quality of service flow to radio bearer mapping pattern for an expected time window. The method includes transmitting the predictive quality of service flow to radio bearer mapping pattern to the at least one user equipment.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a predictive QoS adaptation pattern. One apparatus (600) includes an interface (640) that receives (705) a QoS parameter for at least one QoS flow, the at least QoS flow corresponding to at least one UE. The apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that obtains (710) a data analytics model and (determines 715) an expected QoS profile adaptation pattern comprising at least one QoS profile to be associated with the at least one QoS flow during a first time interval. Here, the data analytics model described at least one expected condition for the at least one UE and/or at least one serving RAN node. Via the interface (640), the processor (605) transmits (720) the expected QoS profile adaptation pattern to at least one network node associated with the QoS flow.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for network profile re-mapping for an application supporting one or more UEs. One apparatus includes a processor that configures a first mapping of a first application to a first network profile based on at least one application requirement of the first application. The processor receives a trigger event report from the first application for adapting the at least one application requirement for at least one UE of the first application. The processor determines, based on the trigger event report, a second mapping of the first application to a second network profile. The apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits the second mapping of the first application to the at least one UE of the first application.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for improving a mobile network system. In one example method, the apparatus may comprise an Application Function, AF, and a Policy Control Function, PCF, wherein the AF is configured to request the PCF to configure the multiple QoS levels for the session.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing subscription data for an external subscriber. One apparatus includes a processor and a network interface that receives a registration request message from a remote unit and receives a subscription retrieval information. Here, the registration request message contains an external subscriber identifier and the subscription retrieval information is different than the external subscriber identifier of the remote unit. The processor controls the network interface to transmit to a network function in a mobile communication network a first request for subscription data retrieval using the subscription retrieval information and receive a response message from the network function that contains the UE subscription data. Here, the subscription retrieval information indicates that the subscription data is stored in a subscription owner outside the mobile communication network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for end-to-end QoS fulfillment. One apparatus includes an application interface that receives a request to manage the QoS of an end-to-end application session. Here, the end-to-end application session comprises a first session of a first UE connected to a first network and a second session of a second UE connected to a second network. The processor configures a first QoS parameter for the first session of the first UE and a second QoS parameter for the second session of the second UE and receives a trigger event related to the QoS change of the second QoS parameter. The processor determines a third QoS parameter for the first session of the first UE based on the QoS change of the second QoS parameter and communicates the third QoS parameter to the first network.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a slice management entity for a radio access network (RAN), the slice management entity comprising a processor configured: to receive RAN slice information including at least one key performance indicator (KPI), a slice identifier (ID), and/or network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) and the context changes, to determine a configuration comprising a pre-configuration for at least one slice of the RAN based on the RAN slice information, and to transmit a RAN slice configuration message to the RAN based on the configuration.

Abstract: Controlling a vehicle-to-everything, V2X, service for one or more user equipments is described. An apparatus is, for example, configured to determine a requirement for the V2X service based on a network parameter of a network and/or an application requirement of a V2X application of the V2X service. The requirement includes at least one of the group consisting of: a quality of service (QoS), a mode of operation, and a resource requirement. The apparatus is configured to transmit an adaptation request message comprising the requirement for an adaptation to the requirement.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for model based predictive interference management. One method includes receiving at least one monitoring report from a device. The method includes determining a monitoring event report based on a subscription and the at least one monitoring report. The method includes providing the providing the monitoring event report to an application.