Abstract:
A method and apparatus for performing analysis of client related data obtained from a communication network. A trend analyzer analyzes a trend of a client segment, which trend has been detected by a data stream analysis of the client related data. The trend reflects a change over time of at least one feature derived from the client related data. The trend analyzer then requests a batch based deep analysis when the trend fulfils a trigger condition, to find a cause for the trend. A result of the deep analysis is then provided to a result consumer. Thereby, the deep analysis may be performed only when a trend has been detected thus being more responsive to trends by the stream analysis and reguiring less resources, as compared to when data is always subjected to deep analysis regardless of whether a trend occurs or not.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method (40) in a visited gateway server (21) in a communication system (1) comprising a home network (10) and a visited network (20) for enabling exchange of user profiles between a visited user profile server (22) of the visited network (20) and a home user profile server (12) of the home network (10), the method comprising: receiving (41) a user identification from a user equipment (2) requesting access to the visited network (20); transmitting (42), in response to received user identification, an identifier of the visited user profile server (22) to the user equipment (2) for conveyance by the user equipment (2) to the home user profile server (12), thereby enabling the exchange of user profiles. The invention also relates to visited gateway server, methods in a visited user profile server, visited user profile server, and methods in a user equipment, user equipment and computer programs.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method performed in a computer system for aiding the assessment of an influence of a user in or interacting with a communication system by applying social network analysis, SNA, functions. The method comprises: obtaining two or more SNA metrics for each user of a first number of users, each SNA metric being determined by a respective SNA function; calculating a weight parameter for each one of the SNA metrics using a machine learning method, the weight parameters indicating a combination of the SNA metrics for use in the assessment of the influence of the user; and applying the estimated weight parameters to SNA metrics of a second number of users to assess a ranking in accordance with influence of users in the second number of users. The invention also relates to a computer system, computer programs, and computer program products.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing labelling information to a third party regarding terminal users in a communication network. A labelling unit receives communication related data generated from executed communications of the terminal users, and fetches stored labelling rules which have been configured specifically for the third party. The labelling unit then converts the communication related data into labelling information, where a communication habits vector is determined by applying the fetched labelling rules on the received communication related data, and the labelling information is determined for the terminal user(s) based on the resulting communication habits vector. The determined labelling information is finally delivered to the third party.
Abstract:
The invention provides an Access Selection Server (ASS) and a method for the same. The invention also provides a User Equipment (UE). The Access Selection Server (ASS) comprises storing means and software and is adapted for location in a communication network comprising at least one User Equipment (UE) and communication nodes. The ASS is also arranged to store information of all accesses for each UE in the communication network and information of overall load status of the communication network in the storing means by means of collecting information through interactions with the communication nodes, the UE and an Access Selection Server subscriber Data Base (ASS DB). The ASS is further arranged to communicate control messages, based on the stored information, from the ASS to the UE, thereby enabling control of multiple UE-accesses from the ASS.
Abstract:
A system for generation of processed data for use in third party relationship monitoring is described. The system includes a communications system providing services to subscribing users. The communications system includes a rules database for storing rules, a data mining agent for mining and storing data relating to subscribing users, a content generator for generating protected user-related data from the mined data and communicating said user-related data over an interface, and a rights object generator for generating a usage rights object in response to the rules stored in the rules database and communicating said usage rights object over the interface. A tamper proof processing arrangement is connected to the interface. The tamper proof processing arrangement receives the user-related data and usage rights object from the communications system and processes the user-related data under control of the usage rights object. A signal output generator generates an output signal representative of processed data received from the processing arrangement.
Abstract:
The invention comprises methods and arrangements for Policy Decision Point discovery in a roaming or handover scenario in an IP network (IN) comprising a plurality of network elements. The invention comprises methods and arrangement in an user equipment for receiving the address of the serving policy decision point and sending to the Home Agent a registration request comprising the local IP address of the user equipment so that the home agent can register the local IP address. The registration request will also comprise the address (ASPDP1) of the serving policy decision point (SPDP1) so that the Home Agent can forward the address of the serving policy decision point to the anchor Policy Decision Point and so that the anchor Policy Decision Point can contact the serving policy decision point by using said address of the serving Policy Decision Point.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for supporting social network analysis of terminal users in a communication network. Users being located relatively close to each other when making calls are more likely to be socially “connected” than users having mutually more remote locations. A partitioning unit (100) determines a representative geographical location for individual users based on traffic data and location data (102,104). User partitions are then made based on the users' representative geographical locations such that one particular user partition contains users having representative geographical locations within a limited geographical area. The user partition is then provided to a social network analysis function (106) for further analysis (108).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a server (100) for conveying a set of contact identification data to a user equipment (6) associated with a communication system (7), the server (100) comprising: a receiving unit (110) for receiving contact identification data from the user equipment (6); a data storage module (2) comprising subscriber specific data; and an analyzing module (3) arranged to: analyze received contact identification data, and provide the user equipment (6) with one or more suggested sets of contact identification data based on: the analysis, the subscriber specific data and global data of an analytics database (9). The invention also relates to corresponding methods, user equipment, computer programs and computer program products.
Abstract:
The invention comprises methods and arrangements for Policy Decision Point discovery in a roaming or handover scenario in an IP network (IN) comprising a plurality of network elements. The authentication function, e.g. an AAA-server, receives the address (ASPDP1) of the serving Policy Decision Point (SPDP1) associated to the user equipment, and stores the address of the serving policy decision point together with the local address of the user equipment. The authentication function sends the address of the serving policy Decision Point to the Home Agent so that the Home Agent can forward the address of the serving policy decision point to the anchor Policy Decision Point and so that the anchor Policy Decision Point can contact the serving policy decision point by using said address of the serving Policy Decision Point.