Embodiments provide for a primary storage array having multiple storage tiers. The multiple storage tiers include one or more performance tiers and at least one deduplicated storage tier storing deduplicated data. One embodiment provides for a data storage system including the storage array and an I/O engine to manage I/O requests for the storage array. The data storage system additionally includes a virtual execution environment to execute a virtual backup engine, the virtual backup engine to generate backup data for the one or more storage tiers of primary storage and deduplicate the backup data and a resource manager to manage a resource allocation to the virtual backup engine based on a hint received from the virtual backup engine, the hint associated with a backup operation that has a characterization selected from a set including computationally intensive and I/O intensive.

Embodiments provide for a primary storage array having multiple storage tiers. The multiple storage tiers include one or more performance tiers and at least one deduplicated storage tier storing deduplicated data. One embodiment provides for a data storage system including the storage array and an I/O engine to manage I/O requests for the storage array. The data storage system additionally includes a virtual execution environment to execute a virtual backup engine, the virtual backup engine to generate backup data for the one or more storage tiers of primary storage and deduplicate the backup data and a resource manager to manage a resource allocation to the virtual backup engine based on a hint received from the virtual backup engine, the hint associated with a backup operation that has a characterization selected from a set including computationally intensive and I/O intensive.

A method of abstracting network resources in a mobile communications network includes: determining a service coverage area for a class of service, the class of service defined by service parameters; determining a set of tracking areas that fall at least partly within the service coverage area; selecting available network resources for tracking areas of the set of tracking areas, for providing the class of service in the tracking areas; defining an abstraction view of the selected network resources for the class of service in the service coverage area, the abstraction view having deliverable values of the service parameters within the set of tracking areas; and outputting a communication signal having an indication of the abstraction view.

In one embodiment, a supervisory service for a network obtains quality of experience metrics for application sessions of an online application. The supervisory service maps the application sessions to paths that traverse a plurality of autonomous systems. The supervisory service identifies, based in part on the quality of experience metrics, a particular autonomous system from the plurality of autonomous systems associated with a decreased quality of experience for the online application. The supervisory service causes application traffic for the online application to avoid the particular autonomous system.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media are provided for predicting the likelihood or probability of a subscriber of a service to cancel or not renew a subscription. A method, according to one implementation, includes a step of receiving data pertaining to aspects of a service that is provided by a service provider to a subscriber in accordance with a subscription. The data may include one or more impact factors each having a positive, neutral, or negative influence on the likelihood of subscriber churn. The method also includes a step of using the one or more impact factors to predict the likelihood that the subscriber will cancel the subscription.

A method of operating a UE to provide feedback on a streaming session. The method includes determining when a streaming session used by an application layer of the UE is being started and/or ended. Responsive to the determination, the method transmits an indication to a RAN that the streaming session is being started and/or ended. A corresponding method of operating a network node is provided to control reporting relating to streaming sessions of UEs. The method by the network node receives an indication from an UE that a streaming session is being started and/or ended, and controls whether a Quality of Experience (QoE) configuration file is sent to the UE responsive to the indication.

A method of operating a UE to provide feedback on a streaming session. The method includes determining when a streaming session used by an application layer of the UE is being started and/or ended. Responsive to the determination, the method transmits an indication to a RAN that the streaming session is being started and/or ended. A corresponding method of operating a network node is provided to control reporting relating to streaming sessions of UEs. The method by the network node receives an indication from an UE that a streaming session is being started and/or ended, and controls whether a Quality of Experience (QoE) configuration file is sent to the UE responsive to the indication.

The present disclosure relates to network slicing, in particular, in 5G networks systems. The disclosure is concerned with network slice enablement for (vertical) applications. Thus, an entity for inter-operation between a network system and at least one application is provided. The entity provides a request to the network system, for selection and/or adjustment of a network slice instance (NSI) providing one or more services to the at least one application. The request comprises a set of requirements for the at least one application and/or the one or more services. The set of requirements comprises a required configuration or adaption of at least one NSI related parameter. The entity further receives a response to the request from the network system. The response indicates a decision of the network system regarding the selection and/or adjustment of the NSI.

Embodiments of this application provide a data analytics method, an apparatus, and a system, and relate to the field of communication technologies, to improve a use effect of data analytics information. The method includes: A data analytics network element receives, from a first network element, effect information of data analytics information. The data analytics network element determines updated data analytics information based on the effect information. In this way, the data analytics network element determines, based on the effect information, whether a use effect achieved by using the data analytics information is good or bad, to know whether a data analytics model is accurate. In this solution, the data analytics network element may actively update the data analytics information in time based on the effect information, to improve a use effect of the updated data analytics information.

The present invention is a radio communication system having quality measurement means configured to execute quality measurement related to a service quality in communication between a radio terminal and a radio station, and information collection means configured to collect information related to a location of the radio terminal to be a target for the quality measurement, the radio communication system comprising: means configured to associate the information related to the location of the radio terminal when a predetermined condition is satisfied in an execution period of the quality measurement with results of the quality measurement.