MUTE NOTIFICATION CONTROL PROCEDURE

An apparatus comprising at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry. The at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus to send, to a network entity acting as a data provider, at least one request to subscribe to or modify at least one data collection service. The request comprises a mute notification indication indicating that data collected by the at least one data collection service are to be buffered, and a transmission to the data consumer is to be suspended, until a predetermined condition is satisfied. The condition comprises one of a time indication and threshold, and an indication of a procedure to be conducted by the data provider when an exception condition is detected during at least one data collection service.