Method and apparatus for discovering and chaining network exposure functions
US10652098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
First and second network nodes and methods thereof are provided. The method for the first network node to manage a second network node in a mobile communication system includes receiving, from a plurality of second network nodes, application programming interface (API) information related to each of the plurality of second network nodes, composing a plurality of second network node chainings based on the API information, selecting, when an API request is received from an external server, one of the plurality of second network node chainings for supporting the API request, and transmitting the API request to a second network node included in the selected second network node chaining.
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