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API topology hiding method, device, and system

US11194641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2020
Grant dateDec 7, 2021
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose an application programming interface (API) topology hiding method, a device, and a system, to hide, from an API invoker, an API exposing function (AEF) that provides an API. The method includes: receiving, by a common API framework core function (CCF) from a topology hiding request entity, a request message that includes information about an API and that is used to request to hide an AEF that provides the API; determining, based on the request message, a topology hiding entry point used by an API invoker to invoke the API; and sending, to the topology hiding entry point, an identifier of the API and an identifier of the AEF that provides the API, so that the topology hiding entry point hides the AEF that provides the API.

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