Methods, systems, and computer readable media for discovering network function service producers in a hierarchical network
US12101730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for discovering network function (NF) service producers in a hierarchical network are disclosed. One method includes receiving, by a regional NF repository function (NRF) operating in a first region of a hierarchical network, a NF registration request message from a NF service producer operating in the first region and detecting, by the regional NRF, an absence of <NF-Type>Info and/or <NF-Type>InfoList attribute data in the received NF registration request message. The method further includes creating, by the regional NRF, an entry in NrfInfo structure information directed toward a root NRF operating in the hierarchical network, wherein the entry includes an nfinstance identifier that identifies the NF service producer and is mapped to an empty structure field indicative of absent <NF-Type>Info and/or <NF-Type>InfoList attribute data and sending, by the regional NRF to the root NRF, the NrfInfo structure information via a registration message or update registration message.
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