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Title:
NETWORK FUNCTION (NF) MANAGEMENT METHOD AND NF MANAGEMENT DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/024121
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed in the present application are an NF management method and an NF management device for centrally managing the discovery and access between NF components, which is beneficial to the normal operation of a network. The method in the embodiments of the present application comprises: receiving an NF discovery request sent by a first NF component, the NF discovery request comprising a second NF identifier, the second NF identifier being used for representing a second NF; acquiring, according to the second NF identifier, the component information of a second NF component, the second NF component having the second NF, and the component information comprising the discovery policy and second NF component identifier of the second NF component; determining, according to the discovery policy in the component information, whether the first NF component can access the second NF component; and if the first NF component can access the second NF component, sending the second NF component identifier to the first NF component.

Inventors:
MA JINGWANG (CN)
CHEN HENG (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2017/093941
Publication Date:
February 08, 2018
Filing Date:
July 21, 2017
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Assignee:
HUAWEI TECH CO LTD (CN)
International Classes:
H04L12/24
Foreign References:
CN104579732A2015-04-29
CN104104534A2014-10-15
US20160219076A12016-07-28
Other References:
"Study on Architecture for Next Generation System", 3GPP TR 23.799 V0.6.0, 22 July 2016 (2016-07-22), pages 68 - 69, 226-229
HUAWEI ET AL.: "NF Discovery across PLMN", 3GPPTSG SA WG2 MEETING #116 S 2-164161, 15 July 2016 (2016-07-15), pages 4 - 6, XP051118607
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHENPAT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY (CN)
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