Systems and methods for dynamic network function resource allocation through the network repository function

A device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• register a network function, of a core network associated with a radio access network, in a network function repository for the core network;
• obtain load information for the network function, wherein the load information indicates a load associated with the network function during a time period;
• determine that the load associated with the network function has reached a threshold based on the load information, wherein the threshold corresponds to a maximum load threshold, a minimum load threshold, or an average load threshold;
• and
• send an alert to an orchestration system to adjust a capacity for the network function, in response to determining that the load associated with the network function has reached the threshold, wherein, when sending the alert to the orchestration system to adjust the capacity for the network function, the processor is configured to:
• send a request to the orchestration system to increase the capacity of the network function when the threshold corresponds to the maximum load threshold or when the threshold corresponds to the average load threshold and an average load for the network function is greater than the average load threshold, or
• send a request to the orchestration system to decrease the capacity of the network function when the threshold corresponds to the minimum load threshold or when the threshold corresponds to the average load threshold and an average load for the network function is less than the average load threshold.

A system comprising:

• a first device configured to:
• implement a network function of a core network associated with a radio access network;
• and
• provide load information for the network function to a network repository function (NRF), wherein the load information indicates a load associated with the network function during a time period;
• and
• a second device configured to:
• implement the NRF;
• register the network function at the NRF;
• receive the load information from the network function;
• determine that the load associated with the network function has reached a threshold based on the load information, wherein the threshold corresponds to a maximum load threshold, a minimum load threshold, or an average load threshold;
• and
• send an alert to an orchestration system to adjust a capacity for the network function, in response to determining that the load associated with the network function has reached the threshold, wherein, when sending the alert to the orchestration system to adjust the capacity for the network function, the second device is configured to:
• send a request to the orchestration system to increase the capacity of the network function when the threshold corresponds to the maximum load threshold or when the threshold corresponds to the average load threshold and an average load for the network function is greater than the average load threshold, or
• send a request to the orchestration system to decrease the capacity of the network function when the threshold corresponds to the minimum load threshold or when the threshold corresponds to the average load threshold and an average load for the network function is less than the average load threshold.