Service registration based on service capabilities requirements and preferences

A method performed by a device, the method comprising:

• transmitting a registration request comprising a service capability preference, the service capability preference pertaining to a registree entity;
• and
• receiving a registration response indicating that the registree entity has been registered to a registrar entity based at least in part on the service capability preference and capacities available to the registrar after determining whether the service capability preference can be fulfilled while meeting requirements of one or more other entities that were previously registered by the registrar entity, wherein the one or more other entities include at least one entity that is not the registree entity.

A method performed by a registrar entity, the method comprising:

• receiving a registration request comprising a service capability preference, the service capability preference pertaining to a registree entity;
• and
• transmitting a registration response indicating that the registree entity has been registered to a registrar entity based at least in part on the service capability preference and capacities available to the registrar after determining whether the service capability preference can be fulfilled while meeting requirements of one or more other entities that were previously registered by the registrar entity, wherein the one or more other entities include at least one entity that is not the registree entity.