5G Network Exposure Function (NEF) capturing processor identity

A subscriber device configured to obtain a network service from a network server having a server processor matching a device processor of the subscriber device, the subscriber device comprising:

• an antenna;
• a radio transceiver coupled to the antenna;
• a non-transitory memory;
• a device processor coupled to the non-transitory memory and to the radio transceiver;
• and
• a processor matching application stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the processor:
• obtains from the non-transitory memory an identity of the device processor;
• sends a processor matching message to an Exposure Function of a network, the processor matching message comprising a request for a network service and an Exposure Function attribute representing the identity of the device processor;
• receives an identifier of a matching network server offering the requested network service and having a server processor with an identity matching the identity of the device processor;
• and
• establishes a network connection between the subscriber device and the matching network server.

A method of establishing a network connection for providing a network service to a subscriber device from a network server having a server processor matching a device processor of the subscriber device, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processor matching application stored in a non-transitory memory of the subscriber device and executable by a processor of the subscriber device, an identity of the device processor from the non-transitory memory, wherein the identity of the device processor comprises a processor architecture type of the device processor;
• sending, by the processor matching application, a processor matching message to an Exposure Function of a network, the processor matching message comprising a request for a network service and an Exposure Function attribute representing the identity of the device processor;
• receiving, by the processor matching application, an identifier of a matching network server offering the requested network service and having a server processor with an identity matching the identity of the device processor;
• and
• establishing, by the processor matching application, a network connection between the subscriber device and the matching network server.