Mechanism to facilitate signaling traffic

A non-transitory program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations, the operations comprising:

• updating a profile comprising data associated with a producer network function in response to a registration request of the producer network function by adding a token identifier to a service identifier associated with a service of the producer network function;
• forwarding the updated profile to a network function repository function, wherein at least one internet protocol address is updated so that a proxy function is an endpoint for use of the service;
• storing and maintaining a mapping between the token identifier and the service of the producer network function;
• and
• providing the updated profile to a consumer network function in response to a discovery request for the service.

A method comprising:

• updating a profile comprising data associated with a producer network function in response to a registration request of the producer network function by adding a token identifier to a service identifier associated with a service of the producer network function;
• forwarding the updated profile to a network function repository function, wherein at least one internet protocol address is updated so that a proxy function is an endpoint for use of the service;
• storing and maintaining a mapping between the token identifier and the service of the producer network function;
• and
• providing the updated profile to a consumer network function in response to a discovery request for the service.