Apparatus, methods, and computer programs
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsPrashanti Das, Bruno Landais
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Abstract
An aspect of the disclosed invention provides a network apparatus for a network function, the network apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the network apparatus to: in response to a request from a service consumer, determine a first network service function for providing services to the service consumer; determine an identity of a second network service function, wherein the second network service function is an alternative or backup network service function to provide the service to the service consumer; and provide the service consumer with the identity of the second network service function.
Claims19
A network apparatus for a network function, the network apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and at least one memory comprising code of a service communication proxy that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the network apparatus to perform:
- in response to receiving a request from a network function service consumer, discovering a plurality of network function service instances configured for providing one or more services and determining a first network function service instance configured for providing the one or more services to the network function service consumer;
- determining a second network function service instance, wherein the second network function service instance is an alternative or backup network function service instance configured to provide the one or more services to the network function service consumer;
- and
- sending a response to the request to the network function service consumer, the response comprising an identity of the second network function service instance.
A network apparatus, the network apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and at least one memory comprising code of a network function service consumer that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the network apparatus to perform:
- sending a request to a service communication proxy for selecting a first network function service instance, the first network function service instance configured to provide one or more services to a network function service consumer;
- receiving, in response to said request, an identity of a second network function service instance, wherein the second network function service instance is an alternative or backup network function service instance configured to provide the one or more services to the network function service consumer.
A method for a network apparatus comprising a service communication proxy, the method comprising:
- in response to receiving a request from a network function service consumer, discovering a plurality of network function service instances configured for providing one or more services and determining a first network function service instance configured for providing the one or more services to the network function service consumer;
- determining a second network function service instance, wherein the second network function service instance is an alternative or backup network function service instance configured to provide the one or more services to the network function service consumer;
- and
- sending a response to the request to the network function service consumer, the response comprising with an identity of the second network function service instance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.