Communication method and communication apparatus

A communication apparatus, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein the at least one memory is coupled to the at least one processor and stores programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to:

• receive registering information from a first data analytics network element, wherein the registering information comprises association information between a first service name of a first service supported by the first data analytics network element and one or more analytics identifiers corresponding to the first service of the first data analytics network element;
• receive a request message from a service request network element, wherein the request message is used to request information about a target data analytics network element, and the request message comprises a first analytics identifier and the first service name that need to be supported by the target data analytics network element;
• determine the first data analytics network element as the target data analytics network element based on the first analytics identifier, the first service name, and the association information, wherein the one or more analytics identifiers corresponding to the first service comprises the first analytics identifier;
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• send the information about the target data analytics network element to the service request network element.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving registering information from a first data analytics network element, wherein the registering information comprises association information between a first service name of a first service supported by the first data analytics network element and one or more analytics identifiers corresponding to the first service of the first data analytics network element;
• receiving a request message from a service request network element, wherein the request message is used to request information about a target data analytics network element, and the request message comprises a first analytics identifier and the first service name that need to be supported by the target data analytics network element;
• determining the first data analytics network element as the target data analytics network element based on the first analytics identifier, the first service name, and the association information, wherein the one or more analytics identifiers corresponding to the first service comprises the first analytics identifier;
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• sending information about the target data analytics network element to the service request network element.