Methods, systems, and devices to enable an association between a base station and an access and mobility management function (AMF) in the mobile network core located in the public cloud network through a network address translation (NAT) gateway

A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a network device including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• initiating a timer;
• determining an expiration of the timer resulting in a first determination;
• transmitting a first message to a base station, via a network address translation (NAT) gateway, based on the first determination, wherein the NAT gateway generates a first entry in a NAT table stored in the NAT gateway in response to receiving the first message, wherein the first entry associates the base station with the network device;
• and
• receiving a second message, via the NAT gateway, from the base station, wherein the NAT gateway receives the second message from the base station, wherein the NAT gateway transmits the second message to the network device based on the first entry.

A method, comprising:

• initiating a timer;
• determining an expiration of the timer resulting in a first determination;
• transmitting, by a network device including a processor, a first message to a base station via a first interface associated with the network device and via a network address translation (NAT) gateway, based on the first determination, wherein the NAT gateway generates a first entry in a NAT table stored in the NAT gateway in response to receiving the first message, wherein the first entry associates the base station with the network device;
• and
• receiving, by the network device, a second message, via the NAT gateway, from the base station via the first interface, wherein the NAT gateway receives the second message from the base station, wherein the NAT gateway transmits the second message to the network device based on the first entry.