Network capability exposure method, apparatus, and system
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsFang Yu, Yan Li
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Abstract
This application discloses a network capability exposure method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: An NEF receives a first request sent by an AF, where the first request includes an address of a target terminal device, and is used to request first information of the target terminal device; sends, to a first network element, a second request including the address, to request a first identifier of the target terminal device; receives the first identifier from the first network element; and sends, to a second network element, a third request including the first identifier, to request the first information.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a network exposure function network element, a first request from an application function network element, wherein the first request comprises an address of a target terminal device;
- sending, by the network exposure function network element, a second request to a first network element, wherein the second request comprises the address of the target terminal device, and the second request requests a first identifier identifying the target terminal device in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) system;
- receiving, by the network exposure function network element, the first identifier from the first network element;
- determining, by the network exposure function network element based on the first identifier, a second identifier identifying the target terminal device outside the 3GPP system;
- and
- sending, by the network exposure function network element, the second identifier to the application function network element, wherein the second identifier is used to expose an application programming interface corresponding to the second identifier.
A network capability exposure apparatus, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory memory;
- wherein the one or more processors are configured to read a program in the memory to cause the network capability exposure apparatus to:
- receive a first request from an application function network element, wherein the first request comprises an address of a target terminal device;
- send a second request to a first network element, wherein the second request comprises the address of the target terminal device, and the second request requests a first identifier identifying the target terminal device in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) system;
- receive the first identifier from the first network element;
- determine, based on the first identifier, a second identifier identifying the target terminal device outside the 3GPP system;
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- send the second identifier to the application function network element, wherein the second identifier is used to expose an application programming interface corresponding to the second identifier.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, wherein when the computer instructions are run on a network capability exposure apparatus, the network capability exposure apparatus is enabled to:
- receive a first request from an application function network element, wherein the first request comprises an address of a target terminal device;
- send a second request to a first network element, wherein the second request comprises the address of the target terminal device, and the second request requests a first identifier identifying the target terminal device in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) system;
- receive the first identifier from the first network element;
- determine, based on the first identifier, a second identifier identifying the target terminal device outside the 3GPP system;
- and
- send the second identifier to the application function network element, wherein the second identifier is used to expose an application programming interface corresponding to the second identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.