Integrated communication system and communication method thereof in communication system
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsQuang Tung Thai, Namseok Ko, Sun Me Kim, No Ik Park
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Abstract
Proposed is a network function of the integrated communication system which performs connection between NFs through receiving a request of a service and information about a service agent to provide the service from a business logic of the network function, and receiving a connection object for connecting to the service agent and connecting to a service agent in another network function by using the connection object.
Claims14
A network function of a communication system, the network function comprising:
- a communication device, and
- a processor operably connected with the communication device,
- wherein the processor controls a business logic layer of the network function to transmit a request of a service and an NF query (nf-query) to a service agent of the network function, wherein the NF query comprises a context, with the context comprising a context for identifying a service producer,
- wherein the service agent forwards the service request to another service agent of another network function based on the context, receives a response to the service request of another service agent from the other service agent of the other network function, and sends the received response to the business logic layer of the network function,
- wherein the service agent comprises a forwarder and a registry manager,
- wherein the forwarder maintains a transport connection list, and
- wherein when a new remote service is requested by the forwarder, the registry manager selects one of candidate location lists of a target service and performs a configuration operation to be connected thereto.
An operating method of a network function of a communication system, the method comprising:
- a process in which a business logic layer of the network function transmits a request of service and an NF query (nf-query) to a service agent of the network function, wherein the NF query comprises a context, with the context comprising a context for identifying a service producer,
- a process in which the service agent forwards the service request to another service agent of another network function based on the context, receives a response to the service request from the other service agent of the other network function, and sends the received response of the business logic layer of the network function,
- wherein the service agent comprises a forwarder and a registry manager, the method further comprises
- a process in which a transport connection list is maintained by the forwarder, and
- a process in which when a new remote service is requested by the forwarder, the registry manager selects one of candidate location lists of a target service and performs a configuration operation to be connected to.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.