System and method for supporting shared service profiles between network devices of core network

A system comprising a first network device, the first network device including:

• one or more memories to store instructions;
• a communication interface configured to connect to one or more devices in a wireless core network;
• and
• one or more processors to execute the instructions to:
• receive, from a second network device, a user profile request, the user profile request including a user identifier for an end device,
• determine that a user profile corresponding to the user identifier includes a shared service profile,
• determine, when the user profile includes a shared service profile, whether the MME device has previously stored the shared service profile,
• send, to the second network device, the previously stored shared service profile and a shared profile identifier for the shared service profile, when it is determined that the second network device has not stored the shared service profile, and
• send, to the second network device, a response to the user profile request, the response including the user identifier and the shared profile identifier for the shared service profile.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising the instructions to:

• receive, from a first network device, a user profile request, the user profile request including a user identifier for an end device;
• determine that a user profile corresponding to the user identifier includes a shared service profile;
• determine, when the user profile includes a shared service profile, whether the first network device has stored the shared service profile;
• send, to the first network device, the shared service profile and a shared profile identifier for the shared service profile, when it is determined that the first network device has not stored the shared service profile;
• and
• send, to the first network device, a response to the user profile request, the response including the user identifier and the shared profile identifier for the shared service profile.