Network function information interaction method and device, and computer storage medium

A method for interaction of network function (NF) information, comprising:

• sending, by an NF requester, a service discovery request to a network repository function (NRF), wherein the service discovery request comprises a service identifier (ID) of a service requested by the NF requester;
• receiving at least one of an ID or service-related information of an NF provider, which is returned by the NRF based on the service discovery request, wherein the service-related information is to indicate related information of a plurality of services provided by the NF provider;
• sending a service request to the NF provider based on at least one of the ID or the service-related information of the NF provider;
• and
• receiving a service response returned by the NF provider based on the service request.

A network repository function (NRF), comprising a communication interface and a processor, wherein

• the communication interface is configured to receive a service discovery request from an NF requester, wherein the service discovery request comprises a service identifier (ID) of a service requested by the NF requester;
• the processor is configured to query, based on the service ID, for at least one of an ID of an NF provider capable of providing the service requested by the NF requester or service-related information of the NF provider capable of providing the service requested by the NF requester, wherein the service-related information is to indicate related information of a plurality of services provided by the NF provider;
• and
• the communication interface is further configured to send at least one of the ID of the NF provider or the service-related information to the NF requester through a service discovery response.

A network function (NF) requester, comprising:

• a communication interface, configured to:
• send a service discovery request to a network repository function (NRF), wherein the service discovery request comprises a service identifier (ID) of a service requested by the NF requester;
• receive at least one of an ID or service-related information of an NF provider, which is returned by the NRF based on the service discovery request, wherein the service-related information is to indicate related information of a plurality of services provided by the NF provider;
• send a service request to the NF provider based on at least one of the ID or the service-related information of the NF provider;
• and
• receive a service response returned by the NF provider based on the service request.