Method and apparatus for connection management
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJinqing YAN, Liangliang GUO
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for connection management. A method performed by a monitoring function includes determining that a workload of a network function is out of service. The method further includes sending a message to a connection management function. The message requests the connection management function to delete at least one connection record of at least one connection related to the workload from a connection tracking system.
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A method performed by a monitoring function, comprising:
- determining that a workload of a network function is out of service;
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- sending a message to a connection management function, the message requesting the connection management function to delete at least one connection record of at least one connection related to the workload from a connection tracking system.
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A method performed by a connection management function, the method comprising:
- receiving a message from a monitoring function, wherein the message requests requesting the connection management function to delete at least one connection record of at least one connection related to a workload of a network function from a connection tracking system;
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- deleting the at least one connection record of the at least one connection related to the workload of the network function from the connection tracking system.
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A method performed by a workload of a network function, the method comprising:
- sending a heartbeat message to a monitoring function at a predetermined period, the heartbeat message being used for determining whether the workload of the network function is out of service.
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A monitoring function, comprising:
- a processor;
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- a memory coupled to the processor, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor, whereby said monitoring function is operative to:
- determine that a workload of a network function is out of service;
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- send a message to a connection management function, the message requesting the connection management function to delete at least one connection record of at least one connection related to the workload from a connection tracking system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.