Application method for application function and device

Abstract

An application method for an application function includes: receiving, by an application repository function (APRF), an application function (AF) calling request sent by a first network function (NF), in which, the calling request includes a first type identifier of an AF to be used; traversing, by the APRF, a preset AF data table based on the first type identifier, wherein the AF data table stores description information of available AFs; and sending, by the APRF, description information of a first AF to the first NF in response to the description information of the first AF in the AF data table comprising the first type identifier.

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