System and method for leader election and traffic routing in telecommunication systems

A network function in a communication network, wherein the network function comprises processing electronics and a network interface, and is configured to:

• receive one or more policies indicative of parameters for a leader election for a group of devices;
• perform the leader election to elect a member of the group of devices as a leader device based on the one or more policies;
• and
• initiate data plane path management operations to cause select traffic to be routed toward the leader device.

A system in a communication network, wherein the system comprises a first network function and a second network function, and wherein:

• the first network function comprises processing electronics and a network interface, and is configured to:
• receive one or more policies indicative of parameters for a leader election for a group of devices;
• perform the leader election to elect a member of the group of devices as a leader device based on the one or more policies;
• and
• initiate data plane path management operations to cause select traffic to be routed toward the leader device;
• and
• the second network function is configured to:
• receive a request to perform the leader election for the group of devices;
• and
• send, toward the first network function, the one or more policies generated based on the request.