US 11,943,095 B2
First network node and a second network node for coordination of network function consumers
Antonio Consoli, Kista (SE); Siva Vakeesar, Kista (SE); and Ali Hamidian, Kista (SE)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,402.
Application 17/810,402 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/050060, filed on Jan. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0337474 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0894 (2022.01); H04L 41/0604 (2022.01); H04L 41/0686 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0686 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0604 (2013.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
transmitting, by a first network node, a get list request message to a second network node, wherein the get list request message indicates a request for a list of network function (NF) consumers subscribing to an analytics event; and
receiving, by the first network node, a get list response message from the second network node,
wherein the get list response message indicates a list of NF consumers, and, for each NF consumer on the list of NF consumers, a notification status of the respective NF consumer associated with the analytics event,
wherein each NF consumer in the list of NF consumers is set:
to a first status in which the respective NF consumer receives a first notification having a first notification type indicating an action is needed to be performed by the respective NF consumer corresponding to the analytics event, or
to a second status in which the respective NF consumer receives a second notification having a second notification type inhibiting an action to be performed by the respective NF consumer corresponding to the analytics event, or
to a third status corresponding to the analytics event, wherein:
the third status is a status in which the respective NF consumer receives the first notification having the first notification type and performs the action upon an acknowledgement of an action performed by a previous NF consumer in the list of NF consumers.