US 11,855,856 B1
Manager for edge application server discovery function
Vijayakrishna P. Guduru, Denville, NJ (US); Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Flower Mound, TX (US); and Anthony Clay Reynolds, Rhome, TX (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,219.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/122 (2022.01); H04L 43/06 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/40 (2022.05) [H04L 41/122 (2022.05); H04L 43/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) in a core network, an information request for an Edge Application Server (EAS) discovery service, wherein the information request includes network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) for a network slice associated with an EAS;
sending, by the NWDAF and to an Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), a data request based on the information request, wherein the sending includes:
identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) to support the information request, and
subscribing to receive the KPIs from the EASDF for the network slice associated with the EAS;
receiving, by the NWDAF, event data from the EASDF that is responsive to the data request; and
generating, by the NWDAF, an analytics report of optimal discovery results for edge resources based on the event data.