US 12,206,742 B1
Methods and apparatus for managing network functions in a network core
Sushma Sangameswaran, Aurora, CO (US); Peter Andrew Ericksen, Castle Rock, CO (US); Donald Sherker, Parker, CO (US); Mohamed Abdul Kader, Aurora, CO (US); Roger Vidal Burelo, Castle Rock, CO (US); and Sean Dougherty, Castle Rock, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/239,015.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/51 (2022.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01)
CPC H04L 67/51 (2022.05) [G06F 16/252 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of supporting network functions, the method comprising:
operating a network management function (NMF) to receive a first network function register request message from a first network function (NF);
checking a network management function database (NMFDB), to determine if the first NF is listed in the NMFDB, said NMFDB including maintenance mode indicators for individual network functions listed in the NMFDB; and
creating, when said check determines that said NMFDB does not include an entry for the first NF, an entry in said NMFDB for the first NF.