US 12,245,192 B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for avoiding sending of duplicate notifications for overlapping subscriptions at network function (NF) repository function (NRF)
Yesh Goel, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Redwood Shores, CA (US)
Filed by Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/888,022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0057033 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 68/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 68/02 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for avoiding sending duplicate notifications for overlapping subscriptions, the method comprising:
at a network function (NF) repository function (NRF):
detecting an event relating to an NF;
identifying a plurality of subscriptions having a subscription condition corresponding to the event;
generating a list of the plurality of subscriptions having a subscription condition corresponding to the event;
iterating through the list of subscriptions and identifying overlapping subscriptions;
removing the overlapping subscriptions from the list; and
sending notification messages to NFs corresponding to subscriptions remaining in the list.