| CPC H04W 68/02 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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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.
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