| CPC G06F 16/335 (2019.01) [G06F 16/332 (2019.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions of a consumer network function for a communication network, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, causing the apparatus at least to:
include, in a search request for a storage entity implementing an unstructured data storage function and storing data in a plurality of records, a first indication and an identifier list,
wherein the identifier list indicates identifiers associated with specific records which are to be retrieved from among the plurality of records stored by the storage entity,
wherein the first indication indicates that, along with a reference list indicating references to retrieved records of the specific records which have been retrieved based on the identifier list, a content of the retrieved records is to be received in a response with respect to the search request;
transmit the search request including the identifier list and the first indication;
receive the response with respect to the search request;
decide, based on the reference list and the content included in the response, whether or not a condition that a respective content of each of the records that have a respective reference indicated in the reference list has been received with the response is met; and
based on deciding the condition is not met:
include, in a further search request, the first indication and another identifier list, wherein the another identifier list indicates identifiers associated with records of the specific records that have a respective reference indicated in the reference list of the response but do not have a respective identifier included in the content of the response; and
transmit the further search request.
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