US 12,004,077 B2
Method, device and computer readable medium for service chain
Zhi Wang, Shandong (CN); Yigang Cai, Naperville, IL (US); and Yang Shen, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 17/438,750
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Mar. 12, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CN2019/077863
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 13, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/181496, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0150810 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 40/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Network Exposure Function (NEF) device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions therein, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, causing the NEF device to:
receive, from a communication device, a request for a service chain for an application served by the communication device, the service chain comprising at least one service associated with the application and configured by the NEF device;
obtain a profile of the service chain, the profile comprising an identity of the application and a list of services for the application; and
determine a target service chain based on the profile and the request.