| CPC H04W 8/20 (2013.01) [H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |

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1. A method by a network function communicating with a unified data repository (UDR) of a communications network, the method comprising:
receiving from the UDR a subscription identifier for a subscription by the network function to receive data change notifications from the UDR; and
sending toward the UDR a change request containing an instruction to change data in the UDR and containing the subscription identifier to signal the UDR to not send to the network function a notification regarding this change to the data, thereby silencing notification to the network function for this change to the data but not other data change notifications for the subscription.
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