CPC H04L 1/1867 (2013.01) [H04L 45/20 (2013.01); H04W 48/06 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method for limiting network function (NF) repository function (NRF) forwarding, the method comprising:
at a first network function (NF) comprising at least one processor:
receiving a request message associated with a consumer NF, wherein the request message lacks a forwarding limit value;
determining that the request message cannot be serviced by the first NF;
inserting a forwarding limit value in the request message, wherein the forwarding limit value indicates a number of times that the request message can be forwarded, wherein inserting the forwarding limit value in the request message comprises: determining that the request message lacks the forwarding limit value; determining, using a data store containing forwarding limit operational modes and corresponding predetermined forwarding limit values, a predetermined forwarding limit value by performing a lookup in the data store using an NF type or an NF instance associated with the request message, wherein the forwarding limit operational modes include a system wide forwarding limit mode, an NF type based forwarding limit mode, and an NF instance based forwarding limit mode; and inserting, in the request message, the predetermined forwarding limit value or the predetermined forwarding limit value decremented by one; and
forwarding the request message including the forwarding limit value toward a second NF.
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