Method and apparatus for routing notifications
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
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Abstract
Claims
1. A method (200) performed by a first network node, Sending a message to a second network node in the first network to register first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node in the default notification subscription of the profile of the first network node within the second network node (202), A method comprising receiving a notification from a fourth network node in a second network based on the first routing information (204).
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the message further registers second routing information for routing notifications to the first network node in the default notification subscription of the profile of the first network node within the second network node, wherein the second routing information is different from the first routing information.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the second routing information is for routing an intra-network notice to the first network node.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the first network node is configured to operate as a network function (NF) service consumer supporting roaming functionality, and / or the second network node is configured to operate as a repository for registering NF information of the first network node.
5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the first network node is located in the first network, the first routing information indicates a first uniform resource identifier (URI) for receiving the inter-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in the second network, and the second routing information indicates a second URI for receiving the intra-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in the first network.
6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the first URI and the second URI have the same path portion, and the first routing information includes the root portion of the first URI and the root portion of the second URI.
7. A method according to claim 5, wherein the first routing information includes the first URI.
8. A method according to claim 5, wherein the first routing information includes a map based on URIs for each network, and for a second network different from the first network, the map indicates URIs for receiving the inter-network notices transmitted by an NF service producer in the second network.
9. A method according to claim 8, wherein, for one or more networks different from the first network, the map indicates one or more URIs associated with the one or more URIs according to the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) scheme and / or authority and / or prefix of the one or more URIs.
10. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first routing information is included in the type of notification subscription for the NF profile and / or NF service of the first network node.
11. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first network node is configured to implement an access and mobility management function (AMF), and / or the second network node is configured to implement a network function repository function (NRF).
12. The first network node (600), One or more processors (601), It comprises one or more memories (602) containing computer program code (603), The one or more memory (602) and the computer program code (603), together with the one or more processors (601), are provided to the first network node (600) at least: Sending a message to a second network node within the first network to register first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node in the default notification subscription of the profile of the first network node within the second network node, A first network node that, based on the first routing information, receives notifications from a fourth network node in the second network.
13. A first network node according to claim 12, wherein one or more memories and the computer program code are configured together with the one or more processors to cause the first network node to execute the method according to any one of claims 2 to 11.
14. A method (300) performed by a second network node, Receiving a message sent by the first network node, which registers first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node in the default notification subscription of the profile of the first network node within the second network node (302), A method comprising registering the first routing information in accordance with the message (304).
15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the message further registers second routing information for routing notifications to the first network node in the default notification subscription of the profile of the first network node within the second network node, wherein the second routing information is different from the first routing information.
16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the second routing information is for routing an intra-network notice to the first network node.
17. A method according to claim 16, wherein the first network node is configured to operate as a network function (NF) service consumer supporting roaming functionality, and / or the second network node is configured to operate as a repository for registering NF information of the first network node.
18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the first network node is located in a first network, the first routing information indicates a first uniform resource identifier (URI) for receiving the inter-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in a second network, and the second routing information indicates a second URI for receiving the intra-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in the first network.
19. A method according to claim 18, wherein the first URI and the second URI have the same path portion, and the first routing information includes the root portion of the first URI and the root portion of the second URI.
20. A method according to claim 18, wherein the first routing information includes the first URI.
21. A method according to claim 18, wherein the first routing information includes a map based on URIs for each network, and for a second network different from the first network, the map indicates URIs for receiving the inter-network notices transmitted by an NF service producer in the second network.
22. A method according to claim 21, wherein, for one or more networks different from the first network, the map shows one or more URIs associated with the one or more URIs according to the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) scheme and / or authority and / or prefix of the one or more URIs.
23. A method according to any one of claims 14 to 22, wherein the first routing information is included in the type of notification subscription for the NF profile and / or NF service of the first network node.
24. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 23, wherein the second network node is located within the first network, the method is: Receiving a message for discovering the first network node sent by a third network node in the second network, A method further comprising sending a response containing the first routing information toward the third network node.
25. A method according to claim 24, wherein the first network node is configured to implement an access and mobility management function (AMF), and / or the second network node is configured to implement a network function repository function (NRF), and / or the third network node is configured to implement an NRF.
26. The second network node (600) is, One or more processors (601), It comprises one or more memories (602) containing computer program code (603), The one or more memory (602) and the computer program code (603), together with the one or more processors (601), are provided to the second network node (600) at least, Receiving a message transmitted by the first network node, which registers first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node in the default notification subscription of the profile of the first network node within the second network node, A second network node that registers the first routing information in accordance with the aforementioned message.
27. A second network node according to claim 26, wherein the one or more memory and the computer program code are configured together with the one or more processors to cause the second network node to execute the method according to any one of claims 15 to 25.
28. A method (400) performed by a third network node, Receiving a message sent by the fourth network node for the purpose of discovering the first network node (402), A method comprising: sending a response to the fourth network node (404), wherein the response includes a profile of the first network node including a default notification subscription, the default notification subscription including first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node.
29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the default notification subscription further includes second routing information for routing notifications to the first network node, the second routing information being different from the first routing information.
30. A method according to claim 29, wherein the second routing information is for routing an intra-network notice to the first network node.
31. A method according to claim 30, wherein the first network node is configured to operate as a network function (NF) service consumer supporting roaming functionality, and / or the third network node is configured to operate as a repository for registering NF information of the first network node, and / or the fourth network node is configured to operate as an NF service producer.
32. A method according to claim 31, wherein the first network node is located in a first network, the first routing information indicates a first uniform resource identifier (URI) for receiving the inter-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in a second network, and the second routing information indicates a second URI for receiving the intra-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in the first network.
33. A method according to claim 32, wherein the first URI and the second URI have the same path portion, and the first routing information includes the root portion of the first URI and the root portion of the second URI.
34. A method according to claim 32, wherein the first routing information includes the first URI.
35. A method according to claim 32, wherein the first routing information includes a map based on URIs for each network, and for a second network different from the first network, the map indicates URIs for receiving the inter-network notices transmitted by an NF service producer in the second network.
36. A method according to claim 35, wherein, for one or more networks different from the first network, the map shows one or more URIs associated with the one or more URIs according to the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) scheme and / or authority and / or prefix of the one or more URIs.
37. A method according to any one of claims 28 to 36, wherein the first routing information is included in the type of notification subscription for the NF profile and / or NF service of the first network node.
38. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 37, wherein the third network node and the fourth network node are located within the second network, Sending a message to a second network node within the first network to discover the first network node, wherein the first network node is registered within the second network node, A method comprising receiving a response containing the first routing information transmitted by the second network node.
39. The method according to claim 38, wherein the first network node is configured to implement an access and mobility management function (AMF), and / or the second network node is configured to implement a network function repository function (NRF), and / or the third network node is configured to implement an NRF, and / or the fourth network node is configured to implement a network slice-specific authentication and authorization function (NSSAAF).
40. A third network node (600), One or more processors (601), It comprises one or more memories (602) containing computer program code (603), The one or more memory (602) and the computer program code (603), together with the one or more processors (601), are provided to the third network node (600) at least, Receiving a message sent by the fourth network node to discover the first network node, A third network node causes a fourth network node to send a response to the fourth network node, the response to include a profile of the first network node including a default notification subscription, the default notification subscription including first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node.
41. A third network node according to claim 40, wherein one or more memories and the computer program code are configured together with the one or more processors to cause the third network node to execute the method described in any one of claims 29 to 39.
42. A method (500) performed by a fourth network node, Sending a message to the third network node to discover the first network node (502), A method comprising receiving a response transmitted by the third network node (504), wherein the response includes a profile of the first network node including a default notification subscription, the default notification subscription including first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node.
43. The method according to claim 42, wherein the default notification subscription further includes second routing information for routing notifications to the first network node, the second routing information being different from the first routing information.
44. A method according to claim 43, wherein the second routing information is for routing an intra-network notice to the first network node.
45. A method according to claim 44, wherein the first network node is configured to operate as a network function (NF) service consumer supporting roaming functionality, and / or the third network node is configured to operate as a repository for registering NF information of the first network node, and / or the fourth network node is configured to operate as an NF service producer.
46. A method according to claim 45, wherein the first network node is located in a first network, the first routing information indicates a first uniform resource identifier (URI) for receiving the inter-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in a second network, and the second routing information indicates a second URI for receiving the intra-network notice transmitted by an NF service producer in the first network.
47. A method according to claim 46, wherein the first URI and the second URI have the same path portion, and the first routing information includes the root portion of the first URI and the root portion of the second URI.
48. A method according to claim 46, wherein the first routing information includes the first URI.
49. A method according to claim 46, wherein the first routing information includes a map based on URIs for each network, and for a second network different from the first network, the map indicates URIs for receiving the inter-network notices transmitted by an NF service producer in the second network.
50. A method according to claim 49, wherein, for one or more networks different from the first network, the map shows one or more URIs associated with the one or more URIs according to the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) scheme and / or authority and / or prefix of the one or more URIs.
51. The method according to any one of claims 46 to 50, wherein the first network node is located in a first network and the fourth network node is located in a second network, the method is: The URI is determined at least partially based on the first routing information, A method further comprising sending a notice to the first network node in accordance with the determined URI.
52. The method according to claim 51, wherein the fourth network node determines the URI at least in part based on the first routing information, The route portion of the URI is determined according to the first routing information, and the path portion of the URI is determined according to the first routing information and the second routing information, or Reading the URI indicated by the first routing information, or A method that involves reading the URI in the first routing information according to the identifier of the second network.
53. A method according to any one of claims 42 to 52, wherein the first routing information is included in the type of notification subscription for the NF profile and / or NF service of the first network node.
54. A method according to any one of claims 42 to 53, wherein the first network node is configured to implement an access and mobility management function (AMF), and / or the third network node is configured to implement a network function repository function (NRF), and / or the fourth network node is configured to implement a network slice-specific authentication and authorization function (NSSAAF).
55. A fourth network node (600), One or more processors (601), It comprises one or more memories (602) containing computer program code (603), The one or more memory (602) and the computer program code (603), together with the one or more processors (601), are provided to the fourth network node (600) at least, Sending a message to the third network node to discover the first network node, A fourth network node to receive (504) a response transmitted by the third network node, the response comprising a profile of the first network node including a default notification subscription, the default notification subscription comprising first routing information for routing inter-network notifications to the first network node.
56. A fourth network node according to claim 55, wherein one or more memories and the computer program code are configured together with the one or more processors to cause the fourth network node to perform the method described in any one of claims 43 to 54.
57. A computer-readable medium in which computer program code (603) is embodied, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any step of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or any one of claims 14 to 25, or any one of claims 28 to 39, or any one of claims 42 to 54.