Patent ID: 11864277
Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method to transfer data from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) to a target network function, the method comprising:
Session Communication Proxies (SCPs) generating SCP status information and SCP location information;
a Network Repository Function (NRF) receiving the SCP status information and the SCP location information;
the NRF prioritizing the SCPs based on the SCP status information and the SCP location information;
the NRF indicating the SCP prioritization to the AMF;
the AMF selecting one of the SCPs based on the SCP prioritization;
the AMF transferring the data to the selected one of the SCPs; and
the selected one of the SCPs receiving the data, selecting the target network function, and transferring the data to the target network function.