Patent ID: 11968273
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC H

Claim 21:
22. A network function (NF) apparatus, the NF apparatus comprising:
a receiver for receiving a discover request transmitted by an NF instance, wherein the discover request comprises a set of one or more query parameters; and
processing circuitry for configuring the NF apparatus to:
produce, based on a search criteria based on query parameters included in the discover request, a search result comprising NF instance profiles that match the search criteria;
store the search result; and
transmit a discovery response comprising at least one of the NF instance profiles that match the search criteria, wherein
the discover response further comprises an identifier for identifying the stored search result and that enables the NF instance to obtain the search result.