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

Claim 14:
15. A data communication system to transfer data from a source network function to a target network function, the data communication system comprising:
Session Communication Proxies (SCPs) to generate SCP status information and SCP location information;
a Network Repository Function (NRF) to receive the SCP status information and the SCP location information;
the NRF to prioritize the SCPs based on the SCP status information and the SCP location information;
the NRF to indicate the SCP prioritization to the source network function;
the source network function to select one of the SCPs based on the SCP prioritization;
the source network function to transfer the data to the selected one of the SCPs; and
the selected one of the SCPs to receive the data, select the target network function, and transfer the data to the target network function.