Patent ID: 11924294
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
in response to receiving from the first NF node a second request that is a subsequent request for the second NF node to provide the first service, initiating transmission towards the second NF node of the second request, wherein the second request includes the location information of the second NF node; and
performing the following operations when the second request cannot be fulfilled by the second NF node:
identifying the associated identifier of the second NF node, using the location information of the second NF node;
obtaining a profile of the second NF node using the identifier of the second NF node;
re-selecting a third NF node using the profile of the second NF node; and
initiating transmission of the second request to the third NF node.