US Patent Application 18032392. NETWORK NODES AND METHODS THEREIN FOR PROVIDING BACKUP NETWORK FUNCTION simplified abstract

NETWORK NODES AND METHODS THEREIN FOR PROVIDING BACKUP NETWORK FUNCTION

Organization Name

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

Inventor(s)

Yunjie Lu of Shanghai (CN)

Yong Yang of Kållered (SE)

Gang Ren of Shanghai (CN)

Xiao Li of Shanghai (CN)

NETWORK NODES AND METHODS THEREIN FOR PROVIDING BACKUP NETWORK FUNCTION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18032392 titled 'NETWORK NODES AND METHODS THEREIN FOR PROVIDING BACKUP NETWORK FUNCTION

Simplified Explanation

The present disclosure describes a method implemented by a network node for a Network Function (NF).

• The method involves transmitting information to another NF, indicating the identifier of backup entities for one or more contexts in the NF.
• The information can be included in a binding indication or a separate indication from the binding indication.
• The backup entities can be backup NF instances or backup NF service instances.
• This method enables the identification and communication of backup entities in a network node implementing an NF.

Original Abstract Submitted

The present disclosure provides a method in a network node implementing a Network Function, NF. The method includes: transmitting, to another NF, information indicating an identifier, ID, of each of one or more backup entities for one or more contexts in the NF. The information is included in a binding indication or a separate indication from the binding indication. The one or more backup entities are one or more backup NF instances or one or more backup NF service instances.