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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Maria Luisa Mas Rosique, Tres Cantos, ES;
Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre Alonso, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for providing a Packet Flow Descriptor, PFD, to a session management function, SMF, in a telecommunication network that supports network slicing and that includes a Packet Flow Description Function, PFDF, for hiding a topology of the telecommunication network from Application Service Providers, ASP, where the PFDF is shared among slices of the telecommunication network. The method includes receiving a PFD from an ASP, and storing the PFD in a Unified Data Repository, UDR. The method further includes receiving, from the SMF, a request for PFDs that apply to a particular slice, retrieving, from the UDR, the PFD that applies to the particular slice, and providing the retrieved PFD to the SMF.