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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Kawal Sapra, Bangalore, IN;
Anup Shivarajapura, Bangalore, IN;
Nitin Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Venkatesh Aravamudhan, Bangalore, IN;
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for resolving priorities among network function (NF) instances includes, at a priority resolver implemented using at least one processor, providing a priority resolution application programming interface (API) that allows NF instances to request priority resolution. The method further includes receiving, via the API and from a plurality of NF instances, requests for priority resolution. The method further includes using a priority resolution algorithm to determine a relative priority for each of the NF instances. The method further includes generating and transmitting to each of the NF instances a priority resolution response including the relative priority determined for the NF instance.