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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Ralf Keller, Würselen, DE;
Afshin Abtin, Sollentuna, SE;
Anders Ryde, Saltsjöbaden, SE;
Mattias Dahlqvist, Stockholm, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method performed by a first IP multimedia system, IMS, node (), for handling a network function in a communication network. The first IMS node () requests a first core network node () for at least a part of contact information of a network function instance, and receives a response from the first core network node () with at least the part of the contact information for the network function instance. The first IMS node () communicates with a second IMS node () or a core network node over a service based interface, based on the received part of the contact information for the network function instance.