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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Maria Cruz Bartolome Rodrigo, Torremocha de Jarama Madrid, ES;
Xinyu Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Yunjie Lu, Shanghai, CN;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
There is provided a method for handling an updated profile of a first network function (NF) node of a service producer in a network. The method is performed by a network repository function (NRF) node. Priority information for the first NF node is removed () from the updated profile received from the first NF node if the NRF node previously changed the priority information. The priority information is for use by the network node in selecting an NF node of a service producer to provide a service requested by a second NF node of a service consumer. The priority information is indicative of a priority with which the first NF node is to be selected relative to at least one other NF node of the service producer. Transmission () of the updated profile, with the priority information removed, is initiated towards the network node.