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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Prashanti Das, Bangalore, IN;
Bruno Landais, Pleumeur-Bodou, FR;
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for providing services in a communication system are disclosed. A request for a service provided by a service function entity in a network system is received, wherein the request indicates an identity of a user for which the service is requested. An identity of a group of service function entities capable of serving the user and determined based on the identity of the user is then provided, and an indication of the determined identity of the group is sent in the response for subsequent use by the sender of the request and/or at least one other entity involved in requests for services associated with the user.