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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Xinpeng Wei, Beijing, CN;
Fenqin Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
This application provides a method and an apparatus for determining an application server. The method is performed by a first network element and includes: receiving first request information, where the first request information includes first service description information, the first service description information identifies a service accessed by a terminal device, and the first request information is for requesting to determine first information for the terminal device; and in a case that the terminal device belongs to a first terminal group, determining the first information, where the first information is for determining a first application server for a terminal device in the first terminal group. Based on the foregoing technical solution, a same edge application server can be determined for terminal devices that access a same (specific) service and that are located in a specific area location.