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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kisuk Kweon, Suwon-si, KR;
Naman Gupta, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a 5generation (5G) or 6generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a serving user plane function (UPF) entity in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from an application function (AF) entity, a request message for requesting a discovery on the serving UPF entity or a session management function (SMF) entity, for a subscription on a service of the AF entity, wherein the request message includes at least one of an identifier of the AF entity, information on a type of a network function (NF) entity associated with the discovery, a request for information for identifying the NF entity, or a value identifying at least one of a user equipment associated with the service, a protocol data unit (PDU) session, or a quality of service (QoS) flow; and transmitting, to a network exposure function (NEF) entity, a response message including the type of the NF entity and information for identifying a NF entity corresponding to the type of the NF entity, wherein the information for identifying the NF entity corresponding to the type of the NF entity is replaced by a mapping identifier which is mapped to the information for identifying the NF entity corresponding to the type of the NF entity.