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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Pengtao Zhao, Shenzhen, CN;
Yan Li, Beijing, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for discovering an edge application server (EAS) are provided. A session management function (SMF) network element that serves a session of a terminal apparatus obtains information about at least one EAS, or obtains indication information of an EAS that cannot serve the terminal apparatus; and the SMF network element determines first information based on the obtained information, where the first information is used to determine information about an extension mechanisms for domain name system client subnet (ECS) option, or the first information is used to determine an address of a local domain name system (DNS) server, and the information about the ECS option or the address of the local DNS server is used to determine an EAS that serves the terminal apparatus. The first information is determined when the information about the EAS or the EAS that cannot serve the terminal apparatus is considered.