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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Interdigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Debashish Purkayastha, Collegeville, PA (US);
Robert Gazda, Spring City, PA (US);
Michel Roy, Candiac, CA;
Saad Ahmad, Montreal, CA;
Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Saint-Lazare, CA;
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for discovery and selection of a Local Network Exposure Function (L-NEF) are described herein. A method of for registering with a Network Repository Function (NRF) performed by a L-NEF may include sending, to the NRF, a register registration message that includes a new NF network function (NF) profile, the new NF profile further including an identification of a Local Area Data Network (LADN), Service area information associated with the L-NEF, and a User Plane Function (UPF) Identifier (ID). The method may include receiving a registration response message from the NRF.