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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Maria Cruz Bartolome Rodrigo, Torremocha de Jarama Madrid, ES;
Songmao Li, Shanghai, CN;
Yunjie Lu, Shanghai, CN;
Xinyu Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for processing a service request in a network comprising a set of Network Function (NF) nodes, and corresponding NF nodes. The method performed at a first NF node includes transmitting (S) a request for the service to a Service Communication Proxy (SCP), the request comprising at least an indication indicating a required Application Program Interface (API) version for the service, wherein the requires API version is other than an API version included in a Resource Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in the request. The present disclosure further discloses a corresponding method implemented at an SCP. The present disclosure further provides a corresponding computer readable medium.