Apparatus and method for network function signaling latency reduction

    公开(公告)号:US12095671B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17895356

    申请日:2022-08-25

    摘要: Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for reducing latency in core network processing in the telecommunications networks. A method includes receiving, by a network function (NF) at registration time with a network function repository function (NRF), resource metrics and a network address for each NF registered with the NRF, invoking, by the NF, one or more network addresses to request updated resource metrics from an associated NF, starting, by the NF, a response timer for each invoked network address, stopping, by the NF, the response timer for each invoked network address upon receipt of an updated resource metrics from the associated NF, determining, by the NF, a round-trip time for each associated NF having a start time and a stop time, and determining, by the NF, a ranking for each NF based on at least one of the round-trip time and the updated resource metrics.

    ROUND-TRIP TIME MEASUREMENT IN A PACKET-SWITCHED COMMUNICATION NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20240291742A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18574331

    申请日:2022-06-29

    发明人: Mauro COCIGLIO

    IPC分类号: H04L43/0864

    CPC分类号: H04L43/0864

    摘要: It is disclosed a method for transmitting a bidirectional packet flow between two nodes of a packet-switched communication network. Each node applies a respective marking value to the packets to be transmitted to the other node. Each node switches the respective marking value applicable to the packets to be transmitted to the other node upon detection that the marking value applied to the packets which are being received from the other node has been switched. Before switching its respective marking value applicable to the packets to be transmitted to the other node, one of the nodes waits a wait time TW. A measurement point placed between the two nodes may provide RTT measurements based on the detection times of the switching of the applicable marking value in the transmitted packets. However, the measurement point may provide correct RTT measurements only if it knows the value of the wait time TW.