From the course: Telecom Network Evolution: 2G-to-6G Technologies, Architecture, and Key Concepts

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5G network repository function (NRF)

5G network repository function (NRF)

From the course: Telecom Network Evolution: 2G-to-6G Technologies, Architecture, and Key Concepts

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5G network repository function (NRF)

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(bright music) - [Instructor] In 5G cloud-native architecture, network functions don't use static configuration. They dynamically discover each other through the network repository function, which is NRF. Think of it as a real-time, secure matchmaking services for microservices enablement. It is in charge of managing the lifecycle of network function profiles, which includes registering new profiles, updating old ones, and deregistering those that are no longer in use. So, NRF offers a standard-based API for 5G network function registration and discovery. In case of service-based architecture, the network functions offer their services to any other network function via common frame of interfaces. We have the REST API, which is Representational State Transfer, which defines a set of defined rule to be implemented for the communication between the different modules or functions in a network. It has a GET command, which is used to fetch the data from the server. It also has the POST…

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