The subject matter described herein relates to communications between telecommunications networks. More particularly, the subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for resolution of inter-network domain names.
In fifth generation (5G) communications networks, the network node that provides service is referred to as a producer network function (NF). A network node that consumes services is referred to as a consumer NF. A network function can be both a producer NF and a consumer NF depending on whether it is consuming or providing service.
A given producer NF may have many service endpoints, where a service endpoint is the point of contact for one or more NF instances hosted by the producer NF. The service endpoint is identified by a combination of Internet protocol (IP) address and port number or a fully qualified domain name that resolves to an IP address and port number on a network node that hosts a producer NF. An NF instance is an instance of a producer NF that provides a service. A given producer NF may include more than one NF instance. It should also be noted that multiple NF instances can share the same service endpoint.
Producer NFs register with a network function repository function (NRF). The NRF maintains service profiles of available NF instances identifying the services supported by each NF instance. Consumer NFs can subscribe to receive information about producer NF instances that have registered with the NRF. In addition to consumer NFs, another type of network node that can subscribe to receive information about NF service instances is a service communications proxy (SCP). The SCP subscribes with the NRF and obtains reachability and service profile information regarding producer NF service instances. Consumer NFs connect to the service communications proxy, and the service communications proxy load balances traffic among producer NF service instances that provide the required service or directly routes the traffic to the destination producer NF instance.
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mandates interPlmnFqdn to be used for inter public land mobile network (PLMN) routing (roaming scenarios) in 5G networks, which means an IP and interPlmnFqdn mapping is provided at a security edge protection proxy (SEPP) of the home network locally via DNS or other means, so that the home SEPP can route the 5G SBI request to the producer NF.
In light of these and other difficulties, there exists a need for methods, systems, and computer readable media for resolution of inter-network domain names.
A method for resolution of inter-network domain names between telecommunications networks includes storing, at a security edge protection proxy (SEPP) of a home network, a mapping between a domain name and a network address of a producer network function of the home network. The method includes receiving, at the SEPP of the home network, a request message from a consumer network function of a visitor network. The method includes resolving, at the SEPP of the home network, a request message domain name of the request message using the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function of the home network.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the home network lacks a dedicated domain name service, and resolving the request message domain name includes resolving the request message domain name without accessing a domain name server.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing the mapping while acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network comprises receiving a discovery request from the consumer network function, forwarding the discovery request to a network function repository function (NRF), receiving a response message from the NRF, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes extracting the network address and domain name from the response message from the NRF.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing other topology information from a network function repository function (NRF), and resolving the request message domain name of the request message includes using the other topology information.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing other topology information from the NRF includes extracting the other topology information from a subscription/notification request.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing other topology information from the NRF includes extracting the other topology information from a network function management query.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the method includes forwarding the request message to the producer network function using the network address, receiving a response message from the producer network function, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the home network is a 5G network and the request message is a 5G service based interface (SBI) message.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, a system for resolution of inter-network domain names between telecommunications networks includes at least one processor and a memory. The system further includes security edge protection proxy (SEPP) of a home network, the SEPP implemented by the at least one processor and configured for: storing a mapping between a domain name and a network address of a producer network function of the home network; receiving a request message from a consumer network function of a visitor network; and resolving a request message domain name of the request message using the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function of the home network.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the home network lacks a dedicated domain name service, and resolving the request message domain name includes resolving the request message domain name without accessing a domain name server.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing the mapping while acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network comprises receiving a discovery request from the consumer network function, forwarding the discovery request to a network function repository function (NRF), receiving a response message from the NRF, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes extracting the network address and domain name from the response message from the NRF.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing other topology information from a network function repository function (NRF), and resolving the request message domain name of the request message includes using the other topology information.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing other topology information from the NRF includes extracting the other topology information from a subscription/notification request.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, storing other topology information from the NRF includes extracting the other topology information from a network function management query.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the SEPP is configured for forwarding the request message to the producer network function using the network address, receiving a response message from the producer network function, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, the home network is a 5G network and the request message is a 5G service based interface (SBI) message.
According to another aspect of the subject matter described herein, a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps is provided. The steps include storing, at a security edge protection proxy (SEPP) of a home network, a mapping between a domain name and a network address of a producer network function of the home network; receiving, at the SEPP of the home network, a request message from a consumer network function of a visitor network; and resolving, at the SEPP of the home network, a request message domain name of the request message using the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function of the home network.
The subject matter described herein can be implemented in software in combination with hardware and/or firmware. For example, the subject matter described herein can be implemented in software executed by a processor. In one example implementation, the subject matter described herein may be implemented using a computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps.
Example computer readable media suitable for implementing the subject matter described herein include non-transitory devices, such as disk memory devices, chip memory devices, programmable logic devices, and application specific integrated circuits. In addition, a computer readable medium that implements the subject matter described herein may be located on a single device or computing platform or may be distributed across multiple devices or computing platforms.
The subject matter described herein will now be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings of which:
The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for resolution of inter-network domain names between telecommunications networks.
In 5G telecommunications networks, the network node that provides service is referred to as a producer network function (NF). A network node that consumes services is referred to as a consumer NF. A network function can be both a producer NF and a consumer NF depending on whether it is consuming or providing service. An NF instance is an instance of a producer NF that provides a service. A given producer NF may include more than one NF instance.
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mandates interPlmnFqdn to be used for inter public land mobile network (PLMN) routing (roaming scenarios) in 5G networks, which means an IP and interPlmnFqdn mapping is provided at a security edge protection proxy (SEPP) of the home network locally via DNS or other means, so that the home SEPP can route the 5G SBI request to the producer NF. In contrast, for intra-PLMN routing, the 5G network can be created as internet protocol (IP) only without any local configuration via domain name service (DNS) or other means (e.g., network function repository function (NRF) provides IP for the producer NFs).
An operator may choose to not use DNS in their network for any of various reasons, for example, to mitigate DNS related security attacks, simplify operations by configuring FQDN/IP mapping only in the NRF, frequently changing 5G topology making DNS not feasible or other reasons. Similarly, provisioning the FQDN IP mapping locally can be cumbersome from an operational standpoint. This specification describes methods and systems where the home security edge protection proxy (SEPP) can route 5G service based interface (SBI) requests to producer NFs in absence of local configuration of interPlmnFqdn to IP mapping.
SCP 101 may also support service discovery and selection of producer NF instances. SCP 101 may perform load balancing of connections between consumer and producer NFs. In addition, using the methodologies described herein, SCP 101 may perform preferred NF location based selection and routing.
NRF 100 is a repository for NF or service profiles of producer NF instances. In order to communicate with a producer NF instance, a consumer NF or an SCP must obtain the NF or service profile or the producer NF instance from NRF 100. The NF or service profile is a JavaScript object notation (JSON) data structure defined in 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 29.510.
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The nodes illustrated in
A network slice selection function (NSSF) 116 provides network slicing services for devices seeking to access specific network capabilities and characteristics associated with a network slice. A network exposure function (NEF) 118 provides application programming interfaces (APIs) for application functions seeking to obtain information about Internet of things (IoT) devices and other UEs attached to the network. NEF 118 performs similar functions to the service capability exposure function (SCEF) in 4G networks.
A radio access network (RAN) 120 connects user equipment (UE) 114 to the network via a wireless link. Radio access network 120 may be accessed using a g-Node B (gNB) (not shown in
UPF 122 may also support performance measurement functionality, which may be used by UE 114 to obtain network performance measurements. Also illustrated in
SEPP 126 filters incoming traffic from another PLMN and performs topology hiding for traffic exiting the home PLMN. SEPP 126 may communicate with an SEPP in a visitor PLMN which manages security for the visitor PLMN. Thus, traffic between NFs in different PLMNs may traverse two SEPP functions, one for the home PLMN and the other for the visitor PLMN.
3GPP technical specification TS23003h00 section 28.5 describes network function FQDN format for inter-PLMN routing. 3GPP technical specification TS23003h00 section 28.5.1 mandates the FQDN of the target NF shall have the Home Network Domain. As a result of this requirement, FQDN is needed for inter PLMN routing at a visitor SEPP, V-SEPP. In particular, the specification states:
3GPP technical specification TS29.573g50 Annex C explains end to end flows when SEPP is on path. SEPP performs resolution of FQDN into an IP address using DNS. TCP/TLS connection for sending the HTTP/2 messages is initiated towards the IP address obtained from DNS resolution. In particular, the specification states:
3GPP technical specification TS29.510h00 section 6.2.6.2.3 documents the NFProfile datastructure returned in the NF Discovery responses and suggests to use interPlmnFqdn only for inter PLMN discovery request. Such (inter-PLMN) discovery is done by V-SEPP and not by H-SEPP. The resolution of inter PLMN FQDN at H-SEPP remains a challenge. In particular, the specification states:
SEPP 126 can be implemented by at least one processor and configured for resolution of inter-network domain names between telecommunications networks. SEPP 126 can be configured for storing a mapping between a domain name and a network address of a producer network function of the home network;
receiving a request message from a consumer network function of a visitor network; and resolving a request message domain name of the request message using the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function of the home network.
In some examples, the home network lacks a dedicated domain name service, and resolving the request message domain name includes resolving the request message domain name without accessing a domain name server.
In some examples, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing the mapping while acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network.
Acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network can include receiving a discovery request from the consumer network function, forwarding the discovery request to a network function repository function (NRF), receiving a response message from the NRF, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function. Storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes extracting the network address and domain name from the response message from the NRF.
In some examples, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing other topology information from a network function repository function (NRF), and resolving the request message domain name of the request message includes using the other topology information. Storing other topology information from the NRF can include extracting the other topology information from a subscription/notification request. Storing other topology information from the NRF can include extracting the other topology information from a network function management query.
In some examples, SEPP 126 is configured for forwarding the request message to the producer network function using the network address, receiving a response message from the producer network function, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function. The home network can be a 5G network and the request message can be a 5G service based interface (SBI) message.
Inter PLMN FQDN is mandated for inter PLMN routing; however, no such restriction is made for intra PLMN routing. The operator of home network 204 has decided to configure home network 204 such that home network 204 lacks a dedicated domain name service.
Networks, such as home network 204, which do not support inter PLMN FQDN resolution to IP using DNS cannot support inter-PLMN traffic as H-SEPP cannot resolve/route to the FQDN received in the 5G SBI request. A local configuration of inter-PLMN FQDN to IP mapping via DNS or other means can be cumbersome and can present an operational challenge to keep up with always changing 5G topology.
Home network 204 includes an H-SEPP 208, an H-NRF 210, and a producer network function 212. Visitor network 206 includes a V-SEPP 214, a V-NRF 216, and a consumer network function 218.
Consumer network function 218 sends a discovery request message 220 to V-NRF 216. V-NRF 216 forwards the discovery request message 222 to V-SEPP 214. V-SEPP 214 forwards the discovery request message 224 to H-SEPP 208. H-SEPP 208 forwards the discovery request message 226 to H-NRF 210.
H-NRF 210 sends a discovery response message 228 to H-SEPP 208. The discovery response message 228 identifies producer network function 212. H-SEPP 208 forwards the discovery response message 230 to V-SEPP 214. V-SEPP 214 forwards the discovery response message 232 to V-NRF 216. V-NRF 216 forwards the discovery response message 234 to the consumer network function 218.
Consumer network function 218 sends a 5G SBI request message 236 to V-SEPP 214 and addressed to producer network function 212. V-SEPP 214 forwards the 5G SBI request message 238 to H-SEPP 208. Due to the requirement for using an Inter-PLMN FQDN, H-SEPP 208 will need to resolve the domain name of the 5G SBI request message 238. Since home network 204 lacks a domain name service to provide a mapping between the domain name and the IP address of producer network function 212, H-SEPP 208 will be unable to route 5G SBI request 238.
Consumer network function 218 sends a discovery request message 302 to V-NRF 216. V-NRF 216 forwards the discovery request message 304 to V-SEPP 214. V-SEPP 214 forwards the discovery request message 306 to H-SEPP 208. H-SEPP 208 forwards the discovery request message 308 to H-NRF 210.
H-NRF 210 sends a discovery response message 310 to H-SEPP 208. The discovery response message 310 identifies producer network function 212. H-SEPP 208 forwards the discovery response message 230 to V-SEPP 214.
By forwarding the discovery request message 308 to H-NRF 210 and the discovery response message 312 to V-SEPP 214, H-SEPP 208 acts as a proxy between home network 204 and visitor network 206. While acting as a proxy between home network 204 and visitor network 206, H-SEPP stores the FQDN and IP address of producer network function 212 for later usage. For example, H-SEPP 208 can extract the domain name and network address for producer network function 212 from discovery response message 310.
H-SEPP 208 can store the FQDN and IP address as a mapping between the FQDN and the IP address. H-SEPP 208 can store various mappings between domain names and network addresses in an appropriate data structure, e.g., a table. H-SEPP 208 can then later resolve domain names by looking up the domain names in the table and retrieving the corresponding network address, even though home network 204 lacks a dedicated domain name service.
H-SEPP 208 can store any appropriate NRF request/response information related to topology information to be used later in FQDN resolution. For example, in some cases, H-SEPP 208 can store topology information from subscription/notification messages or management queries or both.
V-SEPP 214 forwards the discovery response message 232 to V-NRF 216. V-NRF 216 forwards the discovery response message 234 to the consumer network function 218.
Consumer network function 218 sends a 5G SBI request message 236 to V-SEPP 214 and addressed to producer network function 212. V-SEPP 214 forwards the 5G SBI request message 238 to H-SEPP 208.
H-SEPP 208 uses the previously stored mapping to resolve the FQDN for the 5G SBI request message 320, e.g., by looking up the FQDN in a table of mappings and retrieving the corresponding IP address. H-SEPP 208 forwards the 5G SBI request 322 to producer network function 212.
Producer network function 212 sends a 5G SBI response message 324 to H-SEPP 208. H-SEPP 208 forwards the 5G SBI response message 326 to V-SEPP 214. V-SEPP 214 forwards the 5G SBI response message 328 to consumer network function 218.
Method 400 includes storing, at a security edge protection proxy (SEPP) of a home network, a mapping between a domain name and a network address of a producer network function of the home network (402). Method 400 includes receiving, at the SEPP of the home network, a request message from a consumer network function of a visitor network (404). Method 400 includes resolving, at the SEPP of the home network, a request message domain name of the request message using the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function of the home network (406).
In some examples, the home network lacks a dedicated domain name service, and resolving the request message domain name includes resolving the request message domain name without accessing a domain name server.
In some examples, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing the mapping while acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network.
Acting as a proxy between the home network and the visitor network can include receiving a discovery request from the consumer network function, forwarding the discovery request to a network function repository function (NRF), receiving a response message from the NRF, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function. Storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes extracting the network address and domain name from the response message from the NRF.
In some examples, storing the mapping between the domain name and the network address of the producer network function includes storing other topology information from a network function repository function (NRF), and resolving the request message domain name of the request message includes using the other topology information. Storing other topology information from the NRF can include extracting the other topology information from a subscription/notification request. Storing other topology information from the NRF can include extracting the other topology information from a network function management query.
In some examples, method 400 includes forwarding the request message to the producer network function using the network address, receiving a response message from the producer network function, and forwarding the response message to the consumer network function. The home network can be a 5G network and the request message can be a 5G service based interface (SBI) message.
The scope of the present disclosure includes any feature or combination of features disclosed in this specification (either explicitly or implicitly), or any generalization of features disclosed, whether or not such features or generalizations mitigate any or all of the problems described in this specification. Accordingly, new claims may be formulated during prosecution of this application (or an application claiming priority to this application) to any such combination of features.
In particular, with reference to the appended claims, features from dependent claims may be combined with those of the independent claims and features from respective independent claims may be combined in any appropriate manner and not merely in the specific combinations enumerated in the appended claims.
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