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Nudsf Interface

UDSF Service-Based Interface

RESTful service interface exposed by UDSF allowing any 5GC NF to store unstructured runtime state data.

Technical Explanation

Exposed over HTTP/2, Nudsf provides key-value storage for transient, unstructured runtime data (e.g. active call state, temporary timers, cache). If an AMF or SMF worker pod crashes, a newly spun-up pod retrieves the session context from UDSF and resumes processing with zero downtime.

Key Functions

  • Stores unstructured transient runtime session state for any 5GC NF
  • Enables instant self-healing when NF microservice container crashes
  • Facilitates seamless hitless software upgrades of cloud-native 5GC NFs
Specifications
3GPP TS 29.598
Interfaces
NudsfSBI

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