Defining the PCF Registration Status
This section describes how to configure the PCF's registration status.
The registration status of PCF reflects its capability to transact with NRF and other NFs. The PCF instance that is registered with an NRF periodically contacts that NRF by invoking the NFUpdate service operation to indicate that it is operative.
You can now define the registration status as UNDISCOVERABLE. The UNDISCOVERABLE status is typically assigned when you want to perform preventive maintenance, or operations and maintenance activities. During this period, PCF would be in a dormant state, which means all the operations involving the PCF instance are suspended.
The feature to modify the registration status is compliant with 3GPP TS 29.510 CR 124.
To configure the registration state as UNDISCOVERABLE, use the following configuration in the Policy Ops Center console:
config
service-registration profile nf-status
[ REGISTERED | UNDISCOVERABLE ]
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service-registration profile nf-status [ REGISTERED | UNDISCOVERABLE ] – Configures the network function's registration status. The default NFStatus is REGISTERED.