SMF Architecture
The SMF network function consists of loosely coupled microservices together. The microservice decomposition is based on a three-layered architecture as illustrated in the following figure.

Following are the three layers of the SMF architecture:
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Layer 1—Protocol and Load Balancer services (Stateless)
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Layer 2—Application services (Stateless)
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Layer 3—Database services (Stateful)