MECHANISM TO FACILITATE SIGNALING TRAFFIC

Apparatuses, non-transitory program storage devices, and methods to implement a network function proxy are described. An example apparatus includes at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code configured with at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform updating a profile including data associated with a producer network function in response to a registration request of the producer network function by adding a token identifier to a service identifier associated with a service of the producer network function, forwarding the updated profile to a network function repository function, wherein at least one internet protocol address is updated so that a proxy function is an endpoint for use of the service, storing and maintaining a mapping between the token identifier and the service of the producer network function, and providing the updated profile to a consumer network function in response to a discovery request for the service.