Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, systems and methods for identifying a first subscriber device that operates as a fiber connection extension control point, where the first subscriber device is connected to a fiber network via a wired connection, based on the identifying and a first subscription agreement, providing a predetermined fiber connection resource to the first subscriber device, identifying a group of neighbor subscriber devices located proximate to the first subscriber device within a predetermined threshold, slicing the predetermined fiber connection resource into multiple segments, and distributing, via the first subscriber device, the multiple segments to the identified group of neighbor subscriber devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A method for facilitating processing of inter-public land mobile network (PLMN) messages relating to existing subscriptions includes receiving, at a first network function (NF) repository function (NRF), an inter-PLMN subscription creation request message for creating a subscription. The method further includes determining, by the first NRF, that the first NRF includes a resource for which the subscription is requested. The method further includes, in response to determining that the first NRF includes a resource for which the subscription is requested, generating, by the first NRF, a subscription creation response message indicating creation of the subscription. The first NRF includes, in the subscription creation response message, a hint indicating that the subscription is located on the first NRF and forwards the first NRF, the subscription creation response message towards a consumer NF.

An access network can include a plurality of remote nodes connected to a principal controller. The principal controller can experience an event storm when one or more of the plurality of remote nodes report an access network event at the same or substantially the same time. One or more remote nodes can mitigate such an event storm at the principal core by delaying by an event reporting delay the reporting of the access network event to the principal core. The event reporting delay can be based on an event delay policy associated with a given remote node. The even reporting delay can be different for each remote node or a group of remote nodes so that the principal core does not receive reports from the plurality of remote nodes so as to cause an event storm which can negatively impact the access network, one or more network devices, or both.

A method for facilitating processing of inter-public land mobile network (PLMN) messages relating to existing subscriptions includes receiving, at a first network function (NF) repository function (NRF), an inter-PLMN subscription creation request message for creating a subscription. The method further includes determining, by the first NRF, that the first NRF includes a resource for which the subscription is requested. The method further includes, in response to determining that the first NRF includes a resource for which the subscription is requested, generating, by the first NRF, a subscription creation response message indicating creation of the subscription. The first NRF includes, in the subscription creation response message, a hint indicating that the subscription is located on the first NRF and forwards the first NRF, the subscription creation response message towards a consumer NF.

This application discloses a method for controlling user equipment to access a network. After receiving a request packet sent by a gateway control plane device, a control device obtains, by parsing the request packet, a home identifier corresponding to first user equipment. The control device determines, based on the home identifier, a corresponding first target gateway user plane device when the first user equipment goes online, so that a plurality of user equipments corresponding to a same home identifier all go online through the first target gateway user plane device.