What the UDSF does
The UDSF can store unstructured data used by network functions, supporting designs where compute instances are more stateless and replaceable.
Cloud-native benefit
Externalising state can make scaling, resilience and recovery easier than binding all state to a single network-function instance.
Slicing relevance
Reliable lifecycle and scaling of shared or dedicated network functions depend on sound state-management architecture.
Standards note: this page is an explanatory summary. Precise procedures, services and information elements are defined in the applicable 3GPP specifications.