API-aware telco cloud orchestration with open-exposure NEF and CAPIF

NEF and CAPIF jointly enable API-aware orchestration within the telco cloud by making network capabilities dynamically discoverable and actionable. By integrating 3GPP CAPIF’s API discovery functionality into the orchestration workflow, applications can automatically identify available network exposure APIs in each deployment zone. This awareness enables orchestrators to deploy applications only where the required network capabilities are present, thereby accelerating service development and enhancing runtime adaptability. Once deployed at the edge, the application can access network APIs directly through the NEF or via the adaptation layer provided by CAMARA. If an API becomes unavailable, CAPIF event notifications trigger the orchestrator to pause or relocate the affected instance, maintaining service integrity and ensuring compliance with deployment constraints.