Resource assignment protocol-implemented policy-based direction of a client to an edge-compute resource
US10785166B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5014
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a technical improvement to the problem of network congestion that exists when providing online services to clients. A system, method, and computer readable storage device use a resource assignment protocol to direct client requests for content and remote processing to a dynamic edge-compute instance placed in proximity to the client, thereby improving the Quality of Service QoS of network traffic. A policy server is implemented for serving specific clients with specific dynamically-placed services. Accordingly, traditional network traffic associated with communicating with a remote resource server and computational demand on the remote resource server are reduced, thereby making the network more efficient.
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