Method for providing operating information for a network
US10979319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/036
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method provides operating information for a network having a set of computing entities (CPE) for performing functions on data; a set of connecting entities (CNE) for connecting users and performing functions on data; and a set of forwarding entities (SFE) for forwarding data between the CPE and CNE. CNE are assigned to the CPE. At least part of the functions performed by the CNE are split and offloaded to the assigned CPE for performing the part of functions. The method includes: determining: a) network information, including network topology information and network capability information of the network, b) entity location information, including network locations of the entities, and c) function splitting information, including possible configurable functions which can be split; and, based on the determined information of a)-c), jointly optimizing: routing between the network entities, assignments of the CNE to the CPE, and function splits.
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