Dispatching tasks and data using multi-access edge computing
US11159449B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/62
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer system, a computer program product, and a method that comprises in response to receiving a data packet from a computing device, classifying the data packet as a task having one or more portions; allocating the classified task to a processing location within a data region based on a location of the computing device; in response to a change associated with the task, dynamically calculating alternate processing locations within a radius of the data region to process one or more portions of the task based on scoring values associated with the change; and redistributing at least one portion of the classified task according to an alternate processing location of dynamically calculated alternate processing locations.
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