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On-demand application-driven network slicing

US11310733B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2020
Grant dateApr 19, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for on-demand application-driven network slicing. In one embodiment, it is determined that an application executed in a particular computing device has a quality-of-service requirement. The particular computing device is connected to a communications network. A request is sent that causes a network slice allocation service to reserve a network slice having the quality-of-service requirement in the communications network. Data to or from the application is transmitted using the network slice.

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