Edge cloud anchoring
US11652693B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/108
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for anchoring an edge cloud to a central cloud, the method being performed in a cloud environment comprising a central cloud and an edge cloud, the method comprising obtaining (S238, S310), by a connectivity controller of an edge cloud, an address of an anchoring registry of a central cloud; sending (S240, S312), by the connectivity controller, to the anchoring registry, information about networking configuration of the edge cloud; setting up (S246, S314), by an orchestrator of the central cloud, a virtual private network, VPN, service in the central cloud; requesting (S248, S316), by the orchestrator of the central cloud, edge VPN configuration information from the central VPN service, based on the information about networking configuration of the edge cloud; sending (S252, S318), by the anchoring registry, the edge VPN configuration information, to an orchestrator of the edge cloud; creating (S258, S320), by an orchestrator of the edge cloud, an edge VPN service, based on the edge VPN configuration information; and establishing (S260, S322) a VPN connection between the edge VPN service and the central VPN service, whereby services from e…
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