Method for mitigating disruption during maintenance of an edge gateway node
US11722383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method in a network node is provided for mitigating disruption during maintenance of an edge gateway node of a communication network. The edge gateway node connects devices to services(s) of the communication network. First device(s) are capable of connecting to a cloud environment in the absence of the edge gateway node, and second device(s) are incapable of connecting to the cloud environment in the absence of the edge gateway node. The method comprises: establishing respective virtual devices for the second device(s), the virtual devices comprising predictive models trained to replicate data output by the respective second device(s); and, during a time interval in which the maintenance of the edge gateway node is performed: configuring the virtual device(s) to connect to a virtual edge gateway node established in the cloud environment; and configuring at least one of the first device(s) to connect to the virtual edge gateway node.
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