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Determining a common application context relocation method for edge computing

US11811856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Zaus · Munich, DE
Mona Agnel · Westminster, GB
Mikhail Wilhelm · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2022
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/562
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is configured to operate as an edge enabler client (EEC) and is configured to determine one or more application context relocation (ACR) methods supported by an application client (AC) of the UE and transmit, to an edge data network (EDN), a message comprising a first indication that the AC requires service continuity support, a second indication of one or more ACR methods supported by the AC and a third indication of one or more ACR methods supported by the EEC.

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