Apparatus and method for offloading application components to edge servers
US8412791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/289
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for off-loading application components to edge servers are provided. An application is made edge-aware by defining which components of the application may be run from an edge server, and which components cannot be run from an edge server. When a request is received that is to be processed by an application on an origin server, a determination is made as to whether the application contains edgable components. If so, an edgified version of the application is created. When a request is received that is handled by a component that may be run on the edge server, the request is handled by that component on the edge server. When a request is received that is handled by a component that is not edgable, the request is passed to a proxy agent which then provides the request to a broker agent on the origin server.
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