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Technique for determining a chain of individual functions associated with a service

US9274846B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2010
Grant dateMar 1, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/562
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for determining a chain of individual functions associated with a service. The functions are designed to be interconnected in order to supply the service to a client entity in a communications network. The method includes the following steps implemented by a determination device: receiving from an access node to the service a temporary chain of individual functions associated with the service requested by the client entity together with a context associated with the client entity; determining an action to be performed on the temporary chain of individual functions associated with the service as a function of the context associated with the client entity; implementing the determined action on the temporary chain in order to obtain a final chain of individual functions; and sending the final chain to the service access node. This method can be implemented for supplying the service to the client entity.

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