Cloud edge appliances to extend cloud applications to customer premises
US9313299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cloud edge appliance (CEA) may augment the providing, by a remote cloud service provider, of cloud applications to a customer. The CEA may be installed at the customer premises and may provide a local access point for the customer. In one implementation, the CEA may provide a cloud-based application to a number of user devices, the cloud-based application being associated with functions, in which at least a first portion of the functions are implemented by the CEA and at least a second portion of the plurality of functions are forwarded, over a wide area network, to the cloud service provider.
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