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Method and arrangement for relocating packet processing functions

US9614757B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Dinand Roeland · Sollentuna, SE
Conny Larsson · Åkersberga, SE
Gunnar Mildh · Sollentuna, SE
Rashmi Purushothama · Sundbyberg, SE
Johan Rune · Lidingö, SE
Zoltán Richárd Turányi · Szentendre, HU
András Zahemszky · Sollentuna, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2014
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W36/22
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method in an arrangement of a communication network, controlling a chain of functions for processing data packets of a flow associated with a device. The method comprises obtaining (610) an indication indicating that information associated with a context of at least one of the functions has been altered. The context is related to the flow and at least one of the communication network, the device, a route of the flow, and a source instance of each of the at least one function. The method further comprises determining (620) to relocate the at least one function for processing the data packets from the respective source instance to a respective target instance based on the obtained indication. The method also comprises relocating (630) the at least one function for processing the data packets to the respective target instance.

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