Method and apparatus for relocating packet processing functions
US9998954B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for enabling relocation of a function for processing data packets of a flow associated with a device. The method is performed in an arrangement of a communication system, which is allocated as a proxy for control messages exchanged between an instance of the function for processing the data packets of the flow and a control instance controlling how the function processes the data packets of the flow. The method comprises obtaining (920) information indicating that the function for processing the data packets is relocated from a first instance to a second instance. The method further comprises forwarding (930) control messages received from the control instance to the second instance of the function for processing the data packets and vice versa, in response to the obtained information.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.