Emergency network services by an access network computing node

An apparatus comprising:

• a network interface circuit configured for detecting a network service provided by a service provider for one or more identified endpoint devices via a wide area network connection between an access network and a wide area network providing reachability to the service provider, the apparatus within the access network, the network interface circuit further configured for providing a link layer data connection for the one or more identified endpoint devices to access the network service via the access network and the wide area network connection;
• and
• a processor circuit configured for detecting an unavailability of the network service to the access network via the wide area network connection, including detecting that the network service that was available to the access network via the wide area network connection is no longer available, the processor circuit further configured for executing at least a substitute of the network service for the one or more identified endpoint devices via the link layer data connection in response to the detected unavailability of the network service to the access network via the wide area network connection;
• the processor circuit configured for sending a request to utilize available resources in the one or more identified endpoint devices for at least partial execution of at least the substitute of the network service or a different network service, and sending at least one of an executable resource, or data associated with at least the substitute of the network service or the different network service, to the corresponding identified endpoint device for distributed execution of at least the substitute of the network service or the different network service by the corresponding identified endpoint device, in response to receiving a grant from the corresponding identified endpoint device.

Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media for execution by a machine and when executed by the machine operable for:

• detecting, by an access network computing node within an access network, a network service provided by a service provider for one or more identified endpoint devices via a wide area network connection between the access network and a wide area network providing reachability to the service provider;
• providing, by the access network computing node, a link layer data connection for the one or inure identified endpoint devices to access the network service via the access network and the wide area network connection;
• detecting, by the access network computing node, an unavailability of the network service to the access network via the wide area network connection, including detecting that the network service that was available to the access network via the wide area network connection is no longer available;
• and
• executing, by the access network computing node, at least a substitute of the network service for the One;
• or more identified endpoint devices via the link layer data connection in response to the detected unavailability of the network service to the access network via the wide area network connections;
• sending, by the access network computing node, a request to utilize available resources in the one or more identified endpoint devices for at least partial execution of at least the substitute of the network service or a different network service;
• and
• sending at least one of an executable resource, or data associated with at least the substitute of the network service or the different network service, to the corresponding identified endpoint device for distributed execution of at least the substitute of the network service or the different network service by the corresponding identified endpoint device, in response to receiving a grant from the corresponding identified endpoint device.