US 11,388,108 B1 · Resource assignment protocol-implemented policy-based direction of a client to an edge-compute resource

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure provide a technical improvement to the problem of network congestion that exists when providing online services to clients. A system, method, and computer readable storage device use a resource assignment protocol to direct client requests for content and remote processing to a dynamic edge-compute instance placed in proximity to the client, thereby improving the Quality of Service QoS of network traffic. A policy server is implemented for serving specific clients with specific dynamically-placed services. Accordingly, traditional network traffic associated with communicating with a remote resource server and computational demand on the remote resource server are reduced, thereby making the network more efficient.

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Dependent claims

A system for providing traffic redirection to an edge-compute resource, the system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
a memory storage device including instructions that when executed by the at least one processor are configured to:
receive, from a client, a resource assignment request for a location of a third-party resource for directing the client to the third-party resource;
determine to direct the client to an edge-compute resource that is configured to perform a functionality of the third-party resource rather than to the location of the third-party resource;
and
in response to the determination to direct the client to the edge-compute resource:
allocate the edge-compute resource to the client;
and
redirect the client to the edge-compute resource to consume usage of the functionality of the third-party resource.

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A method for providing traffic redirection to an edge-compute resource, comprising:

receiving, from a client, a resource assignment request for a location of a third-party resource for directing the client to the third-party resource;
determining to direct the client to an edge-compute resource that is configured to perform a functionality of the third-party resource rather than to the location of the third-party resource;
and
in response to the determination to direct the client to the edge-compute resource:
allocating the edge-compute resource to the client;
and
redirecting the client to the edge-compute resource to consume usage of the functionality of the third-party resource.

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A computer readable storage device that includes executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide traffic redirection to an edge-compute resource, the instructions comprising:

receiving, from a client, a resource assignment request for a location of a third-party resource for directing the client to the third-party resource;
determining to direct the client to an edge-compute resource that is configured to perform a functionality of the third-party resource rather than to the location of the third-party resource;
and
in response to the determination to direct the client to the edge-compute resource:
allocating the edge-compute resource to the client;
and
redirecting the client to the edge-compute resource to consume usage of the functionality of the third-party resource.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Resource assignment protocol-implemented policy-based direction of a client to an edge-compute resource

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Resource assignment protocol-implemented policy-based direction of a client to an edge-compute resource

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