Triggering of edge server discovery and instantiation by a 5GMS-aware application
AssigneeTencent America LLC
InventorIraj Sodagar
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to an edge-enabled Fifth Generation Media Streaming (5GMS) system that includes a user device having a 5GMS-aware application that sends a request to use edge services to a media session handler of the user device. In response, an edge enabler client of the user device sends a discovery request to an edge data network.
Claims20
A method for media streaming, the method comprising:
- sending, with a Fifth Generation Media Streaming (5GMS)-aware application of a user device, a request to use edge services to a media session handler of the user device via an M6 interface;
- subsequent to sending the request to use the edge services, sending, with an edge-enabler client (EEC) of the user device, a discovery request for one or more available edge application servers (EASs);
- receiving, with the EEC, a discovery response indicating the one or more available EASs;
- selecting, with at least one of the EEC or the media session handler, a target EAS from among the one or more available EASs indicated in the discovery response;
- and
- streaming, with the user device, media content communicated with the target EAS.
A media streaming device comprising:
- a memory storing a plurality of instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the plurality of instructions, and upon execution of the plurality of instructions is configured to:
- send, with Fifth Generation Media Streaming (5GMS)-aware application, a request to use edge services to a media session handler via an M6 interface;
- subsequent to the sending of the request to use the edge services, send, with an edge-enabler client (EEC), a discovery request for one or more available edge application servers (EASs);
- receive, with the EEC, a discovery response indicating the one or more available EASs;
- select, with at least one of the EEC or the media session handler, a target EAS from among the one or more available EASs indicated in the discovery response;
- and
- stream media content communicated with the target EAS.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions executable by a processor, wherein upon execution, the plurality of instructions is configured to cause the processor to:
- send, with Fifth Generation Media Streaming (5GMS)-aware application, a request to use edge services to a media session handler via an M6 interface;
- subsequent to the sending of the request to use the edge services, send, with an edge-enabler client (EEC), a discovery request for one or more available edge application servers (EASs);
- receive, with the EEC, a discovery response indicating the one or more available EASs;
- select, with at least one of the EEC or the media session handler, a target EAS from among the one or more available EASs indicated in the discovery response;
- and
- stream media content communicated with the target EAS.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.