# US 2019/0357281 A1 · Software demarcation in edge computing environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0357281 A1 - Document ID: US20190357281A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/504,560 - Filed: 2019-07-08 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-16 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Igal Elbaz; Brian Freeman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190357281A1 ## CPC - H04L 41/18: Delegation of network management function, e.g. customer network management [CNM] - G06F 9/45558: {Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects} - H04L 41/042: comprising distributed management centres cooperatively managing the network - H04L 41/0895: Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements - H04L 41/40: using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities - H04L 41/5054: Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components - H04L 63/029: {Firewall traversal, e.g. tunnelling or, creating pinholes} - H04W 76/12: Setup of transport tunnels - G06F 2009/45591: {Monitoring or debugging support} - G06F 2009/45595: {Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances} - H04L 67/53: using third party service providers - H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods, computer-readable media, and devices for instantiating a service provider application on a customer premises-based device are disclosed. For example, a processing system of a telecommunication service provider network having at least one processor may establish a first tunnel between the processing system and a virtual machine monitor of a customer premises-based device and send a first instruction to the virtual machine monitor via the first tunnel to instantiate a first service provider application on the customer premises-based device. The processing system may further establish a second tunnel between the processing system and the first service provider application and send a second instruction to the first service provider application via the second tunnel to configure the first service provider application to operate in a service function chain. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: establishing, by a processing system of a telecommunication service provider network including at least one processor, a first tunnel between the processing system and a virtual machine monitor of a customer premises-based device; sending, by the processing system, a first instruction to the virtual machine monitor via the first tunnel, the first instruction for directing the virtual machine monitor to reconfigure a first service provider application on the customer premises-based device; establishing, by the processing system, a second tunnel between the processing system and the first service provider application; and sending, by the processing system, a second instruction to the first service provider application via the second tunnel to configure the first service provider application to operate in a service function chain. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the customer premises-based device is operated by a customer of the telecommunication service provider network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine monitor is operated by a customer and is controllable by the telecommunication service provider network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine monitor is operated by the telecommunication service provider network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the telecommunication service provider network and the customer premises-based device are connected via a third party access network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the first tunnel and the second tunnel are established via the third party access network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at least one customer application is instantiated on the customer premises-based device via the virtual machine monitor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the service function chain includes the at least one customer application and the first service provider application. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the service function chain includes at least a second service provider application. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the at least the second service provider application is instantiated on the customer premises-based device via the virtual machine monitor or is instantiated on at least one device in the telecommunication service provider network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second tunnel is between the processing system and at least one virtual network interface card of the first service provider application. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first tunnel carries first management traffic between the virtual machine monitor of the customer premises-based device and the processing system of the telecommunication service provider network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the second tunnel carries signaling traffic and second management traffic between the first service provider application and the processing system of the telecommunication service provider network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the second tunnel further carries bearer plane traffic for the first service provider application. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the processing system comprises a software defined network controller, wherein the first management traffic is between the software defined network controller and the virtual machine monitor, and wherein the second management traffic is between the software defined network controller and the first service provider application. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the processing system comprises an operations support system. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the first management traffic is between the operations support system and the virtual machine monitor, and wherein the second management traffic is between the operations support system and the first service provider application. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the signaling traffic is between the operations support system and the first service provider application. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system of a telecommunication service provider network including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: establishing a first tunnel between the processing system and a virtual machine monitor of a customer premises-based device; sending a first instruction to the virtual machine monitor via the first tunnel, the first instruction for directing the virtual machine monitor to reconfigure a first service provider application on the customer premises-based device; establishing a second tunnel between the processing system and the first service provider application; and sending a second instruction to the first service provider application via the second tunnel to configure the first service provider application to operate in a service function chain. ### Claim 20 A device comprising: a processing system of a telecommunication service provider network including at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: establishing a first tunnel between the processing system and a virtual machine monitor of a customer premises-based device; sending a first instruction to the virtual machine monitor via the first tunnel, the first instruction for directing the virtual machine monitor to reconfigure a first service provider application on the customer premises-based device; establishing a second tunnel between the processing system and the first service provider application; and sending a second instruction to the first service provider application via the second tunnel to configure the first service provider application to operate in a service function chain.