System and method of message routing via connection servers in a distributed computing environment

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instruction stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor at a platform server, cause the processor to:

• receive, by a port, over a first persistent connection, a first data message originating from a first end-point device operatively coupled to a first edge server,
• wherein the platform server, a set of stateless intermediary servers, and a set of edge servers, collectively define a network, wherein an end-point device, comprising a computing device having sensors located thereon, communicates data acquired via the sensors to an edge server of the set of edge servers, the set of edge servers communicates to the set of stateless intermediary servers, and the set of stateless intermediary servers communicates to the platform server;
• wherein the first data message has been routed through a first intermediary server of the set of stateless intermediary servers over a second persistent connection,
• wherein first persistent connection is persistently maintained between the platform server and the first intermediary server, and the second persistent connection is persistently maintained between the first intermediary server and the first edge server, such that the first data message passes over the first persistent connection and the second persistent connection in series, and
• wherein the first intermediary server is stateless such that no state information associated with the first message is maintained by the first intermediary server;
• receive, by the port, over a third persistent connection, a second data message originating from a second end-point device operatively coupled to a second end-point device,
• wherein the second data message has been routed through a second intermediary server of the set of stateless intermediary servers over a fourth persistent connection,
• wherein the third persistent connection is persistently maintained between the platform server and the second intermediary server, and the fourth persistent connection is persistently maintained between the second intermediary server and the second edge server, such that the second data message passes over the third persistent connection and the fourth persistent connection in series, and
• wherein the second intermediary server is stateless such that no state information associated with the second message is maintained by the second intermediary server;
• and
• service the first data message and the second data message by routing the first and second messages to a back-office server selected from the group consisting of a persistence server, a database server, a customer relationship management (CRM) server, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) server, an operation support system (OSS) server, a business support system (BSS) server, and a data warehouse,
• wherein each of the first intermediary server and second intermediary server manages connectivity between the end-point devices and the platform server.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive, by a port, over a first persistent connection, a first data message originating from a first end-point device operatively coupled to a first edge server,
• wherein the platform server, a set of stateless intermediary servers, and a set of edge servers, collectively define a network, wherein an end-point device, comprising a computing device having sensors located thereon, communicates data acquired via the sensors to an edge server of the set of edge servers, the set of edge servers communicates to the set of stateless intermediary servers, and
• wherein the first data message has been routed through a first intermediary server of the set of stateless intermediary servers over a second persistent connection,
• wherein first persistent connection is persistently maintained between the platform server and the first intermediary server, and the second persistent connection is persistently maintained between the first intermediary server and the first edge server, such that the first data message passes over the first persistent connection and the second persistent connection in series, and
• wherein the first intermediary server is stateless such that no state information associated with the first message is maintained by the first intermediary server;
• receive, by the port, over a third persistent connection, a second data message originating from a second end-point device operatively coupled to a second edge server,
• wherein the second data message has been routed through a second intermediary server of the set of stateless intermediary servers over a fourth persistent connection,
• wherein the third persistent connection is persistently maintained between the platform server and the second intermediary server, and the fourth persistent connection is persistently maintained between the second intermediary server and the second edge server, such that the second data message passes over the third persistent connection and the fourth persistent connection in series, and
• wherein the second intermediary server is stateless such that no state information associated with the second message is maintained by the second intermediary server;
• and
• service the first data message and the second data message by routing the first and second messages to a back-office server selected from the group consisting of a persistence server, a database server, a customer relationship management (CRM) server, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) server, an operation support system (OSS) server, a business support system (BSS) server, and a data warehouse,
• wherein each of the first intermediary server and second intermediary server manages connectivity between the end-point devices and the platform server.