US Patent Application 17793296. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MICROSERVICES FOR MEC NETWORKS simplified abstract
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MICROSERVICES FOR MEC NETWORKS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Walter Featherstone of Staines (GB)
Nishant Gupta of Bangalor (IN)
Basavaraj Jayawant Pattan of Staines (GB)
Nicholas Herriot of Staines (GB)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MICROSERVICES FOR MEC NETWORKS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17793296 titled 'METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MICROSERVICES FOR MEC NETWORKS
Simplified Explanation
This patent application describes a communication method and system that combines 5G technology with Internet of Things (IoT) technology to support higher data rates and enable intelligent services. Some examples of these services include smart home, smart city, and connected car applications.
- The method involves using a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) network to provide services.
- A pod, which is a software container, is created in an edge cloud node to offer applications and services to subscribers.
- The pod is associated with a status indicating whether a subscriber is currently interacting with it or has interacted previously.
- If the pod has at least one registered subscriber, it is maintained in the edge cloud node, even if no one is currently using it.
Overall, this patent application proposes a way to efficiently provide services in a 5G and IoT environment by managing the availability of pods based on subscriber activity.
Original Abstract Submitted
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of providing a service in a Multi-access Edge Computing, MEC, network, comprising the steps of: providing a pod in an edge cloud node, wherein the pod comprises a software container for providing an application that offers a service to one or more subscribers; associating with the pod a status related to an active or registered subscriber, wherein an active subscriber is currently interacting with the pod and a registered subscriber is not currently interacting with the pod, but has interacted previously; wherein, provided that the pod has at least one registered subscriber, the pod is maintained in the edge cloud node.
