Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has been granted a patent for a method of offloading network operations. The method involves receiving a request from an application for information on the capabilities of an offload service, transmitting a response that includes customizable templates for performing the operations, evaluating network resources, and installing program code on the selected network resources to process packets from different applications. GlobalData’s report on Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, IoT-5G convergence was a key innovation area identified from patents. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's grant share as of September 2023 was 52%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Method for offloading network operations of applications to network resources
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11777868B2) describes a method for offloading network operations of an application to network resources in a network system. The method involves several steps to facilitate the offloading process.
Firstly, the offload service receives a request message from the application, which includes the requirements for the offload service capabilities. The offload service then responds to the request by transmitting a message that includes a set of offload service templates. These templates can be modified to perform the network operations required by the application.
Next, the offload service evaluates the network resources available in the system to select a suitable set of resources for installing the program code and offloading the network operations. Once the resources are selected, the offload service installs the program code generated from the offload service templates onto the network resources. This allows the network resources to process packets from the application and packets addressed to the application from other applications.
The method also includes additional steps such as receiving and acknowledging offload service discovery messages from the application and network resources, registering the network resources in a network resource information model, terminating the offloading operations upon request, and handling network resource deregistration.
The patent also mentions the use of an application offload service proxy, which enables the application to manage, configure, provision, and communicate with the offload service. Additionally, the offload service can receive control packets from the application for managing and provisioning the program code on the network resources.
The patent further describes a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that provides instructions for executing the method on a processor in a network system. It also mentions a device comprising one or more processors and the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium.
Overall, this patent presents a method for efficiently offloading network operations of an application to network resources, allowing for improved performance and resource utilization in a network system.
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