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Method and network node for selecting a media processing unit based on a media service handling parameter value

  • US 10,261,834 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2013
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for selecting a media processing unit, the method being performed in a controlling network node of a distributed cloud, the distributed cloud comprising two or more media processing units configured to handle media processing required by a media service, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from a communication device, a request for the media service;

    obtaining, for each of the two or more media processing units, at least one configurable parameter value of a parameter related to handling of the media service,wherein each of the two or more media processing units comprises a data center;

    selecting, based on the at least one parameter value, one of the media processing units for processing the requested media service for the communication device,wherein the selecting comprises;

    determining, for each media processing unit of the two or more media processing unit, a score by summing all parameter value for a respective media processing unit, the respective sum constituting a respective score for each media processing unit, andthe media processing unit having a highest score is selected;

    determining that a maximum number of media server instances have been created in the selected data center and that all media server instances are fully loaded;

    selecting the data center having the next highest score; and

    connecting the communication device to a media server instance of the selected data center, for receiving the requested media service.

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