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Techniques for dynamic cloud-based edge service computing

  • US 9,898,342 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2010
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented and residing within a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that is executed by one or more processors of a network to perform the method, comprising:

  • evaluating a policy that defines how to select a particular processing environment, the particular processing environment is to provide a particular service requested by a principal that is operating a portable processing device and traveling with the portable processing device, wherein a principal processing environment of the principal is different from the particular processing environment, and wherein at least one aspect of the policy includes geographical closeness between the particular processing environment and the principal; and

    wherein evaluating further includes dynamically excluding from selection consideration at least one other processing environment that is geographically closer to the principal than the particular processing environment by disassociating that processing environment from consideration based on measurements of usage at that processing environment and based on a length of time that suboptimal access has been present the at least one other processing environment and a length of time that more optimal access has been present at the particular processing environment, and wherein evaluating further includes determining the particular processing environment based on a number of other principals whom are users that could benefit from having the particular service delivered from the particular processing environment;

    ensuring the particular processing environment can instantiate the particular service initiated in the particular processing environment and acquiring, configuring, and executing the particular service within the particular processing environment; and

    making the particular service available for access to the principal by forwarding control directives to a specific process, the specific process controlling the particular processing environment.

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