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Granted Patent B2
US 11,700,298 · App. 16/690,405 · Granted Jul 11, 2023

Multi-access edge computing low latency information services

Inventors: Brian Matthew White (Port Murray, NJ); Ning Zhang (Warren, NJ)
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
H04L67/04H04L41/5019H04L67/101H04L67/1008H04L67/1023H04W4/50H04W28/24
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Patent No.
US 11,700,298
App. No.
16/690,405
Granted
Jul 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform may receive an indication that a user device has downloaded a MEC application client associated with a MEC application and may send, to the user device, instructions to install a device client. The device client may transmit device information associated with the user device to the MEC platform. The MEC platform may receive the device information associated with the user device and determine, based on the received device information, performance information associated with the MEC application.

Claims (47)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform, an indication that a user device has downloaded a first client associated with a MEC application and registered for use of the MEC application;

setting, by the MEC platform, a policy that indicates device information to be obtained from the user device related to the use of the MEC application, wherein the device information includes a first type of data for which first collection is to be performed at an identified frequency, and a second type of data for which second collection is to be performed responsive to observed radio conditions, and wherein the observed radio conditions include radio signal strength indicator (RSSI) data values below a first threshold and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) data values above a second threshold;

sending, by the MEC platform and to the user device, instructions to install a second client for an information service, wherein the second client for the information service collects the device information, associated with use of the MEC application by the user device, according to the policy;

receiving, at the MEC platform, the device information associated with the user device; and

determining, by the MEC platform, and based on the received device information, performance information associated with the MEC application.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an indication that the MEC application has subscribed to the information service.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second type of data further includes radio network information services (RNIS) data.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, to the user device, the policy to configure the collection by the MEC application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the policy further indicates rules to apply to the user device based on the performance information associated with the MEC application, and wherein the method further comprises:

applying the rules, based on the performance information associated with the MEC application, to reduce a frame rate of data traffic associated with the MEC application.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device information includes radio network information.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the device information in a repository on the MEC platform.

8. A system comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to:

receive an indication that a user device has downloaded a client associated with a multi-access edge computing (MEC) application and registered for use of the MEC application via a MEC platform;

set a policy that indicates device information to be obtained from the user device related to the use of the MEC application, wherein the device information includes a first type of data for which first collection is to be performed at an identified frequency, and a second type of data for which second collection is to be performed responsive to observed radio conditions, and wherein the observed radio conditions include radio signal strength indicator (RSSI) data values below a first threshold and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) data values above a second threshold;

send, to the user device, instructions to install a second client for an information service, wherein the second client for the information service collects the device information, associated with the use of the MEC application by the user device, according to the policy;

receive the device information associated with the user device; and

determine, based on the received device information, performance information associated with the MEC application.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an indication that the MEC application has subscribed to the information service.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second type of data further includes radio network information services (RNIS) data.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

send, to the user device, the policy to configure the collection by the MEC application.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the policy further indicates rules to apply to the user device based on the performance information associated with the MEC application, and wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

apply the rules to the user device, based on the performance information associated with the MEC application, to reduce a frame rate of data traffic associated with the MEC application.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system includes a MEC platform.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system further comprises a data repository and wherein the processor further executes the instructions to:

store the device information in the data repository.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors, the instructions comprising:

receiving an indication that a user device has downloaded a first client associated with a multi-access edge computing (MEC) application and registered for use of the MEC application via a MEC platform;

setting a policy that indicates device information to be obtained from the user device related to the use of the MEC application, wherein the device information includes a first type of data for which first collection is to be performed at an identified frequency, and a second type of data for which second collection is to be performed responsive to observed radio conditions, and wherein the observed radio conditions include radio signal strength indicator (RSSI) data values below a first threshold and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) data values above a second threshold;

sending, to the user device, instructions to install a device client for an information service, wherein the device client for the information service collects the device information, associated with the use of the MEC application by the user device, according to the policy;

receiving, at the MEC platform, the device information associated with the user device; and

determining, based on the received device information, performance information associated with the MEC application.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

receiving an indication that the MEC application has subscribed to the information service.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second type of data further includes radio network information services (RNIS) data.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

sending, to the user device, the policy to configure the collection by the MEC application.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the policy further indicates rules to apply to the user device based on the performance information associated with the MEC application, and wherein the instructions further comprise applying the rules to the user device, based on the performance information associated with the MEC application, to reduce a frame rate of data traffic associated with the MEC application.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further comprise storing the device information in a repository associated with the MEC platform.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2019
From: WHITE, BRIAN MATTHEW; ZHANG, NING
To: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Reel/Frame 051079/0005 →
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