IP Library Granted Patent US 10,958,510
Granted Patent B2
US 10,958,510 · App. 16/865,196 · Granted Mar 23, 2021

System and method of data communication

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Patent No.
US 10,958,510
App. No.
16/865,196
Granted
Mar 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Particular embodiments may receive a request to perform a task to a core network by a user device via an access point. The user device may be authenticated by the core network which comprises one or more network functionality components, and each of the one or more network functionality components may be decomposed into multiple service types. The core network may identify a sequence of a service instances based on the task. Each of the service instances may belong to one of the multiple decomposed service types. The sequence of service instances may be scheduled for deployment to accomplish the task by the core network. The core network may deploy the sequence of the service instances to one or more server machines of the core network.

Claims (40)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a core network, from a user device via an access point, a request to perform a task, wherein the core network comprises one or more network functionality components, wherein each of the one or more network functionality components is decomposed into multiple service types;

identifying, by the core network, a sequence of a plurality of service instances based on the task, wherein each of the plurality of service instances belongs to one of the multiple decomposed service types;

scheduling, by the core network, the sequence of the plurality of service instances for deployment to accomplish the task; and

deploying, by the core network, the sequence of the plurality of service instances to one or more server machines of the core network.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming one or more pipelines, wherein the one or more pipelines comprise the sequence of the plurality of service instances.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

hashing one or more fields of an encapsulation header of an encapsulation protocol for determining which of the one or more server machines are deployed.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising forming a message pipeline.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more network functionality components are decomposed into multiple service types by a service-oriented decomposing.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deploying of the sequence of the plurality of service instances is based on resource requirements of the sequence of the plurality of service instances and an availability of the one or more server machines.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

updating one or more of the multiple decomposed service types or adding one or more new service types.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising rescheduling the sequence of the plurality of service instances.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

scaling a capacity of the core network by network dimensioning, wherein the network dimensioning includes dynamically adjusting a number of the plurality of service instances or consolidating the servicer machines being deployed with respect to a network load.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the decomposing each of the one or more functionality components include decomposing functionality components of at least a Mobility Management Entity (MME), a Service Gateway (SGW), or a Packet Gateway (PGW).

11. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

receive, by a core network, from a user device via an access point, a request to perform a task, wherein the core network comprises one or more network functionality components, wherein each of the one or more network functionality components is decomposed into multiple service types;

identify, by the core network, a sequence of a plurality of service instances based on the task, wherein each of the plurality of service instances belongs to one of the multiple decomposed service types;

schedule, by the core network, the sequence of the plurality of service instances for deployment to accomplish the task; and

deploy, by the core network, the sequence of the plurality of service instances to one or more server machines of the core network.

12. The media of claim 11 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

form one or more pipelines, wherein the one or more pipelines comprise the sequence of the plurality of service instances.

13. The media of claim 12 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

hash one or more fields of an encapsulation header of an encapsulation protocol for determining which of the one or more server machines are deployed.

14. The media of claim 12 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to form a message pipeline.

15. The media of claim 11 , wherein the one or more network functionality components are decomposed into multiple service types by a service-oriented decomposing.

16. The media of claim 11 , wherein the deploying of the sequence of the plurality of service instances is based on resource requirements of the sequence of the plurality of service instances and an availability of the one or more server machines.

17. The media of claim 11 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

update one or more of the multiple decomposed service types or adding one or more new service types.

18. The media of claim 11 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to reschedule the sequence of the plurality of service instances.

19. The media of claim 11 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

scale a capacity of the core network by network dimensioning, wherein the network dimensioning includes dynamically adjusting a number of the plurality of service instances or consolidating the servicer machines being deployed with respect to a network load.

20. A system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to:

receive, by a core network, from a user device via an access point, a request to perform a task, wherein the core network comprises one or more network functionality components, wherein each of the one or more network functionality components is decomposed into multiple service types;

identify, by the core network, a sequence of a plurality of service instances based on the task, wherein each of the plurality of service instances belongs to one of the multiple decomposed service types;

schedule, by the core network, the sequence of the plurality of service instances for deployment to accomplish the task; and

deploy, by the core network, the sequence of the plurality of service instances to one or more server machines of the core network.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058553/0802 →