US 11,689,637 B2
Local cache management in edge networks
Alan Soloway, Erie, CO (US); Edward Robert Hall, Bristol (GB); Tom Chin, San Diego, CA (US); and Ajith Tom Payyappilly, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/69,612.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/914,857, filed on Oct. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0112137 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/5682 (2022.01); H04L 67/289 (2022.01); H04L 67/145 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/5682 (2022.05) [H04L 67/145 (2013.01); H04L 67/289 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
initiating a connection between, an edge enabler client at the UE and an edge enabler server in an edge data network, the connection being established through an EDGE-1 interface of the edge data network via a Third Generation Partnership Protocol (3GPP) network, the connection having an expiration time at which the connection is de-registered, wherein the edge data network provides application services for one or more UE application clients of a plurality of UEs, and edge application server of the edge data network provides one or more of processing resources or local caching resources for the one or more UE application clients; and
transmitting, via the 3GPP network prior to the expiration time, an update indication to the edge enabler server to maintain the connection, the edge enabler server being associated with the edge application server.