CPC H04L 67/148 (2013.01) [H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 69/321 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A node comprising a processor and a memory, the node further including computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the node which, when executed by the processor of the node, perform functions of an instance of a service in a network and cause the node to:
store, in the memory of the node, a context comprising information concerning a service session established between a service instance of the node and an application executing on a second node in the network, wherein the context comprises information defining policies by which migration of the service session is to be performed; and
in response to a trigger condition indicating that the service session between the service instance of the node and the application of the second node is to be migrated to a third node, transmit the stored context for the service session from the node to a service instance executing on the third node,
wherein the service supports service capabilities through a set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
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