US 12,231,392 B2
Methods, apparatus, and system for edge resolution function
Michel Roy, Candiac (CA); Debashish Purkayastha, Eagleville, PA (US); Robert Gazda, Spring City, PA (US); and Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Saint-Lazare (CA)
Assigned to InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/751,613.
Application 18/751,613 is a continuation of application No. 18/357,316, filed on Jul. 24, 2023.
Application 18/357,316 is a continuation of application No. 17/638,058, granted, now 11,765,126, issued on Sep. 19, 2023, previously published as PCT/US2020/047887, filed on Aug. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/991,242, filed on Mar. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/947,252, filed on Dec. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/893,544, filed on Aug. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0422123 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 61/4541 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/4541 (2022.05) [H04L 61/4511 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the WTRU comprising a processor configured to:
send a discovery request message to network-side edge application resolver, the discovery request being sent to obtain edge instance information for an application being executed at the WTRU;
receive a response from the network-side edge application resolver, the response comprising the edge instance information for the application and an indication of a validity time associated with the edge instance information, wherein the edge instance information comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with an edge instance, and location information associated with the edge instance, the location information associated with the edge instance comprising at least one of geographic area information or network location information, wherein geographical area information indicates a geographical area where the edge instance can be accessed, and the network location information indicates network locations from which the edge instance can be accessed;
store the edge instance information comprising the IP address and the location information comprising at least one of the geographic area information or the network location information; and
access the edge instance for the application via the IP address.