US 12,238,184 B2
Network management for executing a service using a plurality of entities
Jin Kusumi, Tokyo (JP); Jin Nakazato, Tokyo (JP); Takuya Miyazawa, Tokyo (JP); and Kenichiro Aoyagi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/019,333
Filed by RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 29, 2022, PCT No. PCT/JP2022/036393
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 2, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/069837, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 4, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0259472 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 67/51 (2022.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/51 (2022.05) [G06F 11/3428 (2013.01); H04L 63/062 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system comprising:
at least one hardware processor that is configured to implement at least one first entity,
wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to execute:
a sharing process of sharing, between the at least one first entity and a plurality of second entities, a shared key for the plurality of second entities, the plurality of second entities including a communication apparatus and at least one edge server;
an acquisition process of acquiring, by the at least one first entity, performance information, which indicates a performance of the plurality of second entities, from the plurality of second entities;
a determination process of determining, by the at least one first entity, services to be assigned to the plurality of second entities based on the performance information; and
a deployment process of deploying, by the at least one first entity, the assigned services to the plurality of second entities,
wherein the plurality of second entities are configured to execute the deployed services using the shared key.