US 12,284,252 B2
Edge configuration server, edge enable server, and operating methods therefor
Keun Hyun Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/034,128
Filed by SK TELECOM CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Sep. 23, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/012956
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/102949, PCT Pub. Date May 19, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0152064 (KR), filed on Nov. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0396680 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/145 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04L 67/568 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/145 (2013.01) [H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04L 67/568 (2022.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An edge configuration server comprising:
a determination unit configured to determine that a terminal device requesting to connect to an edge application is to reconnect to the edge application according to session management information cached for the terminal device; and
an induction unit configured to:
in response to the determination unit determines that the terminal device is to reconnect to the edge application, transmit connection information to the terminal device to induce connection of the terminal device to an edge enable server (EES) managing the edge application in an edge cloud site closest to a network connection location in an initial connection of the terminal device to the edge application.