US 12,335,828 B2
Systems and methods for device traffic steering using edge DNS mediation service (EDMS)
Ramanathan Subramaniam, Old Bridge, NJ (US); Brian Matthew White, Port Murray, NJ (US); Wujun Qie, Needham, MA (US); and Ning Zhang, Warren, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/820,931.
Application 17/820,931 is a continuation of application No. 17/210,897, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,438,747.
Prior Publication US 2022/0394444 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/70 (2018.02) [H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
configuring a first network device to monitor a status and location of a user device;
receiving, from the first network device, an indication that the user device has connected to a network and information identifying the location where the user device has connected to the network;
receiving, at a second network device, a request from the user device to access a service, wherein the request includes a user device identifier and a service identifier;
identifying, by the second network device and based on the location where the user device has connected to the network, an edge device identifier corresponding to an edge device to provide the service; and
transmitting, by the second network device and to the user device, the edge device identifier for accessing the service at the edge device.