US 12,137,082 B2
Cloud-based 5G security network architectures with secure edge steering
Nathan Howe, Frankfurt (DE); and Kenneth B. Urquhart, Rancho Mirage, CA (US)
Assigned to Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/491,831.
Application 17/491,831 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/371,408, filed on Jul. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,765,593.
Application 17/491,831 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/194,568, filed on Mar. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,596,027.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286429 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 28/08 (2023.01); H04W 28/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 63/029 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04W 28/0925 (2020.05); H04W 28/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of cloud-based 5G security, implemented in a Multi-Access Edge Compute (MEC) system, comprising:
hosting any of a cloud connector and a node associated with a cloud-based system in the MEC system;
receiving a request for a workload from User Equipment (UE) via a Radio Access Network (RAN);
determining a path to the workload;
creating a tunnel to the workload; and
steering the request to the workload via the tunnel that is independent of any underlying mobile network for the RAN.