Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for identification of traffic suitable for edge breakout and for traffic steering in a mobile network
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Application No.: US17782421Application Date: 2020-10-05
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Publication No.: US12114249B2Publication Date: 2024-10-08
- Inventor: Wenliang Xu , Maria Luisa Mas Rosique , Attila Mihály , Jan Backman
- Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Sonoda & Kobayashi intellectual Property Law
- Agent Sarvajit S. Patil
- Priority: WO TCN2019126159 2019.12.18
- International Application: PCT/IB2020/059346 2020.10.05
- International Announcement: WO2021/064717A 2021.04.08
- Date entered country: 2022-06-03
- Main IPC: H04W40/20
- IPC: H04W40/20 ; H04L45/02 ; H04L61/4511 ; H04W28/02 ; H04W40/24

Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a method executed in a domain name system (DNS) proxy, and to a DNS proxy, apparatus or system for application server (AS) discovery for edge computing in a mobile network. The method comprises receiving a DNS query from a user equipment (UE) with an application fully qualified domain name (FQDN). Based on FQDN, retrieving a location of the UE that sent the DNS query; adding subnet(s) or full IP address(es) of one or more preferred location for accessing to a data network (DN) as one or more Extension mechanisms for DNS (EDNS) client subnet (ECS) options in the DNS query; forwarding the DNS query to a mobile network operator (MNO) DNS; receiving a DNS response and based on the DNS response determining an AS site and AS IP address(es); requesting traffic steering and sending the DNS response to the UE.
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