Patent ID: 11968750
Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A system comprising:
a source application node instantiated in a source multi-access edge computing (MEC) network, comprising a first processor configured to:
establish an application service session for accessing by an end device located within a first coverage area of the source MEC network,
register the application service session and the end device for an inter-MEC session relocation service with respect to a target MEC network associated with a second coverage area, and
instantiate a target application node in the target MEC network responsive to a session mobility request; and

the target application node, comprising a second processor configured to:
request an application context with the source application node,
determine whether the registration of the application service session and the end device includes an application relocation possibility indicator,
configure, for the source application node based on a determination that the registration includes the application relocation possibility indicator, a timer value for routing of data traffic associated with the application service session, and
route, before an expiration of the timer value, the data traffic from the end device to the source application node.