Patent ID: 11882174
Assignee: VMWARE LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A system for providing a virtual machine (“VM”) as a service, comprising:
a memory storage including a non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions; and
a hardware-based processor that executes the instructions to carry out stages comprising:
receiving, at a lead edge node and from a first endpoint device, a request for a service;
selecting, at the lead edge node, a second endpoint device that is available to operate as an edge node, the second endpoint device having a VM installed thereon that causes the second endpoint device to perform edge operations; and
sending, by the lead edge node, instructions to the second endpoint device for assisting in providing the requested service to the first endpoint device, wherein the second endpoint device provides the requested service by running the VM.