System and method for instantiation of services at a location based on a policy

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10575121-B2
Application number	US-201715588069-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2017
Priority date	Nov 20, 2014
Publication date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020

Abstract

A request to instantiate a first service is received. The first service is subject to policy constraints including a location. It is determined that a first set of resources at the location is required for instantiation of the first service. The first set of resources is reallocated to the first service from a second service. The first service is instantiated at the location utilizing the first set of resources reallocated.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to instantiate a first service, wherein the first service is subject to a policy constraint of a policy, and wherein the policy constraint designates that processing associated with the first service remains within a location boundary;
determining a particular location within the location boundary to instantiate the first service based on the policy constraint, wherein determining the particular location within the location boundary comprises
determining that a first set of resources is required for the first service at the particular location, and
determining that the particular location comprises the first set of resources;

reallocating the first set of resources to the first service from a second service utilizing the first set of resources;
instantiating the first service at the particular location; and
moving the second service to a location different from the particular location, wherein the second service is not subject to the policy constraint of the policy.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting computing associated with the first service must be located within the location boundary.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting storage associated with the first service must be located within the location boundary.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting networking associated with the first service must be located within the location boundary.

5. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request to instantiate a first service, wherein the first service is subject to a policy constraint of a policy, and wherein the policy constraint designates that processing associated with the first service remain within a location boundary,
determining a particular location within the location boundary to instantiate the first service based on the policy constraint, wherein determining the particular location within the location boundary comprises
determining that a first set of resources is required for the first service at the particular location, and
determining that the particular location comprises the first set of resources,

reallocating the first set of resources to the first service from a second service utilizing the first set of resources,
instantiating the first service at the particular location, and
moving the second service to a location different from the particular location, wherein the second service is not subject to the policy constraint of the policy.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting computing associated with the first service must be located within the location boundary.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting storage associated with the first service must be located within the location boundary.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting networking associated with the first service must be located.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request to instantiate a first service, wherein the first service is subject to a policy constraint of a policy, and wherein the policy constraint designates that processing associated with the first service remain within a location boundary;
determining a particular location within the location boundary to instantiate the first service based on the policy constraint, wherein determining the particular location within the location boundary comprises
determining that a first set of resources is required for the first service at the particular location, and
determining that the particular location comprises the first set of resources;

reallocating the first set of resources to the first service from a second service utilizing the first set of resources;
instantiating the first service at the particular location; and
moving the second service to a location different from the particular location, wherein the second service is not subject to the policy constraint of the policy.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting computing associated with the first service must be located within the location boundary.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the policy constraint further designates that physical hardware supporting storage associated with the first service must be located within the location boundary.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Foladare Mark Jeffrey
• Higgins Robert M

Classifications

• H04L67/10

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• H04M2203/301

  Management of recordings · CPC title

• H04M3/42221

  Conversation recording systems (at the subscriber's set H04M1/656) · CPC title

• H04W4/021 Primary

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title