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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Jouni Mäenpää, Nummela, FI;
Abu Shohel Ahmed, Espoo, FI;
Jari Arkko, Kauniainen, FI;
Tommi Roth, Espoo, FI;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a methodfor handling latency performed in a nodeof a distributed cloud. The nodeis configured to handle a subset of media processing required by a media service and the distributed cloudcomprising two or more such nodes, wherein a communication path for the media service is configured between at least a first and a second communication device. The media service is provided by media streams comprising media packets and the communication path involving two or more of the nodes. The methodcomprises: determiningprocessing delay of processing the media packet in the nodethe processing delay constituting a first delay contribution; attachingmetadata to the media packet, the metadata comprising information about the first delay contribution added to any accumulated delay contributions experienced by the media packet along the communication path.