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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2020
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Wenliang Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Maria Luisa Mas Rosique, Tres Cantos, ES;
Attila Mihály, Dunakeszi, HU;
Jan Backman, Kärna, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
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.