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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Róbert Szabó, Budapest, HU;
Ákos Recse, Halasztelek, HU;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided. In an example aspect, a method of storing data in a communication system is provided. The data comprises n data blocks, and k data blocks of the n data blocks are required to recover the data. The communication system includes a plurality of clusters of data storage nodes including a first cluster that is a closest cluster of the plurality of clusters to a source of the data. The method comprises receiving, from a node associated with a respective network operator of each of the clusters of storage nodes, information identifying the data storage nodes that are in each of the clusters. The method also comprises causing each of at least k data blocks of the n data blocks to be stored in a different storage node in the first cluster.