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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
Akamai Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Khalil Ayoub, Ottawa, CA;
Akamai Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A heterogeneous overlay network and cloud compute infrastructure comprises different tiers of PoPs that are configurable to provide different amounts of cloud computing. To facilitate the programming (configuration) of compute and caching operations throughout the heterogeneous network, a control mechanism and methodology are provided for automatically directing the flow of custom compute and caching operations using configurable 'operations chains.' A representative operation chain comprises a configuration file that specifies a traffic flow, and a set of operations and their relative ordering. A particular operation chain defines an initial operation that typically starts at a given edge machine in the heterogeneous network and then, as needed, one or more additional locations and their associated machines may then be used to facilitate processing of the operation chain.