Methods and systems are presented for providing a scalable communication framework for facilitating computing services to computer nodes across multiple availability zones. One or more communication servers act as a communication proxy for a processing server configured to perform the computing services. Upon receiving a service request from a computer node, the communication server establishes a synchronous communication session with the computer node. The communication server generates a request message and inserts the request message in a downstream queue accessible by the processing server. The processing server retrieves the request message from the downstream queue and performs the computing services based on the request message. Outputs from the computing services are encapsulated within a response message and then inserted in an upstream queue. The communication server extracts output data from the response message, and transmits the output data to the computer node via the synchronous communication session.

Methods and systems are presented for providing a scalable communication framework for facilitating computing services to computer nodes across multiple availability zones. One or more communication servers act as a communication proxy for a processing server configured to perform the computing services. Upon receiving a service request from a computer node, the communication server establishes a synchronous communication session with the computer node. The communication server generates a request message and inserts the request message in a downstream queue accessible by the processing server. The processing server retrieves the request message from the downstream queue and performs the computing services based on the request message. Outputs from the computing services are encapsulated within a response message and then inserted in an upstream queue. The communication server extracts output data from the response message, and transmits the output data to the computer node via the synchronous communication session.

Methods and systems are presented for providing a scalable communication framework for facilitating computing services to computer nodes across multiple availability zones. One or more communication servers act as a communication proxy for a processing server configured to perform the computing services. Upon receiving a service request from a computer node, the communication server establishes a synchronous communication session with the computer node. The communication server generates a request message and inserts the request message in a downstream queue accessible by the processing server. The processing server retrieves the request message from the downstream queue and performs the computing services based on the request message. Outputs from the computing services are encapsulated within a response message and then inserted in an upstream queue. The communication server extracts output data from the response message, and transmits the output data to the computer node via the synchronous communication session.

A method for dynamically establishing a communication path for a requestor by assessing an authenticity of the requestor and a communication request is provided. The method may include, in response to receiving the communication request, dynamically determining whether to establish a communication path for the requestor to a destination though a communication network by assessing the requestor based on one or more authentication rules, wherein the one or more authentication rules are based on first information associated the communication network, second information about the requestor, and third information from the requestor. The method may further include, in response to determining that the requestor satisfies the one or more authentication rules, dynamically establishing the communication path for the requestor on the communication network according to one or more communication attributes associated with the requestor.

A method for dynamically establishing a communication path for a requestor by assessing an authenticity of the requestor and a communication request is provided. The method may include, in response to receiving the communication request, dynamically determining whether to establish a communication path for the requestor to a destination though a communication network by assessing the requestor based on one or more authentication rules, wherein the one or more authentication rules are based on first information associated the communication network, second information about the requestor, and third information from the requestor. The method may further include, in response to determining that the requestor satisfies the one or more authentication rules, dynamically establishing the communication path for the requestor on the communication network according to one or more communication attributes associated with the requestor.

A system includes: a server; and a terminal. The server manages a first connection state indicating a state of connection with the terminal based on whether the connection with the terminal is determined as established, and performs deallocation or reuse of a server-side resource allocated by the server, based on whether the first connection state is synchronized with a second connection state managed in the terminal. The terminal repeatedly checks a connection with the server using the connection path including the at least part in which the wireless communication is performed, and manages the second connection state indicating a state of the connection with the server, based on whether the connection with the server is determined as established. The terminal performs deallocation or reuse of a terminal-side resource allocated by the terminal, based on whether the second connection state is synchronized with the first connection state.

A local area network includes plural content delivery network CDN receiver devices so as to enable player-equipped terminals in the local area network to receive audio and/or video contents. The disclosed method includes: obtaining capacity information from the CDN receiver devices; selecting, according to the capacity information, at least one CDN receiver device for a session of delivering an audio and/or video content to the player; when the session ends, the selected at least one CDN receiver device holds in place, during a predefined time duration, processing resources for a potential upcoming session; when another session starts before expiry of the predefined time duration, the processing resources hold in place are used for the new session. And when another session starts after expiry of the predefined time duration, reselection of at least one CDN receiver device, according to updated capacity information, is performed.

Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions in a communication network (10) provide logical interconnections between Data Networks (DNs) (16) and respective User Equipments (UEs) (12) that access the DNs (16) via the communication network (10), and the communication network (10) establishes one or more affiliated sessions in conjunction with each PDU session, such as an affiliated charging or policy control session. Rather than requiring the high signaling overhead associated with mass terminations of these affiliated sessions on a per session basis, the Network Functions (NFs) (32, 34, 36) contemplated herein provide for batch termination of a potentially large plurality affiliated sessions, based on the exchange of a corresponding batch termination message. Disclosed batch termination techniques include the exchange of information during session establishment, for later determination of which affiliated sessions are subject to batch termination.

Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions in a communication network (10) provide logical interconnections between Data Networks (DNs) (16) and respective User Equipments (UEs) (12) that access the DNs (16) via the communication network (10), and the communication network (10) establishes one or more affiliated sessions in conjunction with each PDU session, such as an affiliated charging or policy control session. Rather than requiring the high signaling overhead associated with mass terminations of these affiliated sessions on a per session basis, the Network Functions (NFs) (32, 34, 36) contemplated herein provide for batch termination of a potentially large plurality affiliated sessions, based on the exchange of a corresponding batch termination message. Disclosed batch termination techniques include the exchange of information during session establishment, for later determination of which affiliated sessions are subject to batch termination.

According to one embodiment, a device control apparatus includes a communication interface connectable to several client terminals via a network and a local device interface connectable to several peripheral devices. The device control apparatus functions as registration unit configured to receive an occupation request for a peripheral device from a client terminal and then register the peripheral device for which the occupation request has been received as occupied by the client terminal if the peripheral device is not registered as occupied by another client terminal. A setting unit sets a release time for releasing the occupation of the registered peripheral device, and an update unit updates the release time whenever communication occurs between the registered peripheral device and the client terminal. A release unit releases the registered occupation of the peripheral device once the release time elapses.