Fastly. has been granted a patent for a method that enhances application deployment in edge systems. The process involves identifying applications, compiling them, ensuring compliance with isolation parameters, and deploying machine language artifacts to edge network nodes. This aims to optimize execution in communication networks. GlobalData’s report on Fastly gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Edge application deployment with isolation and runtime management
The granted patent US12056503B2 outlines a method and apparatus for deploying applications in an edge network environment while ensuring compliance with specified isolation runtime parameters. The process begins with identifying an application written in a first programming language, followed by the identification of isolation runtime parameters. The application is then compiled into assembly code and tested in a simulated environment to verify compliance with these parameters. If compliant, a machine language version of the application is generated, along with an artifact that includes both the machine language version and relevant metadata. This artifact is subsequently deployed to one or more nodes within the edge network. The metadata may encompass global variables, configuration requirements, and execution constraints pertinent to the application.
Additionally, the patent describes a mechanism for handling requests from an HTTP accelerator service within the edge network. This involves identifying a request in an isolation runtime environment, selecting an appropriate isolation resource, and executing the machine language version of the application while passing necessary context. Data is copied from the artifact to the isolation resource, and control is returned to the HTTP service post-execution. The patent also addresses scenarios where an application does not meet the isolation runtime parameters, providing a notification to an administrator and allowing for updates to be made before re-evaluating compliance. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the deployment and execution of applications in edge computing environments while maintaining necessary isolation and resource management.
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