INTERNATIONAL PATENT: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FILES APPLICATION FOR "METHOD TO CONFIGURE A NETWORK FOR IN-NETWORK COMPUTING, METHOD TO OPERATE A NETWORK FOR IN-NETWORK COMPUTING OF NETWORK DATA, WORKFLOW ORCHESTRATION MODULE FOR A NETWORK, NETWORK, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM"

GENEVA, April 6 -- SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (Werner-von-Siemens-StraBe 180333 Munchen) filed a patent application (PCT/EP2024/075714) for "METHOD TO CONFIGURE A NETWORK FOR IN-NETWORK COMPUTING, METHOD TO OPERATE A NETWORK FOR IN-NETWORK COMPUTING OF NETWORK DATA, WORKFLOW ORCHESTRATION MODULE FOR A NETWORK, NETWORK, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM" on Sep 16, 2024. With publication no. WO/2025/067906, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 03, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): SAUER, Markus (Matthissonstr. 2281739 Munchen), ZEIGER, Florian (HofmarkstraBe 985635 Hohenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn)

Abstract: The invention is concerned with a method to configure a network (2) for in-network computing of network data (5), comprising the following steps performed by a workflow orchestration module (15) of the network (2): receiving a workflow specification (3), the workflow specification (3) defining processing of network data (5) to be performed in a workflow (4) along a network path (6) through the network (2); decomposing the workflow (4) described by the workflow specification (3) into a chain of workflow functions (13) described by respective workflow function specifications (16), wherein the respective workflow functions (13) concern a respective step of the processing of the network data (5) by the workflow (4); assigning the respective workflow functions (13) to the network devices (9); and providing the workflow function specifications (16) assigned to the respective network devices (9) to a function orchestration module (1) of the network (2). For more information:https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2025067906

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