Edge Translation Tables for Low-Latency Data Access and Security

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cloud computing architectures face challenges in providing low-latency, cost-effective data access and security for edge devices, particularly in edge computing environments where users are mobile and services frequently migrate across edge access points.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising edge cloud devices with hardware-accelerated logic for translating virtual addresses to edge locations, migrating services, and implementing physical data security measures, including customizable hardware accelerators and edge translation tables to manage data access and migration efficiently.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data is accessed from centralized cloud storage, then data security is improved, but data access latency increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoiddata access latency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments data storage and access operations by implementing edge translation tables at individual edge cloud devices. Instead of centralized cloud storage, data is divided and cached across multiple edge locations, allowing local access while maintaining security through distributed architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The edge translation table acts as an intermediary between the service and data resources. It translates virtual addresses to edge locations, enabling fast local access to cached data while the underlying storage remains secure. The translation table mediates between security requirements and access speed needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If services are migrated across edge access points to support mobile users, then user mobility is improved, but data access performance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser mobilityVSAvoiddata access performance

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by caching data at edge locations before services are migrated. When a service needs to migrate to support mobile users, the data is already present at the target edge location, eliminating performance degradation during migration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The edge translation table is dynamically updated during service migration. As services move across edge access points, the translation tables are automatically updated to reflect new data locations, maintaining optimal data access performance throughout the migration process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Speed

If hardware-accelerated logic is implemented for address translation, then data access speed is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata access speedVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces software-based address translation with hardware-accelerated logic. The edge translation table implementation uses hardware circuits to perform address translation operations, substituting mechanical/software processing with electronic/hardware processing to achieve faster speeds.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Loss of time

If data is localized at edge cloud devices, then data access latency is reduced, but physical data security worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata access latencyVSAvoidphysical data security

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by implementing security measures at each edge location rather than uniform centralized security. Each edge cloud device has its own edge translation table with localized security policies, allowing fast local access while maintaining security through location-specific protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12518062B2Technologies for accelerated edge data access and physical data security for edge devices

Publication Date: 2026.01.06 INTEL CORP

AI summary

Technologies for accelerated edge data access and physical data security include an edge device that executes services associated with endpoint devices. An address decoder translates a virtual address generated by a service into an edge location using an edge translation table. If the edge location is not local, the edge device may localize the data and update the edge translation table. The edge device may migrate the service to another edge location, including migrating the edge translation table. The edge device may monitor telemetry and determine on a per-tenant basis whether a physical attack condition is present. If present, the edge device instructs a data resource to wipe an associated tenant data range. The determinations to localize remote data, to migrate the service, and/or whether the physical attack condition is present may be performed by an accelerator of the edge device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.