IPC Subgroup
H04W 28/08 Load balancing or load distribution
Introduced: January 2009
Last revised: January 2023
Full Title
Network traffic management; Network resource management > Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control > Load balancing or load distribution
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H04W 28/082 among bearers or channels
- H04W 28/084 among network function virtualisation [NFV] entities; among edge computing entities, e.g. multi-access edge computing
- H04W 28/086 among access entities
- H04W 28/088 among core entities
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 97,396
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
- CANON 33,341
- SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
- ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327