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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

  1. QUALCOMM US 97,396
  2. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
  7. CANON 33,341
  8. SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
  9. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327