Network function processing method and related device

A virtualized network function processing apparatus, comprising:

• a network function agent module, configured to separately send a network function reconstruction request to a physical network element management module and to a virtual network element management module, wherein the physical network element management module is connected to a physical network function entity, wherein the virtual network element management module is connected to a virtualized network function entity, and wherein the network function reconstruction request comprises connection point information;
• wherein the physical network function entity is configured to:
• receive a first connection instruction sent by the physical network element management module, disconnect from the physical network element management module, and establish a connection to the network function agent module based on connection point information in the first connection instruction;
• and
• wherein the virtualized network function entity is configured to:
• receive a second connection instruction sent by the virtual network element management module, disconnect from the virtual network element management module, and establish a connection to the network function agent module based on connection point information in the second connection instruction.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein for network function processing, the instructions, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• separately sending, by a network function agent module in an enhanced virtualized network function entity, a network function reconstruction request to a physical network element management module and to a virtual network element management module, wherein the physical network element management module is connected to a physical network function entity, wherein the virtual network element management module is connected to a virtualized network function entity, and wherein the network function reconstruction request comprises connection point information;
• receiving, by the physical network function entity in the enhanced virtualized network function entity, a first connection instruction sent by the physical network element management module, disconnecting from the physical network element management module, and establishing a connection to the network function agent module based on connection point information in the first connection instruction;
• and
• receiving, by the virtualized network function entity in the enhanced virtualized network function entity, a second connection instruction sent by the virtual network element management module, disconnecting from the virtual network element management module, and establishing a connection to the network function agent module based on connection point information in the second connection instruction.