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US 10,944,838 B2Granted
Control device, resource manager and methods thereof
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorShaoji Ni
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AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorShaoji Ni
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A control device configured to receive a service request that comprises a request for a resource associated with a network function or a network service in the communication system, obtain a descriptor based on the service request, derive a metadata of a service availability level from the descriptor, obtain a commissioning value, wherein the commissioning value is associated with requirements for a service, map the commissioning value with the metadata of the service availability level, derive the service availability level for the resource associated with the network function or the network service based on the mapped commissioning value with the metadata of the service availability level. A corresponding resource manager derives an assigned resource corresponding to the resource associated with the network function or the network service and the assigned resource fulfills the derived service availability and reliability requirement for the resource.
A control device for service availability management in a communication system, the control device comprising a processor configured to:
A resource manager for a communication system, the resource manager comprising a processor configured to:
A method for service availability management, the method comprising:
A method, comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a program code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a program code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Network services: discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements: managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS: ensuring fulfilment of SLA
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The disclosure relates to a control device and a resource manager. Furthermore, the disclosure also relates to corresponding methods, a computer program, and a computer program product.
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has defined network function virtualization (NFV) architectural framework depicting the functional blocks and reference points in the NFV framework. A network service can be viewed architecturally as a forwarding graph of Network Functions (NFs) interconnected by supporting network infrastructure. The underlying network function behavior contributes to the behavior of the higher-level service. Hence, the network service behavior is a combination of the behavior of its constituent functional blocks, which can include individual NFs, NF Sets, NF Forwarding Graphs, and/or the infrastructure network.
Virtualized Network Function (VNF) Forwarding Graph (VNFFG) is the topology of the Network Service (NS) or a portion of the Network Service consisted of a set of VNFs and virtual links connected between VNFs. The Network Service (NS) is described by a few descriptors:
The appended drawings are intended to clarify and explain different embodiments of the disclosure, in which:
FIG. 1 shows a control device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2 shows a corresponding method according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to enabling the end to end service availability and reliability deployment in a communication system. Examples of such communication systems are those defined by ETSI.
FIG. 1 shows a control device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The control device comprises a processor 102 coupled to an optional modem 104 as shown in FIG. 1. The modem 104 is configured for wired and/wireless communication with communication devices and entities (not shown in FIG. 1). The processor 102 is configured to receive a service request SR which comprises a request for a resource R associated with a network function or a network service in a communication system 500 (see FIG. 5). The processor 102 is configured to obtain a descriptor D based on the service request SR. The processor 102 is configured to derive a metadata of a service availability level SAL from the descriptor D. The processor 102 is configured to obtain a commissioning value CV, wherein the commissioning value CV is associated with requirements for a service. The processor 102 is configured to map the commissioning value CV with the metadata of the service availability level SAL. The processor 102 is configured to derive the service availability level SAL for the resource R associated with the network function or the network service based on the mapped commissioning value with the metadata of the service availability level SAL.
FIG. 2 shows a corresponding method 200 which may be executed in a control device 100, such as the one shown in FIG. 1. The method 200 comprises receiving 202 a service request SR, wherein the service request SR comprises a request for a resource R associated with a network function or a network service in the communication system 500. The method 200 further comprises obtaining 204 a descriptor D based on the service request SR. The method 200 further comprises deriving 206 a metadata of a service availability level SAL from the descriptor D. The method 200 further comprises obtaining 208 a commissioning value CV, wherein the commissioning value CV is associated with requirements for a service. The method 200 further comprises mapping 210 the commissioning value CV with the metadata of the service availability level SAL. The method 200 further comprises deriving 212 the service availability level SAL for the resource R associated with the network function or the network service based on the mapped commissioning value with the metadata of the service availability level SAL.