Multiple server-architecture cluster for providing a virtual network function

A method comprising:

• generating a resource abstraction layer relating a network cluster including a first server architecture with a first resource set and a second server architecture with a second resource set, the first server architecture providing network functions having a higher throughput characteristic than the network functions provided by the second server architecture, the resource abstraction layer including a management and network orchestration parameter configured to provide a deployment template for virtual network resources to interconnect virtual network functions, and the network cluster scalable without utilizing a network card;
• generating an orchestration layer configured to receive a packet flow request and, in response to the packet flow request, scheduling the virtual network resources based on the resource abstraction layer for servicing a packet flow;
• and
• deploying the virtual network resources to receive and service the packet flow.

A method in a cloud infrastructure, comprising:

• generating, by a processor, a resource abstraction layer relating a network cluster including a first server architecture with a first resource set and a second server architecture with a second resource set, the first server architecture providing network functions having a higher throughput characteristic than the network functions provided by the second server architecture, the resource abstraction layer including a management and network orchestration parameter configured to provide a deployment template for virtual network resources to interconnect virtual network functions, and the network cluster scalable without utilizing a network card;
• generating, by the processor, an orchestration layer configured to receive a packet flow request and, in response to the packet flow request, scheduling the virtual network resources based on the resource abstraction layer for servicing a packet flow;
• and
• deploying, by the processor, the virtual network resources to receive and service the packet flow.