Systems and methods for virtualized network function (“VNF”) selection in a wireless telecommunications network

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions to:

• receive information mapping a plurality of instances of a particular Virtualized Network Function (“VNF”) of a wireless network to a set of Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses;
• receive, from a requestor, a request for an IP address, wherein the request includes an identifier of the particular VNF;
• identify a respective set of routes between each instance of the plurality of instances of the particular VNF and the requestor;
• determine one or more metrics associated with each route, of the identified sets of routes, between each instance of the particular VNF and the requestor;
• select a particular instance of the particular VNF, from the plurality of instances of the particular VNF, based on the determined one or more metrics;
• determine a particular IP address associated with the particular instance of the particular VNF;
• and
• output, in response to the request for the IP address based on the identifier of the particular VNF, the determined particular IP address associated with the particular instance of the particular VNF.

A method, comprising:

• receiving information mapping a plurality of instances of a particular Virtualized Network Function (“VNF”) of a wireless network to a set of Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses;
• receiving, from a requestor, a request for an IP address, wherein the request includes an identifier of the particular VNF;
• identifying a respective set of routes between each instance of the plurality of instances of the particular VNF and the requestor;
• determining one or more metrics associated with each route, of the identified sets of routes, between each instance of the particular VNF and the requestor;
• selecting a particular instance of the particular VNF, from the plurality of instances of the particular VNF, based on the determined one or more metrics;
• determining a particular IP address associated with the particular instance of the particular VNF;
• and
• outputting, in response to the request for the IP address based on the identifier of the particular VNF, the determined particular IP address associated with the particular instance of the particular VNF.