Onboarding a VNF which includes a VDU with multiple VNFCs
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKeith William Melkild
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Abstract
The instant solution includes at least one element or action described or depicted herein.
Claims20
A method for on-boarding a Virtual Network Function (VNF) comprising a Virtual Deployment Unit (VDU) containing a plurality of Virtual Network Function Components (VNFCs), the method comprising:
- receiving, by a hardware-implemented server executing a Service Design and Creation (SDC) module, an archive, created by a VNF provider, the archive containing contents of a VNF package including a VNF Descriptor (VNFD) file containing the Virtual Deployment Unit (VDU), where the VDU further includes a plurality of VNFC descriptor files each corresponding to one of the plurality of VNFCs;
- and
- enabling, by the SDC module, the VNF in a catalog of the SDC module in response to on-boarding the VNFD file and the VDU by the SDC module.
An apparatus for on-boarding a Virtual Network Function (VNF) comprising a Virtual Deployment Unit (VDU) containing a plurality of Virtual Network Function Components (VNFCs), the apparatus comprising:
- a hardware-implemented server executing a Service Design and Creation (SDC) module configured to:
- receive an archive, created by a VNF provider, containing contents of a VNF package including a VNF Descriptor (VNFD) file containing the Virtual Deployment Unit (VDU), where the VDU further includes a plurality of VNFC descriptor files each corresponding to one of the plurality of VNFCs;
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- enable the VNF in a catalog of the SDC module in response to on-boarding the VNFD file and the VDU by the SDC module.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for on-boarding a Virtual Network Function (VNF) comprising a Virtual Deployment Unit (VDU) containing a plurality of Virtual Network Function Components (VNFCs) that when read by a processor of a hardware-implemented server executing a Service Design and Creation (SDC) module cause the processor to:
- receive an archive, created by a VNF provider, containing contents of a VNF package including a VNF Descriptor (VNFD) file containing the Virtual Deployment Unit (VDU), where the VDU further includes a plurality of VNFC descriptor files each corresponding to one of the plurality of VNFCs;
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- enable the VNF in a catalog of the SDC module in response to on-boarding the VNFD file and the VDU by the SDC module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.