Service providing apparatus and method

A service provision device comprising a processing circuit configured to:

• provide a service catalog including:
• a first node type for defining a node relating to a virtual network;
• a first relationship type for defining a relationship between nodes relating to the virtual network;
• a second node type for defining a node relating to a legacy network;
• and
• a second relationship type for defining a relationship between nodes relating to the legacy network;
• receive, from a user terminal, a service request generated in accordance with the service catalog for requesting a service from the service catalog that uses a hybrid network including the virtual network and the legacy network;
• and
• control a virtual network operation support system that manages the virtual network and a plurality of interconnected legacy network operation support systems that manage the legacy network in response to receiving the service request,
• wherein each of the plurality of interconnected legacy network operation support systems and the virtual network operation support system comprises the service catalog.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a command to cause, when the command is executed by a hardware processor, the hardware processor to execute a method, the method comprising:

• providing a service catalog including:
• a first node type for defining a node relating to a virtual network;
• a first relationship type for defining a relationship between nodes relating to the virtual network;
• a second node type for defining a node relating to a legacy network;
• and
• a second relationship type for defining a relationship between nodes relating to the legacy network;
• receiving, from a user terminal, a service request generated in accordance with the service catalog for requesting a service from the service catalog that uses a hybrid network including the virtual network and the legacy network;
• and
• controlling a virtual network operation support system that manages the virtual network and a plurality of interconnected legacy network operation support systems that manage the legacy network in response to receiving the service request,
• wherein each of the plurality of interconnected legacy network operation support systems and the virtual network operation support system comprises the service catalog.