Systems and methods to deploy cloud-native microservices for communication services on scale
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsChaoxin Qiu, Mark A. Ratcliffe, Min Lu, Eric Ashby, Arshad Khan
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Abstract
A method for bundling network functions as a single microservice in a cloud environment. A service deployment manager may acquire subscriber location information associated with a subscriber or a subscriber profile associated with the subscriber. Moreover, the service deployment manager may utilize the subscriber location information or the subscriber profile to select a cloud location. For example, the cloud location may be based on load, geographical proximity, service profile, etc.
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A method for bundling network functions as a single microservice for a group of subscribers in a mobile communication system in a cloud environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to instantiate the single microservice for the group of subscribers, wherein the single microservice includes bundled network functions;
- responsive to receiving the request, acquiring current subscriber location information associated with the group of subscribers in the mobile communication system, wherein at least some subscribers of the group of subscribers in the mobile communication system are mobile and have time-varying subscriber location information;
- acquiring subscriber profiles associated with subscribers of the group of subscribers;
- acquiring network load information for the cloud environment;
- based on the current subscriber location information, the subscriber profiles and the network load information, selecting a cloud location to balance geographical proximity between the current subscriber location information and the cloud location with distribution of a network load in the cloud environment;
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- instantiating the single microservice including the bundled network functions for the group of subscribers at the cloud location.
A system for bundling network functions as a single microservice for a group of mobile subscribers of a communication system in a cloud environment, the system comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a request to instantiate the single microservice for the group of mobile subscribers;
- registering the group of mobile subscribers for the single microservice;
- acquiring current subscriber location information associated with the group of mobile subscribers, wherein at least some mobile subscribers have time-varying subscriber location information;
- acquiring subscriber profiles associated with the group of mobile subscribers;
- acquiring network load information for the cloud environment;
- based on the current subscriber location information, the subscriber profiles and the network load information, selecting a cloud location of the cloud environment to balance geographical proximity between the current subscriber location information for the group of mobile subscribers and the cloud location with distribution of a network load in the cloud environment;
- instantiating the single microservice for the group of mobile subscribers at the cloud location;
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- delete the single microservice when the single microservice is no longer needed.
A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a request to instantiate a single microservice for a group of subscribers in a mobile communication system, wherein the single microservice includes bundled network functions;
- responsive to receiving the request, acquiring current subscriber location information for subscribers in the mobile communication system, wherein at least some subscribers have time-varying subscriber location information;
- acquiring subscriber profiles associated with the group of subscribers;
- acquiring network load information for a cloud environment;
- based on the current subscriber location information, the subscriber profiles and the network load information, selecting a cloud location of the cloud environment to balance geographical proximity between the current subscriber location information and the cloud location with distribution of a network load in the cloud environment;
- instantiating the single microservice including the bundled network functions for subscribers at the cloud location;
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- deleting the single microservice when the single microservice is no longer needed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.