Method and apparatus for offloading hardware to software package

A server for executing a software package in a wireless communication system, the server comprising:

• a communicator;
• a memory storing a plurality of instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the plurality of instructions to:
• obtain package usage information for each of a plurality of software packages with respect to user equipment's (UEs) accessing a plurality of base stations (BSs) connected to the server,
• determine a first hardware component (HC) set, including a plurality of HCs, for processing tasks operating in a first software package from among the plurality of software packages, based on the package usage information including a use for each of the plurality of HCs included in the first HC set and a respective usage amount for the plurality of HCs,
• compare the respective usage amounts of the plurality of HCs applied to the first software package with a threshold value,
• when there is a HC of which usage amount is equal to or greater than the threshold value from among the plurality of HCs, release the HC of which usage amount is equal to or greater than the threshold value,
• generate a second software package that is allocated to the first HC set,
• migrate the tasks operating in the first software package to the second software package, and
• delete the first software package.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

• obtain package usage information for each of a plurality of software packages with respect to user equipment's (UEs) accessing a plurality of base stations (BSs) connected to a server, wherein the package usage information comprises virtualized RAN (vRAN) package information, user plane function (UPF) package information, and MEC package information;
• determine a first hardware component (HC) set, including a plurality of HCs, for processing tasks operating in a first software package from among the plurality of software packages, based on the package usage information including a use for each of the plurality of HCs included in the first HC set and a respective usage amount for the plurality of HCs;
• compare the respective usage amounts of the plurality of HCs applied to the first software package with a threshold value;
• when there is a HC of which usage amount is equal to or greater than the threshold value from among the plurality of HCs, release the HC of which usage amount is equal to or greater than the threshold value;
• generate a second software package that is allocated to the first HC set;
• migrate the tasks operating in the first software package to the second software package;
• and
• delete the first software package.