Initiating Signaling in Mobile Management Entity Pools Using Workflows

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor that executes an orchestrator application, location data that indicates a geographic location associated with a virtual mobile management entity;
• obtaining, by the processor, a mobile management entity topology that defines boundaries of a plurality of mobile management entity pools;
• identifying, by the processor and based on the location data, one of a plurality of mobile management entity pools in which the virtual mobile management entity is located;
• identifying, by the processor, pool elements included in the one of the plurality of mobile management entity pools;
• obtaining, by the processor, a workflow for establishing the pool elements;
• and
• requesting, by the processor, establishment of signaling between the virtual mobile management entity and the pool elements.

A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving location data that indicates a geographic location associated with a virtual mobile management entity;
• obtaining a mobile management entity topology that defines boundaries of a plurality of mobile management entity pools;
• identifying, by the processor and based on the location data, a one of a plurality of mobile management entity pools in which the virtual mobile management entity is located;
• identifying pool elements included in the one of the plurality of mobile management entity pools;
• obtaining a workflow for establishing the pool elements;
• and
• requesting establishment of signaling between the virtual mobile management entity and the pool elements.