Control device, resource manager and methods thereof

A resource manager for a communication system, the resource manager comprising a processor configured to:

• receive a resource request, wherein the resource request includes a service availability level for a resource or a resource indication of the service availability level for the resource, wherein the resource is associated with a network function or a network service in the communication system;
• determine a service availability and reliability requirement based on the service availability level or the resource indication of the service availability level;
• and
• determine an assigned resource based on the service availability level or the resource indication of the service availability level, wherein the assigned resource corresponds to the resource associated with the network function or the network service, and wherein the assigned resource fulfills the service availability and reliability requirement for the resource.

A method for service availability management, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a control device, a service request, wherein the service request comprises a request for a resource associated with a network function or a network service in a communication system;
• obtaining, by the control device, a descriptor based on the service request;
• determining, by the control device, metadata of a service availability level based on the descriptor;
• obtaining, by the control device, a commissioning value, wherein the commissioning value is associated with requirements for a service;
• and
• determining, by the control device, the service availability level for the resource associated with the network function or the network service based on the commissioning value and the metadata of the service availability level.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a resource manager device, a resource request, wherein the resource request includes a service availability level for a resource or a resource indication of the service availability level for the resource, wherein the resource is associated with a network function or a network service in a communication system;
• determining, by the resource manager device, a service availability and reliability requirement based on the service availability level or the resource indication of the service availability level;
• and
• determining, by the resource manager device, an assigned resource based on the service availability level or the resource indication of the service availability level, wherein the assigned resource corresponds to the resource associated with the network function or the network service, and wherein the assigned resource fulfills the service availability and reliability requirement for the resource.