Virtual network function management apparatus, virtual infrastructure management apparatus, and virtual network function configuration method

Abstract

A virtual network function management apparatus includes: a physical machine candidate query part configured to query, when creating a virtual network function, about a physical machine candidate in which a virtual machine configuring a virtual network function can be deployed, with respect to a virtual infrastructure management apparatus that manages a virtual infrastructure configured by using 2 or more types of physical machine; a physical machine selection part configured to select a physical machine that can satisfy performance required by the virtual network function, from among physical machine candidates received from the virtual infrastructure management apparatus; and a virtual machine creation instruction part configured to instruct the virtual infrastructure management apparatus to specify the selected physical machine and create a virtual machine configuring the virtual network function.

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