Techniques for monitoring virtualized network functions or network functions virtualization infrastructure
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJoey Chou, Muthaiah VENKATACHALAM
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Abstract
Examples may include techniques for monitoring virtual network functions or network functions virtualization infrastructure. Examples include receiving performance measurement data from virtualized network functions arranged to support a network service or from network functions virtualization infrastructure composed to support the virtualized network functions. In some examples, corrective actions such as virtualized network function lifecycle management operations are initiated based on the received performance measurement data.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- receiving first performance measurement (PM) data for a virtualized network function (VNF);
- receiving second PM data for network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) arranged to support the VNF;
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- determining whether to initiate a network services (NS) lifecycle management (LCM) operation with a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) or a VNF LCM operation with a virtualized network function manager (VNFM) based on performing a PM data correlation and detection of threshold crossing function using the first and/or the second PM data.
An apparatus implemented in a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM) for network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) comprising:
- circuitry;
- first logic for execution by the circuitry to receive performance measurement (PM) data generated by the NFVI while the NFVI supports one or more virtualized network functions (VNFs);
- second logic for execution by the circuitry to forward the PM data to a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) if the PM data is related to a network service provided by the one or more VNFs;
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- third logic for execution by the circuitry to forward the PM data to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM) arranged to manage the one or more VNFs if the PM data is related to one or more virtualized resources composed from the NFVI and consumed while the virtualized resources support the one or more VNFs.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM) for managing network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI), performance measurement (PM) data generated by the NFVI while the NFVI supports one or more virtualized network functions (VNFs);
- forwarding the PM data to a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) if the PM data is related to a network service provided by the one or more VNFs;
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- forwarding the PM data to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM) arranged to manage the one or more VNFs if the PM data is related to one or more virtualized resources composed from the NFVI and consumed while the virtualized resources support the one or more VNFs.
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