Virtualized Network Functions

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device comprising computer-implemented code to:
• identify one or more mappable elements and one or more unmappable elements of a virtualized network function template based on a network function virtualization model;
• map the mappable elements to the network function virtualization model;
• translate the mappable elements based on the mapping to generate one or more translated elements;
• filter the unmappable elements based on a black-white list to generate one or more filtered elements;
• generate a translated virtualized network function definition comprising the translated elements and the filtered elements;
• and
• generate the virtualized network function based on the translated virtualized network function definition.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed, cause a computer to:

• identify one or more mappable elements and one or more unmappable elements of a virtualized network function template based on a network function virtualization model;
• map the mappable elements to the network function virtualization model;
• translate the mappable elements based on the mapping to generate one or more translated elements;
• filter the unmappable elements based on a black-white list to generate one or more filtered elements;
• generate a translated virtualized network function definition comprising the translated elements and the filtered elements;
• and
• generate the virtualized network function based on the translated virtualized network function definition.