Managing cloud-native virtual network functions
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsBahareh SADEGHI, Michael Anthony BROWN
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing cloud-native virtual network functions (CNFs) in a telecommunication network environment. The systems described herein involve specifying an architecture for a telecommunication network management system that facilitates integration with a variety of cloud-native management solutions while also minimizing impact to existing service-based management architectures (SBMA) of fifth generation (5G) operations administration and management (OAM) systems.
Claims20
A method for providing telecommunication network management services in a cloud-native management system (CNSM), the CNSM acting as a proxy between an authorized consumer and a cloud infrastructure management system (CIMS), comprising:
- receiving a request from the authorized consumer, the request being received using a third generation partnership project (3GPP) defined application programming interface (API) having a first set of attributes;
- mapping the first set of attributes of the 3GPP defined API to a second set of attributes of a cloud infrastructure API;
- translating the request based on the mapping of the first set of attributes and the second set of attributes;
- and
- transmitting the translated request to the CIMS using the cloud infrastructure API.
A method for providing telecommunication network management services in a cloud-native management system (CNSM), the CNSM acting as a proxy between an authorized consumer and a cloud infrastructure management system (CIMS), comprising:
- receiving cloud resource utilization information from a cloud infrastructure management system (CIMS), the cloud resource utilization information being received via a cloud infrastructure application programming interface (API) having a first set of attributes;
- mapping the first set of attributes of the cloud infrastructure API to a second set of attributes of a third generation partnership project (3GPP) defined API;
- translating the cloud resource utilization information into 3GPP event information based on the mapping between the first set of attributes and the second set of attributes;
- and
- transmitting the 3GPP event information translated from the cloud resource utilization information to an authorized consumer using the 3GPP defined API.
A system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the at least one processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the at least one processor to cause a cloud native management system (CNSM) to:
- receive, at the CNSM, a request from an authorized consumer, the request being received using a third generation partnership project (3GPP) defined application programming interface (API) having a first set of attributes, the CNSM acting as a proxy positioned between the authorized consumer and a cloud infrastructure management system (CIMS);
- map the first set of attributes of the 3GPP defined API to a second set of attributes of a cloud infrastructure API;
- translate the request based on the mapping of the first set of attributes to the second set of attributes;
- and
- transmit the translated request to the CIMS using the cloud infrastructure API.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.