Network configuration method and system

An apparatus, comprising:

• a user interface;
• a memory having non-transitory instructions stored therein;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, and being configured to execute the instructions, thereby causing the apparatus to:
• receive a network configuration request from a site manager, wherein the network configuration request comprises location information of a site of the network;
• based on the location information, identify a geographic domain that includes the network site;
• identify a server cluster mapped to the geographic domain;
• determine whether a network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network;
• and either
• based on determining that a network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network, use the existing network function to configure the network, or
• based on determining that no network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network, create a new network function in the server cluster and use the new network function to configure the network.

A computer-readable medium including instructions executable by a controller of an orchestrator device to cause the controller to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a network configuration request from a site manager, wherein the network configuration request comprises location information of a site of the network;
• based on the location information, identifying a geographic domain that includes the network site;
• identifying a server cluster mapped to the geographic domain;
• determining whether a network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network;
• and either
• based on determining that a network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network, using the existing network function to configure the network, or
• based on determining that no network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network, creating a new network function in the server cluster and using the new network function to configure the network.