System And Method For Implementing Packet Processing Network Functions As A Service

A method employing a data plane service implementation platform defining computer program instructions executable by at least one processor for implementing packet processing network functions as a service, the method comprising:

• implementing a plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow creation, customization, and configuration of network service-supporting application logics and network service packages;
• creating a packet processing primitive by applying a use-case-specific primitive specification to a corresponding one of a plurality of primitive templates retrieved from a primitive repository, and storing the created packet processing primitive in the primitive repository;
• creating an application logic based on a use-case-specific application logic specification using one or more of a plurality of packet processing primitives corresponding to the use-case-specific application logic specification, and storing the created application logic in an application logic repository;
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• creating a network service package comprising one or more application logics corresponding to a use-case-specific service specification, and storing the created network service package in a service repository.