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US 9,806,975 B2Granted
Methods and systems for managing capacity in a virtualized network
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorZhixian Xiang
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Abstract
An embodiment of the disclosure includes a method including providing a network function virtualization (NFV) capacity for a plurality of virtual network functions (VNFs) on a computing platform. A network function virtualization management function creates at least one VNF to operate on the computing platform to perform a network function. Each of the VNFs has a definition comprising a plurality of parameters. At least one of the parameters is a capacity indication relative to a capacity of the network function for the respective VNF.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- providing a network function virtualization (NFV) capacity for a plurality of virtual network functions (VNFs) on a computing platform;
- creating, by an NFV management function in an NFV management and orchestration (NFV MANO), at least one VNF to operate on the computing platform to perform a network function, wherein each of the VNFs has a definition comprising a plurality of parameters, and wherein at least two of the parameters are capacity indications relative to a capacity of a network service for which the respective VNF is created;
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- using, by the NFV MANO, the capacity indications to select suitable VNFs and a suitable number of VNFs from a plurality of candidate VNFs to support a desired service that requires a functionality of the VNFs but also has a capacity requirement.
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A computing platform comprising:
- at least one computing device providing a network function virtualization (NFV) capacity for a plurality of virtual network function (VNF) instances on the computing platform;
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- at least one VNF created by an NFV management function to operate on the computing platform to perform a network service, wherein each of the VNFs has a definition comprising a plurality of parameters, and wherein at least two of the parameters are capacity indications relative to a capacity of the network service for the respective VNF;
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- an NFV management and orchestration (NFV MANO), comprising the NFV management function, the NFV MANO using the capacity indications to select suitable VNFs and a suitable number of VNFs from a plurality of candidate VNFs to support a desired service that requires a functionality of the VNFs but also has a capacity requirement.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
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- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to:
- provide a network function virtualization (NFV) capacity for a plurality of virtual network functions (VNFs) on a computing platform;
- create, by an NFV management function in an NFV management and orchestration (NFV MANO), at least one VNF to operate on the computing platform to perform a network service, wherein each of the VNFs has a definition comprising a plurality of parameters, wherein at least two of the parameters are capacity indications relative to a capacity of the network service for the respective VNF;
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- use, by the NFV MANO, the capacity indications to select suitable VNFs and a suitable number of VNFs from a plurality of candidate VNFs to support a desired service that requires a functionality of the VNFs but also has a capacity requirement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.