Virtualized network functions and service chaining in serverless computing infrastructure
US10257033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5096
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method implements virtualized network functions in a serverless computing system having networked hardware resources. An interface of the serverless computing system receives a specification for a network service including a virtualized network function (VNF) forwarding graph (FG). A mapper of the serverless computing system determines an implementation graph comprising edges and vertices based on the specification. A provisioner of the serverless computing system provisions a queue in the serverless computing system for each edge. The provisioner further provisions a function in the serverless computing system for each vertex, wherein, for at least one or more functions, each one of said at least one or more functions reads incoming messages from at least one queue. The serverless computing system processes data packets by the queues and functions in accordance with the VNF FG. The queues and functions processes data packets in accordance with the VNF FG.
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