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Method and apparatus for NFV management and orchestration

US10447547B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · CN

Inventors

Sophie Vrzic · Ottawa, CA
Jaya Rao · Ottawa, CA
Hang Zhang · Ottawa, CA
Xu Li · Ottawa, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2016
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/306
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for network functions virtualization (NFV)-management and orchestration (MANO) are provided where a virtualized network function (VNF)-forwarding graph (FG) including a plurality of VNFs is generated based on a customer request. The plurality of VNFs are instantiated at corresponding NFV infrastructure (NFVI)-points of presence (PoPs). A network service (NS) request including the generated VNF-FG may be constructed and added to a NS catalog.

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