Management system, overall management node, and management method for managing virtualization resources in a mobile communication network

US10481935B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NTT DOCOMO, INC. · JP

Inventors

• Shigeru Iwashina · Chiyoda, JP
• Takashi Shimizu · Ibaraki, JP
• Motoshi Tamura · Yokosuka, JP
• Tetsuya Nakamura · Tokyo, JP
• Hidenori Asaba · Chiyoda, JP
• Ashiq Khan · Yokosuka, JP
• Takahiro Yamazaki · Tokyo, JP
• Takeo YAMASAKI · Chiyoda, JP
• Joan Triay Marques · Munich, DE
• David PEREZ CAPARROS · Munich, DE
• Bertrand Souville · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 25, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 17, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2009/45595
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A virtual server for executing a communication process is implemented on virtualization resources without being inefficient even when different virtualization resource management schemes are included. A management system included in a mobile communication system is configured to include an NFVI which is virtualization resources including a physical server in which a VNF to execute a communication process is generated and includes a VNFM for managing the VNF, a VIM for managing the virtualization resources of the NFVI, and an orchestrator for managing all the virtualization resources of the NFVI, wherein the orchestrator includes a virtual server generation request section configured to input detailed information for implementing the VNF retained by the VNFM, rewrite the input detailed information according to a virtualization resource management scheme by the VIM, and request the VIM to generate the VNF.