Method for associating NS with VNF, apparatus, and system
US10496441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for associating a network service (NS) with a virtualized network function (VNF), an apparatus, and a system such that a network manager (NM) can determine a relationship between an NS and a VNF, and maintain the NS. The method includes sending, by an NM, an NS instantiation request message to a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), receiving an NS instantiation completion message from the NFVO, and determining a mapping relationship between a first NS and N VNFs according to information about the first NS and information about the N VNFs. The NS instantiation request message carries the information about the first NS, the NS instantiation completion message carries the information about the first NS and the information about the N VNFs, information about each VNF in the information about the N VNFs represents the VNF in the N VNFs forming the first NS, and N≥1.
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