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Managing the graceful termination of a virtualized network function instance

US10846128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY · FI

Inventors

Anatoly Andrianov · Schaumburg, US
Gyula Bodog · Budapest, HU
Uwe Rauschenbach · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2015
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media regarding managing the graceful termination of a virtualized network function (VNF) instance. The method comprises receiving a request for a graceful termination of a virtual network function instance, transmitting the request for the graceful termination of the virtual network function instance to an element manager, checking, whether a confirmation that the virtual network function instance to be terminated has been taken out of service, is received, and if the confirmation is received, terminating the virtual network function instance.

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