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Method and apparatus for virtualized network function decomposition

US10938638B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY · FI

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2016
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for virtualized network function (VNF) decomposition are provided. An embodiment of the invention includes to first decompose the Network Function into smaller blocks: application, platform, and resources (i.e., compute, network, and storage), then manage the decomposed application and platform parts by separate entities (e.g., EM/VNFM). This decomposition may be applied to the Network Elements (i.e., the current building blocks of telecommunication networks) and to the VNFs.

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