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Operation device and operation method

US11388038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 2019
Grant dateJul 12, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An operation apparatus for outputting a request to a management apparatus which manages a Network Service (NS) constructed on a NetWork (NW) including a core NW serving as a virtualization area and an access NW serving as a non-virtualization area including: a storage unit configured to store new configuration information obtained by updating NW configuration information indicating an NW configuration including devices disposed on the NW due to a fault of the NS, a catalog which is a template of the NS, a record describing a lifecycle of the NS, and an order for requesting the management apparatus to control the NS; an optimal configuration determination unit configured to determine an optimal configuration of the NS based on the new configuration information, the catalog, the record, and the order; and an order generation unit configured to generate a change order for changing an NS configuration of the NS to the optimal configuration determined by the optimal configuration determination unit.

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