Systems and methods for virtualized network function (“VNF”) selection in a wireless telecommunications network
US11456989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system described herein may provide a technique for the resolution of requests for Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for Virtualized Network Functions (“VNFs”) in a network, such as a Software-Defined Network (“SDN”) (e.g., a wireless telecommunications network). In the network, different instances of the same VNF may be implemented by different hardware resources, and may accordingly have different IP addresses. Metrics of routes between instances of a requested VNF type and a requestor may be calculated, and a particular instance of the requested VNF may be selected based on the metrics (e.g., a lowest cost, highest performance, etc.). The IP address of the particular VNF instance may be provided to the requestor. The requestor, such as a User Equipment (“UE”), may communicate with the particular VNF instance in order to receive services provided the requested VNF type.
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