Interworking of legacy appliances in virtualized networks
US11469953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing apparatus, including: a hardware platform; and an interworking broker function (IBF) hosted on the hardware platform, the IBF including a translation driver (TD) associated with a legacy network appliance lacking native interoperability with an orchestrator, the IBF configured to: receive from the orchestrator a network function provisioning or configuration command for the legacy network appliance; operate the TD to translate the command to a format consumable by the legacy network appliance; and forward the command to the legacy network appliance.
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