Service chaining of virtual network functions in a cloud computing system
US11582090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/325
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method of provisioning a network service in a cloud computing system includes: defining, at an orchestrator, the network service to include a plurality of network functions; defining, at the orchestrator, network connectivity among the plurality of network functions; identifying a plurality of vendor device managers (VDMs) configured to provision virtual network functions that implement the plurality of network functions; and instructing, by the orchestrator, the VDMs to deploy the virtual network functions having the defined network connectivity.
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