System, method, and computer program for managing fault recovery in network function virtualization (NFV) based networks
US9645899B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a system, method, and computer program product for recovering from a network failure in a communication network using network function virtualization (NFV-based network), the method including: selecting a first network component of the NFV-based network, detecting at least one probable failure of the first network component, identifying at least one virtual network function (VNF) instance using the first network component, selecting a second network component to be used by same VNF for replacing the VNF instance in the first network component when the first network component is faulty, and securing at least one resource of the second network component for the VNF.
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