Method and system for managing interconnection of virtual network functions
US9766943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/59
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for use of a connectivity manager and a network infrastructure including the same. In one embodiment, the network infrastructure comprises one or more physical devices communicably coupled into a physical network infrastructure or via the overlay provided by the physical servers; and a virtual network domain containing a virtual network infrastructure executing on the physical network infrastructure. In one embodiment, the virtual network domain comprises one or more virtual network functions connected together through one or more links and executing on the one or more physical devices, and one or more interfaces coupled to one or more network functions via one or more links to communicate data between the virtual network domain and at least one of the one or more physical devices of the physical network infrastructure while the virtual network domain is isolated from other virtual infrastructures executing on the physical network infrastructure.
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