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- Patent Title: Devices and methods of using network function virtualization and virtualized resources performance data to improve performance
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Application No.: US16408234Application Date: 2019-05-09
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Publication No.: US10965564B2Publication Date: 2021-03-30
- Inventor: Joey Chou , Valerie Parker
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F9/46
- IPC: G06F9/46 ; G06F9/455 ; H04L12/26 ; H04L12/24 ; G06F9/50 ; H04L12/931

Abstract:
Devices and methods of providing performance measurements (PMs) for Network Function Virtualization are generally described. A Virtual Network Function (VNF) PM job is scheduled at a VNF and VNF PM data received in response. From the VNF PM data, it is determined that virtualized resource (VR) management may be a cause of poor VNF performance. A VR PM job is scheduled and results in VR PM data. The VR PM and VNF PM data are analyzed to determine whether to increase the VR at the VNF. If an increase is determined, a request for the increase is transmitted from an element manager to a VNF manager or the VNF PM and/or VR PM data are provided to a Network Manager (NM) for the NM to request the increase by a Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator (NFVO).
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