VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION MANAGEMENT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170150399A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-25

    申请号:US15323505

    申请日:2015-08-05

    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, virtualized network function resources may be managed in a network. Performance measurements may be received for at least one mobility management entity (MME) in an MME pool, or for other network elements. If at least one of the performance measurements exceeds at least one predetermined threshold, instantiation of a new mobility management entity virtual network function (MME VNF) may be requested, and the MME VNF may be instantiated in response to the request. One or more user equipment (UE) devices managed by the MME pool may be connected to the added MME VNF.

    INSTANTIATION OF A VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION (VNF) AS PART OF A GNODEB (GNB)

    公开(公告)号:US20200034165A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16484422

    申请日:2018-03-12

    Inventor: Joey Chou Yizhi Yao

    Abstract: Examples provide an apparatus for instantiating a virtualised part of a next generation Node B, gNB, comprising a Network Functions Virtualisation Orchestrator, operable to carry out any one or more tasks including on-boarding an VNF package, on-boarding a PNF Descriptor on-boarding a Network Service Descriptor, enabling the VNF package, enabling the Network Service Descriptor, and sending appropriate responses to a Network Manager. Examples also provide corresponding methods.

    INSTANTIATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS OF A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE

    公开(公告)号:US20190327621A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-24

    申请号:US16475621

    申请日:2017-12-26

    Inventor: Joey Chou Yizhi Yao

    Abstract: A network management function (NMF) is configured to instantiate a network service (NS), update a NS, and/or establish a relation between a virtualized network function (VNF) instance and a physical network function (PNF) instance. The NMF may instantiate, for example, a NS including a new VNF that is part of a base station or a g Node B (gNB), a NS including a PNF that is part of the gNB, or a NS that includes a PNF and a new VNF that form a gNB. The NMF may also, for example, update a NS to add a VNF instance to a NS that already includes a PNF instance to form a gNB, or update a NS to add a PNF instance to a NS that already includes a VNF instance to form a gNB.

    USING A MANAGED OBJECT OPERATION TO CONTROL A LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190266012A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16319886

    申请日:2017-02-08

    Inventor: Joey Chou

    Abstract: Techniques for linking managed object (MO) operations and lifecycle operations associated with VNFs (Virtual Network Functions) are discussed. In various actions, MO operations can trigger associated lifecycle operations, or lifecycle operations can trigger associated MO operations. In some aspects, MO instance creation by an EM (Element Manager) can trigger associated VNF instantiation by a VNFM (VNF Manager), or vice versa. In the same or other aspects, MO instance deletion by an EM can trigger termination of an associated VNF by a VNFM, or vice versa.

    APPARATUS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT DATA SUBSCRIPTION FOR NFV PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20190166017A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US16092858

    申请日:2016-09-30

    Inventor: Joey Chou

    Abstract: Methods and system to perform notification subscriptions in a network function virtualization (NFV) network are discussed. An example system includes an apparatus configured to be employed within a network manager (NM) of the NFV network comprising one or more processors configured to: output an NM subscription request comprising a request to subscribe to a notification associated with a virtualization resources (VR) performance measurement (PM) data of a VNF instance in the NFV network, to an element manager (EM); and process an EM subscription response received from the EM, in response to the NM subscription request, wherein the EM subscription response comprises information on a result of the subscription.

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