公开(公告)号：US10965564B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US16408234

申请日：2019-05-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joey Chou ,  Valerie Parker

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).

公开(公告)号：US11025515B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US15764469

申请日：2015-12-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joey Chou ,  Valerie Parker

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/46 ,  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).