公开(公告)号：US09843479B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US15008045

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Virginia Rosa de Sousa Teixeira ,  Mark Grayson ,  Oliver James Bull

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0668 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/5025 ,  H04L41/5035 ,  H04L41/5051 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include monitoring, by a radio access network (RAN) orchestration function, impairments between a plurality of candidate locations interconnected by a transport network, wherein one or more network elements capable of performing one or more operations associated with a RAN are located at the plurality of candidate locations; determining a decomposition of one or more operations associated with the RAN into a plurality of sets of virtualized network functions (VNFs) to execute the operations; determining a distribution of the plurality of sets of VNFs among the one or more network elements associated with the RAN for one or more optimal locations of the plurality of candidate locations based, at least in part, on the monitored impairments; and instantiating the plurality of sets of VNFs at each of the one or more optimal locations.

公开(公告)号：US09729396B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14852210

申请日：2015-09-11

Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Virginia Rosa de Sousa Teixeira ,  Mark Grayson ,  Oliver James Bull

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0668 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/5025 ,  H04L41/5035 ,  H04L41/5051 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include monitoring, by a radio access network (RAN) orchestration function, impairments between a plurality of candidate locations interconnected by a transport network, wherein one or more network elements capable of performing one or more operations associated with a RAN are located at the plurality of candidate locations; determining a decomposition of one or more operations associated with the RAN into a plurality of sets of virtualized network functions (VNFs) to execute the operations; determining a distribution of the plurality of sets of VNFs among the one or more network elements associated with the RAN for one or more optimal locations of the plurality of candidate locations based, at least in part, on the monitored impairments; and instantiating the plurality of sets of VNFs at each of the one or more optimal locations.

公开(公告)号：US20160156503A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：US15008045

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Virginia Rosa de Sousa Teixeira ,  Mark Grayson ,  Oliver James Bull

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0668 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/5025 ,  H04L41/5035 ,  H04L41/5051 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include monitoring, by a radio access network (RAN) orchestration function, impairments between a plurality of candidate locations interconnected by a transport network, wherein one or more network elements capable of performing one or more operations associated with a RAN are located at the plurality of candidate locations; determining a decomposition of one or more operations associated with the RAN into a plurality of sets of virtualized network functions (VNFs) to execute the operations; determining a distribution of the plurality of sets of VNFs among the one or more network elements associated with the RAN for one or more optimal locations of the plurality of candidate locations based, at least in part, on the monitored impairments; and instantiating the plurality of sets of VNFs at each of the one or more optimal locations.

Abstract translation: 在一个示例实施例中提供了一种方法，并且可以包括通过无线电接入网络（RAN）协调功能来监视由传输网络互连的多个候选位置之间的损伤，其中能够执行一个或多个操作的一个或多个网络元件 与RAN相关联地位于多个候选位置; 确定与所述RAN相关联的一个或多个操作的分解为多组虚拟化网络功能（VNF）以执行所述操作; 至少部分地基于所监测的损伤，确定与所述多个候选地点中的一个或多个最佳位置相关联的所述一个或多个网络元件中的所述多个VNF集合的分布; 以及在所述一个或多个最佳位置的每一个处实例化所述多个VNF组。

公开(公告)号：US20160127169A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14852210

申请日：2015-09-11

Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Virginia Rosa de Sousa Teixeira ,  Mark Grayson ,  Oliver James Bull

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/917 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0668 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/5025 ,  H04L41/5035 ,  H04L41/5051 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include monitoring, by a radio access network (RAN) orchestration function, impairments between a plurality of candidate locations interconnected by a transport network, wherein one or more network elements capable of performing one or more operations associated with a RAN are located at the plurality of candidate locations; determining a decomposition of one or more operations associated with the RAN into a plurality of sets of virtualized network functions (VNFs) to execute the operations; determining a distribution of the plurality of sets of VNFs among the one or more network elements associated with the RAN for one or more optimal locations of the plurality of candidate locations based, at least in part, on the monitored impairments; and instantiating the plurality of sets of VNFs at each of the one or more optimal locations.