Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seonjun Park

Jihun Ha

Jihwan Seo

Beomseok Oh

Byonggon Chun

Youngsun Seo

Sewon Oh

A traffic optimization module includes a profile management component and a data restructuring component, wherein the traffic optimization module is configured to receive, from the UPF, context information that is based on a traffic for a data packet being processed; update traffic history information stored in the profile management component based on the context information; determine whether to perform data restructuring that is based on the traffic history information or not by referring to the traffic history information stored in the profile management component; identify a profile that at least matches a target profile requested by the data restructuring component from among the plurality of profiles; restructure a data set included in the identified profile as a data set including data required for processing the context information; and provide the identified profile including the restructured data set to the profile management component.

Traffic optimization module and operating method thereof

Provided is a technology for executing a virtualized network function in a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a server may obtain traffic processing information and mobile edge computing (MEC) service usage information regarding user equipments (UEs) that have accessed a plurality of base stations connected to the server, obtain, based on the traffic processing information and the MEC service usage information, information about traffic to occur due to UEs accessing the plurality of base stations and MEC services to be used by the UEs, and determine, based on the obtained information about the traffic and usage of the MEC services, at least one hardware component on which a software component virtualizing a network function in the server is to be executed.

Method and apparatus for executing virtualized network function

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Seonjun Park