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Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 11, 2016
Applicant:

Ntt Docomo, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Takuya Shimojou, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Yusuke Takano, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Motoshi Tamura, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Ashiq Khan, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Assignee:

NTT DOCOMO, INC., Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/927 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/82 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 41/5054 (2013.01); H04L 47/805 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract

A slice management system and a slice management method that can dynamically adjust the amount of resources when the amount of resources is insufficient to create a slice. A storing unit of a NFVO stores slice utilization status information. In a BSS/OSS, an allocation determination unit determines to create a new slice or extend an existing slice, and when resources for creation of a new slice or extension of an existing slice are insufficient, a resource change determination unit determines a slice for reduction based on the slice utilization status information. A resource request unit of the NFVO reduces resources of the determined slice.


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