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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 41/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06F 2009/4557 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01);
Abstract
VNF (Virtual Network Function) descriptor (VNFD) is configured to include an entry that describes a definition of at least one predetermined apparatus connected to each VDU (Virtual Deployment Unit) on a same layer as an information element of the VDU, with a definition element including an apparatus name of the apparatus being provided under the entry and associated with the entry. The VNFD is received from a storage unit storing the VNFD, and an associated instance is created.