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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
Genband Us Llc, Plano, TX (US);
Paul Miller, Derry, NH (US);
GENBAND US LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes, with a Virtual Network Function (VNF) manager, managing a VNF that includes a plurality of VNF components running on a plurality of virtual machines, the virtual machines running on a set of physical machines, determining a first number that is equal to a number of virtual machines capable of providing for a current demand for VNF components, determining a second number that is equal to the highest number of virtual machines being provided by a single one of the set of physical computing machines, and with the VNF manager, causing a Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) to have a total number of virtual machines provisioned, the total number being equal to the first number plus the second number.