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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 9/46 (2013.01); G06F 9/50 (2013.01); G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); H04L 47/82 (2013.01); G06F 2009/4557 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network function virtualization management and orchestration apparatus includes a VIM(s) and an upper entity(ies) of the VIM(s). The VIM(s) performs resource management and control of an NFVI(s) that provides an execution infrastructure(s) for a VNF(s) implemented and virtualized by software that operates on a virtual machine(s). The upper entity(ies) collects resource information about the NFVI(s) from the VIM(s) and determines a virtual machine allocation destination(s) based on the collected resource information about the NFVI(s). The VIM(s) generates a virtual machine(s) at the determined virtual machine allocation destination(s).