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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2018
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Randy Jones, Nepean, CA;
Phuong Van Nguyen, Ottawa, CA;
Peter Ciolfi, Ottawa, CA;
Kevin Andrew Meek, Stittsville, CA;
Khenaidoo Nursimulu, Kanata, CA;
Hesam Aldin Rahimi Koopayi, Ottawa, CA;
Sen Wang, Ottawa, CA;
Stéphane Luc Barbarie, Ottawa, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) method integrating third-party Virtual Network Functions (VNF) through a plugin framework includes operating, via one or more servers in an NFV cloud, the plugin framework with Application Programming Interfaces (API) to one or more third-party VNFs; providing a catalog of VNF services comprising the one or more third-party VNFs to an end user; and operating the one or more third-party VNFs with the end user via the NFV cloud, wherein the one or more third-party VNFs are from a different vendor than an operator of the NFV cloud.