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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Nec Laboratories Europe Gmbh, Heidelberg, DE;
Faqir Zarrar Yousaf, Leimen, DE;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method provides a distributed and granular management and orchestration of virtualized functions (VFs). The method includes instantiating a network function virtualization management and orchestration (NFV-MANO) system that is configured to instantiate micro-functions (MFs) and to link each of the instantiated MFs to a corresponding one of the VFs. Also, a MF of the MFs is instantiated and linked the MF to a VF of the VFs. The instantiated MF is configured to provide at least one service of the NFV-MANO system to the VF to which it is linked. The instantiated MF and the VF are configured to expose interfaces over which they can interface with each other.