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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Venkata Rajasekharu Athreyapurapu, Bangalore, IN;
Vijayakumar Bangalore Subbarao, Bangalore, IN;
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, techniques are described for selecting types of switches and corresponding input/output methods for virtualized network functions (VNFs) of a network service and selecting one or more host computing devices to host the VNFs for the network service to realize the selected types of switches and corresponding input/output methods for the VNFs. For example, a controller that performs aspects of NFV management and orchestration (MANO) receives requirements for a network service to be provisioned in the NFVI. Based on the requirements for the network service, which may specify one or VNFs and may specify individual requirements for each VNF, the controller selects a type of switch and corresponding input/output method for each VNF.