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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Harish Kumar Chandrappa, Bothell, WA (US);
Michelle Austine Liu, Seattle, WA (US);
Swati Tiwari, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nikhil K Ravi, Redmond, WA (US);
Chakshu Sardana, Redmond, WA (US);
Neelesh Kumar, Sammamish, WA (US);
Viswanath Chennuru, Bothell, WA (US);
Qiming Chen, Seattle, WA (US);
Varun Prakash Shrivastava, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ganesh Srinivasan, Redmond, WA (US);
Karthik Ananthakrishnan, Woodinville, WA (US);
Abhishek Tiwari, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing a managed networking service for a cloud computing system enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions (VNFs) at edge locations. The method includes registering a plurality of third-party vendors for the managed networking service. The plurality of third-party vendors provide a plurality of VNFs for the managed networking service. The method also includes receiving user input from a user of the cloud computing system. The user input includes a request to deploy the plurality of VNFs at an edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be provided by different third-party vendors through the managed networking service. The method also includes causing the plurality of VNFs to be deployed on an edge device that is located at the edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be represented as logical entities in a database that is utilized by the managed networking service.