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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Inventor:
Yong Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/08 (2022.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 41/082 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0889 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver upgrade method and a device are provided, to simplify a driver upgrade process and improve upgrade efficiency. The driver upgrade method includes: receiving, by a MANO, first information from a VNF during an upgrade of the VNF, the first information indicating version information of the VNF after the upgrade; determining, by the MANO, that an NFVI is not upgraded; and sending, by the MANO, second information to the VNF, the second information indicating to the VNF not to upgrade a VF driver installed in the VNF.