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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2021
Applicant:

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;

Inventors:

Shihui Hu, Shenzhen, CN;

Mingming Zhu, Shenzhen, CN;

Guangpeng Li, Beijing, CN;

Enhui Liu, Shenzhen, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 45/745 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for implementing network virtualization, and a related apparatus and a communications system are provided. The method for implementing network virtualization may include: receiving, by an SDN controller, a virtual network creation request that carries virtual network topology information; creating a virtual network in response to the virtual network creation request; establishing, by the SDN controller, a device mapping relationship; establishing, by the SDN controller, a port mapping relationship; allocating, by the SDN controller, a virtual SDN controller to the virtual network; and registering, by the SDN controller, a first virtual forwarding device and a second virtual forwarding device with the virtual SDN controller. Technical solutions of embodiments of the present invention help to improve networking flexibility, reduce service costs, and shorten a service deployment period.


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