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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. 02, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2022
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventor:

Maria Toeroe, Montreal, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); G06F 8/60 (2018.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 8/70 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 8/60 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 8/70 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2013.01); G06F 9/45533 (2013.01); G06F 9/48 (2013.01); G06F 9/485 (2013.01); G06F 9/4806 (2013.01); G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); G06F 9/4856 (2013.01); G06F 9/4881 (2013.01); G06F 9/50 (2013.01); G06F 9/5005 (2013.01); G06F 9/5027 (2013.01); G06F 9/5033 (2013.01); G06F 9/5055 (2013.01); G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); G06F 9/5083 (2013.01); G06F 9/5088 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 11/30 (2013.01); H04L 45/563 (2013.01); G06F 2009/4557 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45591 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method, executed in a Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) software modification manager, for coordination of NFVI software modifications of a NFVI providing at least one Virtual Resource (VR) hosting at least one Virtual Network Function (VNF), comprising receiving an NFVI software modifications request; sending a notification that a software modification procedure of the at least one VR is about to start to a VNF level manager, the VNF level manager managing a VNF hosted on the at least one VR provided by the NFVI; applying software modifications to at least one resource of the at least one VR; and notifying the VNF level manager about completion of the software modifications.


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