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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Keith William Melkild, Allen, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An example operation may include a method comprising one or more of constructing a VNF package that includes at least one of a VNFD with one or more VNFC module descriptors or one or more VNFC module artifacts, generating a VNF package archive, receiving the VNF package archive containing the VNF package, processing a manifest file in the VNF package archive, onboarding one or more traditional VNF package components including a VNFD file and at least one software artifact, onboarding one or more independently manageable VNFC software module components in the VNF package, and enabling a VNF in a service catalog.