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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Zte Corporation, Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZTE CORPORATION, Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/40 (2022.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/084 (2022.01); H04L 41/342 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/40 (2022.05); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/084 (2013.01); H04L 41/342 (2022.05); G06F 2009/4557 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for use in a container cluster management element is disclosed. The method comprises generating a container cluster instance based on a container cluster descriptor, CCD, template, wherein the container cluster instance comprises at least one master node and at least one work node, and transmitting, to a management element, the container cluster instance for use in a life cycle management operation of at least one virtual network function.