Virtualized network function VNF control method and device

Abstract

The invention discloses a virtualized network function VNF control method and device. The method comprises the following steps: a VNF example storage which directly communicates with a VNFM is established, and VNFR of VNF examples is stored in the VNF example storage; when the VNFM needs to conduct operation on the VNF examples, no NFVO coordination is needed; or in the absence of an NFVO, the VNFR of the VNF examples in the VNF example storage is controlled directly; or by creating a communication interface between the VNFM and the VNF example storage, operation can be conducted on the VNF examples by the VNFM without NFVO coordination; or in the absence of the NFVO, the VNFR in the VNF example storage can be controlled directly via the communication interface between the VNFM and the VNF example storage, that is to say the VNFR of the VNF examples which need to be controlled can be obtained from the VNF example storage or the VNFR recorded in the VNF example storage can be directly modified, VNF example control efficiency is effectively improved, and resources consumed in VNF example control processes can be reduced.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of network function virtualization, in particular to a virtualized network function VNF control method and equipment. Background technique [0002] With the development of Internet technology, the network deployed by network operators is composed of various physical devices. Different network services require different physical devices. Every time a new network service is developed, a new type of physical device needs to be added accordingly. However, it becomes more and more difficult to determine the spatial location of the new physical device and the power supply line with the increase of network services. difficult, which seriously inhibits the deployment of new network services. [0003] In order to solve the above existing problems, a network function virtualization (abbreviation: NFV; English: NetworkFunctionsVirtualization) solution is proposed. Among them, network function virtualization r...

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[0013] In view of this, the embodiments of the present invention provide a virtualized network function VNF control method and device to solve the current problems of low VNFM control efficiency and large system resource overhead for a single network element VNF ​​instance

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