US Patent Application 18345468. Scaling Method and Apparatus simplified abstract
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Scaling Method and Apparatus
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Scaling Method and Apparatus - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18345468 titled 'Scaling Method and Apparatus
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for scaling network functions in virtualized networks.
- The method involves a VNF manager (VNFM) receiving a scale-out request from an NFV orchestrator (NFVO).
- The scale-out request includes information about the VNF instance and the desired scale aspect and step.
- Based on the scale-out request, the VNFM determines the creation of a virtualization deployment unit (VDU) and a corresponding subnet.
- The VNFM then requests the creation of the VDU and subnet from a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM).
Original Abstract Submitted
A scaling method related to the field of network function virtualization (NFV) includes a VNF manager (VNFM) that receives a virtualized network function (VNF) scale out request from an NFV orchestrator (NFVO), where the request includes VNF instance information and indication information that indicates a scale aspect and step; the VNFM determines, based on the VNF scale out request, information about a virtualization deployment unit (VDU) and a corresponding subnet that need to be created; and the VNFM requests creation of the VDU and the corresponding subnet from a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM).
