US Patent Application 18340648. RELIABLE VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION SYSTEM FOR A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM simplified abstract
Contents
RELIABLE VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION SYSTEM FOR A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM
Organization Name
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Inventor(s)
Bozidar Radunovic of Cambridge (GB)
Matthew John Balkwill of Townbridge (GB)
Noel Andrew Bainbridge of Cambridge (GB)
Yongguang Zhang of Redmond WA (US)
Antonios Katsarakis of Edinburgh (GB)
RELIABLE VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION SYSTEM FOR A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18340648 titled 'RELIABLE VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION SYSTEM FOR A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a reliable network function virtualization (rVNF) system.
- The system includes a virtualized network function (VNF) application instance with multiple physical VNF instances.
- A load balancer acts as an interface between a client and the VNF application instance.
- The load balancer ensures that packets related to a specific user context are delivered to the same physical VNF instance.
- A communication interface enables communication between the client and the VNF application instance.
- Application storage is used to store session data associated with the VNF application instance.
Original Abstract Submitted
A reliable network function virtualization (rVNF) system includes a virtualized network function (VNF) application instance that includes a plurality of physical VNF instances. A load balancer provides an interface between a client and the VNF application instance. A load balancer interface facilitates delivery of packets related to a particular user context to the same physical VNF instance. A communication interface facilitates communication between the client and the VNF application instance. Application storage stores session data associated with the VNF application instance.
