Patent ID: 11961101
Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 15:
16. A system comprising:
a software defined network controller;
a software defined network managed by the software defined network controller, wherein the software defined network has a first virtual network function (VNF) topology comprising an access cloud architecture, a second VNF topology comprising an edge cloud architecture and a third VNF topology comprising a core cloud architecture, wherein each of the first VNF topology, the second VNF topology and the third VNF topology has a set of performance requirements associated therewith, wherein the first VNF topology includes a software defined network radio receiving unit in communication with a base station, a software defined network access evolved packet core (EPC), and a first transport layer between the software defined network radio receiving unit and the software defined network access EPC, wherein the second VNF topology includes an edge software defined network EPC, wherein there is a second transport layer between the first VNF topology and the second VNF topology, wherein the third VNF topology includes a core software defined network EPC, and wherein there is a third transport layer between the second VNF topology and the third VNF topology;
an input-output interface;
a processor coupled to the input-output interface, wherein the processor is further coupled to a memory, and wherein the memory has stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
determining a first equilibrium value for a network slice configured in accordance with a network slice specification, wherein the network slice specification is defined using at least one of the first VNF topology, the second VNF topology or the third VNF topology, and the associated performance requirements, and wherein the determining the first equilibrium value is based at least in part upon a cost of capital equipment to provide the network slice configured in accordance with the network slice specification;
receiving a first bid price for the network slice;
comparing the first bid price to the first equilibrium value; and
based on the comparing, providing service using the network slice in accordance with the network slice specification.