Patent ID: 11924028
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A computer-implemented method for aggregating network slices within a network element, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of requests to instantiate a network slice within the network element, wherein the plurality of requests to instantiate the network slice within the network element includes a first request to instantiate the network slice and a second request to instantiate the network slice, wherein the first request to instantiate the network slice is associated with a first level of service requirement and the second request to instantiate the network slice is associated with a second level of service requirement, wherein the first level and the second level are distinct;
determining a performance metric of the network element;
instantiating a first aggregate network slice within the network element, the first aggregate network slice being associated with a third level of service requirement, when the performance metric of the network element is above a first threshold and below a second threshold; and
associating the first request to instantiate the network slice with an instantiated first aggregate network slice, wherein the first level of service requirement is met when the third level of service requirement is met.