Patent ID: 11929879
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) comprising:
at least one processor; and
one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store programming instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the NFVO to:
create virtualized network function package information (VNFPI) for each virtualized network function (VNF) included in a network service (NS);
obtain a node type of each VNF from a VNF package (VNFP) corresponding to the VNF, wherein the VNFP comprises a VNF descriptor (VNFD);
associate the node type with the respective VNFPI;
obtain a first identifier of the VNFD indicating the VNFD from each VNFP;
store the first identifier of the VNFD in the respective VNFPI;
receive a NS instantiation request for the NS;
provide network service description information (NSD) based on the NS instantiation request, wherein the NSD comprises the node type of each VNF;
obtain the respective VNFPI associated with the node type;
obtain the first identifier of the VNFD from the respective VNFPI; and
request, based on the first identifier, a virtualized network function manager (VNFM) to instantiate the respective VNF.