Patent ID: 8855017

Claim:
A node for creating a virtual infrastructure for a virtual network, the node comprising: an interface configured to receive a list identifying one or more Virtual Resource Objects (VROs) representing resources for a virtual network, each VRO comprising corresponding generic class definitions describing resources that are associated with a network node, and that are based on a determined network node type; and a controller configured to: select desired VROs from the list for the virtual network; instantiate the selected VROs to instantiate the virtual network; and configure the instantiated VROs for operation in the virtual network, the VROs including one or more Home Subscriber Server (HSS) resources, Service-Aware Support Node (SASN) resources, Packet Data Network-Gateway (PDN-GW) resources, Policy and Charges Rule Function (PCRF) resources, and Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) resources.