Infrastructure resource states
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code;
wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;
receive, at a network element from a first support system based on a transitioning of a state of a virtualized network resource (VNR) hosted by the network element from a first VNR state to a second VNR state at the first support system, a first message comprising an indication of the transitioning of the state of the VNR from the first VNR state to the second VNR state at the first support system;
configure, based on the indication of the transitioning of the state of the VNR from the first VNR state to the second VNR state at the first support system, the network element to support the VNR;
receive, at the network element from a second support system based on a transitioning of a state of a virtualized service resource (VSR) hosted by the network element from a first VSR state to a second VSR state at the second support system, a second message comprising an indication of the transitioning of the state of the VSR from the first VSR state to the second VSR state at the second support system; and
configure, based on the indication of the transitioning of the state of the VSR from the first VSR state to the second VSR state at the second support system, the network element to support the VSR.
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses infrastructure resource states which may be configured for use in managing both infrastructure resources (IRs) and virtualized infrastructure resources (VIRs). The new resources states may include a Network Unequipped (NU) state, a Network Equipped (NE) state, a Network Ready (NR) state, a Service Ready (SR) state, an Out-of-Service (OOS) state, and an In-Service (IS) state. The infrastructure resource states may be configured to enable resource transfers in a programmable virtual infrastructure having one or more tenants (e.g., Owners, BUs, Partners, Customers, or the like) at one or more hierarchical layers. The infrastructure resource states may be configured to support VIR management for multi-owner virtualization such that multiple owners may manage resource allocation of the network infrastructure of the communication network and multi-tenant virtualization such that multiple tenants, at one or more hierarchical layers, may share portions of the network infrastructure of the communication network.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; receive, at a network element from a first support system based on a transitioning of a state of a virtualized network resource (VNR) hosted by the network element from a first VNR state to a second VNR state at the first support system, a first message comprising an indication of the transitioning of the state of the VNR from the first VNR state to the second VNR state at the first support system; configure, based on the indication of the transitioning of the state of the VNR from the first VNR state to the second VNR state at the first support system, the network element to support the VNR; receive, at the network element from a second support system based on a transitioning of a state of a virtualized service resource (VSR) hosted by the network element from a first VSR state to a second VSR state at the second support system, a second message comprising an indication of the transitioning of the state of the VSR from the first VSR state to the second VSR state at the second support system; and configure, based on the indication of the transitioning of the state of the VSR from the first VSR state to the second VSR state at the second support system, the network element to support the VSR. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; maintain, at a first support system, state information for a virtualized network resource (VNR) hosted by a network element; perform, at the first support system, a first transition of the VNR from a first VNR state to a second VNR state; send, from the first support system toward the network element, a message configured to cause configuration of the network element based on the first transition of the VNR; send, from the first support system toward a second support system, a message indicative of the first transition of the VNR; receive, at the first support system from the second support system, an indication of a transition of a virtualized service resource (VSR) hosted by the network element and associated with the VNR from a first VSR state to a second VSR state at the second support system; perform, at the first support system based on the indication of the transition of the VSR, a second transition of the VNR from the second VNR state to a third VNR state; and send, from the first support system toward the network element, a message configured to cause configuration of the network element based on the second transition of the VNR. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; maintain, at a first support system, state information for a virtualized service resource (VSR) hosted by a network element, wherein the VSR is associated with a virtualized network resource (VNR) hosted by the network element; receive, at the first support system from a second support system, an indication that the VNR has been transitioned from a first VNR state to a second VNR state at the second support system; perform, at the first support system based on the indication that the VNR has been transitioned from the first VNR state to the second VNR state at the second support system, a transition of the VSR from a first VSR state to a second VSR state; send, from the first support system toward the second support system, an indication of the transition of the VSR from the first VSR state to the second VSR state; and send, from the first support system toward the network element based on the transition of the VSR from the first VSR state to the second VSR state, a message configured to cause configuration of the network element to support the VSR. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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