APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A method for managing a Virtual Machine (VM) by an Edge Cloud Management Controller (ECMC) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- upon receiving a VM provisioning request message from a 3rd party entity, transmitting a first Edge Cloud-Radio Access Network (EC-RAN) VM control command message indicating that the ECMC commands a VM provisioning to an Edge Cloud Manager (ECM);
receiving a first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message comprising information indicating whether a VM host, which the first EC-RAN VM control command message targets, accepts or rejects the first EC-RAN VM control command message, and comprising a VM instance Identifier (ID) allocated to the VM host, as a response message to the first EC-RAN VM control command message, from the ECM; and
registering a VM instance corresponding to the VM instance ID and setting a status of the VM instance as an allocation status, after receiving the first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message from the ECM.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for managing a Virtual Machine (VM) in a mobile communication system. Upon receiving a VM provisioning request message from a 3rd party entity, an Edge Cloud-Radio Access Network (EC-RAN) VM control command message, indicating that the Edge Cloud Management Controller (ECMC) commands a VM provisioning, is transmitted to an Edge Cloud Manager (ECM). An EC-RAN VM control command Ack message is received, including information indicating whether a VM host, which the EC-RAN VM control command message targets, accepts or rejects the EC-RAN VM control command message, and including a VM instance ID allocated to the VM host. A VM instance corresponding to the VM instance ID is registered and a status of the VM instance is set as an allocation status, after the EC-RAN VM control command Ack message is received from the ECM.
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1. A method for managing a Virtual Machine (VM) by an Edge Cloud Management Controller (ECMC) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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upon receiving a VM provisioning request message from a 3rd party entity, transmitting a first Edge Cloud-Radio Access Network (EC-RAN) VM control command message indicating that the ECMC commands a VM provisioning to an Edge Cloud Manager (ECM); receiving a first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message comprising information indicating whether a VM host, which the first EC-RAN VM control command message targets, accepts or rejects the first EC-RAN VM control command message, and comprising a VM instance Identifier (ID) allocated to the VM host, as a response message to the first EC-RAN VM control command message, from the ECM; and registering a VM instance corresponding to the VM instance ID and setting a status of the VM instance as an allocation status, after receiving the first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message from the ECM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for managing a Virtual Machine (VM) by an Edge Cloud Manager (ECM) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first Edge Cloud-Radio Access Network (EC-RAN) control command message indicating that an Edge Cloud Management Controller (ECMC) commands a VM provisioning according to a reception of a VM provisioning request message from a 3rd party entity, from the ECMC; and transmitting, to the ECMC, a first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message comprising information indicating that a VM host, which the first EC-RAN VM control command message targets, accepts or rejects the first EC-RAN VM control command message, and comprising a VM instance Identifier (ID) allocated to the VM host, as a response message to the first EC-RAN VM control command message, thereby the ECMC registers a VM instance corresponding to the VM instance ID and sets a status of the VM instance to an allocation status. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing a Virtual Machine (VM) by a VM host in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first Edge Cloud Manager (ECM) command message, which commands a VM preparation operation, from an ECM; performing a preparation operation for starting a VM instance, after receiving the first ECM command message; and transmitting a first ECM command Ack message, as a response message to the first ECM command message, to the ECM, after performing the preparation operation for starting the VM instance. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An Edge Cloud Management Controller (ECMC) in a mobile communication system, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a first Edge Cloud-Radio Access Network (EC-RAN) Virtual Machine (VM) control command message indicating that the ECMC commands a VM provisioning to an Edge Cloud Manager (ECM) upon receiving a VM provisioning request message from a 3rd party entity; a receiver for receiving a first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message comprising information indicating whether a VM host, which the first EC-RAN VM control command message targets, accepts or rejects the first EC-RAN VM control command message, and comprising a VM instance Identifier (ID) allocated to the VM host, as a response message to the first EC-RAN VM control command message, from the ECM; and a controller for registering a VM instance corresponding to the VM instance ID and setting a status of the VM host instance as an allocation status, after receiving the first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message from the ECM. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An Edge Cloud Manager (ECM) in a mobile communication system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first Edge Cloud-Radio Access Network (EC-RAN) control command message indicating that an Edge Cloud Management Controller (ECMC) commands a Virtual Machine (VM) provisioning according to a reception of a VM provisioning request message from a 3rd party entity from the ECMC; and a transmitter for transmitting, to the ECMC, a first EC-RAN VM control command Ack message comprising information indicating that a VM host, which the first EC-RAN VM control command message targets, accepts or rejects the first EC-RAN VM control command message, and comprising a VM instance Identifier (ID) allocated to the VM host, as a response message to the first EC-RAN VM control command message, thereby the ECMC registers a VM instance corresponding to the VM instance ID and sets a status of the VM instance to an allocation status. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A Virtual Machine (VM) host in a mobile communication system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first Edge Cloud Manager (ECM) command message, which commands a VM preparation operation from an ECM; a controller for performing a preparation operation for starting a VM instance, after receiving the first ECM command message; and a transmitter for transmitting a first ECM command Ack message, as a response message to the first ECM command message, to the ECM, after performing the preparation operation for starting the VM instance. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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