PLACEMENT AND USE OF WIRELESS NETWORK FUNCTIONS IN A VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to;
control placement of a set of wireless network functions of a wireless network within a virtualization environment to form a set of virtualized wireless network functions, the set of virtualized wireless network functions including at least a set of virtualized serving node functions and a set of virtualized gateway node functions; and
control selection of one of the virtualized gateway node functions responsive to a request for a bearer for a wireless device served by the wireless network.
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Abstract
A capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions within a virtualization environment is presented. The capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions in a virtualized environment may include controlling placement of a set of wireless network functions of a wireless network within a virtualization environment to form a set of virtualized wireless network functions, where the set of virtualized wireless network functions includes at least a set of virtualized serving node functions and a set of virtualized gateway node functions. The capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions in a virtualized environment may include controlling selection of one of the virtualized gateway node functions responsive to a request for a bearer for a wireless device served by the wireless network.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to; control placement of a set of wireless network functions of a wireless network within a virtualization environment to form a set of virtualized wireless network functions, the set of virtualized wireless network functions including at least a set of virtualized serving node functions and a set of virtualized gateway node functions; and control selection of one of the virtualized gateway node functions responsive to a request for a bearer for a wireless device served by the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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controlling, via a processor and a memory, placement of a set of wireless network functions of a wireless network within a virtualization environment to form a set of virtualized wireless network functions, the set of virtualized wireless network functions including at least a set of virtualized serving node functions and a set of virtualized gateway node functions; and controlling selection of one of the virtualized gateway node functions responsive to a request for a bearer for a wireless device served by the wireless network.
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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controlling placement of a set of wireless network functions of a wireless network within a virtualization environment to form a set of virtualized wireless network functions, the set of virtualized wireless network functions including at least a set of virtualized serving node functions and a set of virtualized gateway node functions; and controlling selection of one of the virtualized gateway node functions responsive to a request for a bearer for a wireless device served by the wireless network.
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