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PREDICTIVE AUTO-SCALING OF VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS FOR A NETWORK

  • US 20170373938A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2016
  • Published: 12/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system comprising:

  • an adaptive engine configured to auto-scale a Virtualized Network Function (VNF) for a network of a network operator based on a set of auto-scaling rules, the adaptive engine comprising;

    a storage device that stores initial rules for the set of auto-scaling rules; and

    a processor that implements;

    a learning module that monitors behavior of the network operator in scaling the VNF in response to events, and generates learned rules for the set of auto-scaling rules based on the behavior of the network operator;

    a prioritizing module that adjusts a sequence of the initial rules and the learned rules in the set of auto-scaling rules; and

    a predicting module that predicts a future event in the network that will activate scaling of the VNF, and auto-scales the VNF for the network based on the set of auto-scaling rules before occurrence of the future event.

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