Resource management method and device for containerized virtual network function VNF

Abstract

The invention discloses a resource management method and device for a containerized virtual network function VNF. The method comprises the steps: in the process that a virtualized network function manager (VNFM) executes VNF instantiation, enabling VM resources of different resource specifications for instantiating the VNF by referring to VDUs of the VM resources in the VNFD; creating at least onecontainer node resource pool on an NFVI layer, and then sending the information of at least one container node resource pool to a container, namely a service manager, thereby achieving the seamless joint of the container node resource pool managed by the container, namely the service manager, and VM resources of the VNF. The container, namely a service manager, can create required container services for different components forming the VNF on container node resource pools of different resource specifications; container services serving different telecommunication network functions can be managed and arranged based on container node resource pools of different resource specifications, and the adaptive capacity of container node resources to the telecommunication network functions can be improved.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a resource management method and device for a containerized virtual network function (VNF). Background technique [0002] Network function virtualization (network function virtualization, NFV) technology and container as a service (container as a service, CaaS) technology are two different phases of telecom network operators in the process of Internet technology (internet technology, IT) cloud transformation. virtualization technology. [0003] NFV technology refers to the fact that telecom network operators use virtualization technology in the IT field to deploy and run part of the telecom network on low-cost hardware devices such as general-purpose servers, switches, and memories by decoupling the software and hardware of telecom network functions. functional technology. [0004] CaaS technology refers to decomposing a single network function into multi...

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[0006] However, in the telecommunications network, the container service is closely related to the life cycle of the VNF that invokes the container service, and the life cycle of the container service cannot be fast in and fast out like the container application and container service in the CaaS technology (that is, Quickly establish a container service, use the container service for a specific container application, and then quickly delete the container service), but like VNF, it has a long life cycle

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