Method and system to manage container network functions in a network

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system (120) and a method (500) to manage Container Network Functions (CNFs) in a network (105) The method includes the step of a receiving a list of Container Network Functions (CNFs) from an inventory unit. The method includes the step of recording a CNF identifier for each CNF from the list of CNFs based on the received list of CNFs. The method includes the step of receiving from the inventory unit (230) a list of Container Network Functions Components (CNFCs) for each CNF from the list of CNFs in response to transmitting a CNFC request to the inventory unit (230) based on the recorded CNF identifier for the respective CNF. The method further includes the step of comparing the list of CNFs and the list of CNFCs for each CNF from the list of CNFs received from the inventory unit (230) with available data pertaining to the CNFs and the CNFCs present in at least one of, a server or backend running network elements. The method includes the step of auto syncing the inventory unit (230) with the available data present in at least one of, the server or the backend running network elements pertaining to the CNFs and the CNFCs based on determining a mismatch with the list of CNFs and the list of CNFCs at the inventory unit (230) when compared with the available data.

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