Network Slice Orchestration via Commerce Data Reporting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network slice orchestration systems lack the capability to consider commerce characteristics of Network Functions (NFs), leading to ineffective reduction in deployment costs for operating companies.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that acquire and report commerce characteristic data of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) from VNFM and VIM, enabling the slice orchestration system to orchestrate network slices based on both network and commerce characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If network slice orchestration is performed without commerce characteristic data, then orchestration speed is maintained, but deployment cost reduction effectiveness is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by collecting and storing commerce characteristic data of VNFs in advance through the NBMF before orchestration decisions are made. This allows the slice orchestration system to access pre-processed commerce data (leasing prices, deployment costs, life cycles) when making orchestration decisions, eliminating the need for real-time data collection and reducing orchestration complexity while enabling cost-effective decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the NBMF as an intermediary component between the VNFM/VIM and the slice orchestration system. The NBMF collects commerce characteristic data from VNFM and VIM, processes and stores this data, and provides it to the orchestration system upon request. This intermediary architecture isolates the complexity of data collection from the orchestration logic, allowing cost-effective orchestration without increasing overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If commerce characteristic data collection is implemented, then deployment cost optimization is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The NBMF is designed as a universal component that handles multiple functions: collecting software commerce data from VNFM, collecting resource commerce data from VIM, storing this data, and providing it to the orchestration system. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise be separate data collection mechanisms into a single versatile component, reducing overall system complexity while enabling comprehensive cost optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the state of commerce characteristic data from dynamic real-time parameters to pre-collected and stored parameters. By transforming commerce data into a stored, queryable format rather than requiring real-time computation during orchestration, the system gains flexibility in making cost-aware decisions without the complexity of real-time data processing during critical orchestration operations.
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AI summary
Provided are a commerce characteristic data reporting method and device, network slice arrangement method and device, storage medium, the method comprising: receiving software commerce characteristic data of a virtual network function (VNF) sent by a virtual net-work function manager (VNFM), and receiving resource commerce characteristic data of the VNF sent by a virtual infrastructure manager (VIM); obtaining commerce characteristic data of the VNF according to the software commerce characteristic data and resource commerce characteristic data; and reporting the commerce characteristic data of the VNF to a slice arrangement system, wherein the commerce characteristic data of the VNF is used in the slice arrangement system to arrange network slices.