Distributed NFV-MANO Orchestration for Edge Resource Constraints
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current NFV-MANO systems face challenges in managing and orchestrating network resources effectively, particularly in resource-constrained environments and dynamic situations, due to their one-size-fits-all approach, lack of collaboration with end-user devices, and limited visibility of environmental conditions.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a customized, situation-aware, user-driven NFV-MANO system that involves end-user devices in the decision-making process, allowing for dynamic composition and deployment of MANO components tailored to specific requirements, leveraging clients' situational awareness to optimize resource allocation and service quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a one-size-fits-all NFV-MANO system is deployed, then comprehensive management coverage is achieved, but system complexity and resource requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized NFV-MANO system into distributed components deployed across multiple locations including edge data centers and mobile network nodes. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific management tasks locally, reducing the complexity of any single node while maintaining comprehensive coverage through the distributed architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by enabling edge data centers and mobile network nodes to autonomously perform NFV-MANO operations based on local conditions. Each location is equipped with appropriate management capabilities tailored to its specific requirements, rather than relying on a uniform centralized system, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining adaptability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a centralized NFV-MANO system is deployed, then unified control is achieved, but response time and performance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized control function into distributed control nodes deployed at edge data centers and mobile network nodes. This segmentation enables local decision-making and faster response times while maintaining coordinated control through standardized interfaces and protocols that ensure unified system behavior.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension to the control architecture by distributing NFV-MANO components across multiple geographic locations including edge data centers and mobile network nodes. This dimensional change enables parallel processing of management tasks, improving response time while maintaining control coherence through hierarchical coordination.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standard NFV-MANO systems are deployed in resource-constrained environments, then comprehensive functionality is provided, but resource consumption becomes unsustainable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by tailoring the NFV-MANO functionality deployed at each location to match its specific resource constraints and operational requirements. Edge data centers and mobile network nodes are equipped with appropriate management capabilities that provide necessary functionality while consuming minimal resources, rather than deploying full-featured systems everywhere.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by deploying only the essential NFV-MANO functions needed at each location rather than the complete functionality. This selective deployment reduces resource consumption in constrained environments while maintaining adequate functionality for local operations, with the option to escalate complex tasks to more resource-rich locations.
4Device complexity
If NFV-MANO systems do not collaborate with end-user devices, then system simplicity is maintained, but situational awareness and optimization capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where mobile network nodes and edge data centers continuously exchange information with end-user devices about network conditions, service quality, and environmental factors. This feedback loop enables the NFV-MANO system to maintain situational awareness and make optimized decisions while adding only the necessary communication overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables end-user devices to actively participate in the NFV-MANO process by providing information about their requirements and conditions. This self-service approach allows devices to contribute to optimization decisions without requiring complex centralized control, thereby improving situational awareness while maintaining relative system simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for performing network function virtualization (NFV) management and orchestration (MANO) operations in a telecommunications network includes collecting, by a mobile network node, mobile network node condition data that specifies network conditions present at the mobile network node, providing, to a distributed NFV-MANO system component located at the mobile network node, the mobile network node condition data, and executing, by the distributed NFV-MANO system component, MANO decision logic. The MANO decision logic provides, based on input that includes at least the mobile network node condition data, at least one MANO operation decision as output. The telecommunications network includes stationary infrastructure components and mobile infrastructure components that communicate with stationary infrastructure components via wireless links, and the mobile network node is one of the mobile infrastructure components of the telecommunications network.