Network Function Software Deployment via Management Manifest
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Solution Overview
Problem
The deployment of network function (NF) software in cloud environments is hindered by complex integration processes, lengthy time-to-market, and inaccurate dimensioning, leading to potential service outages and resource exhaustion.
Innovation Solution
A method is described that provides an NF software bundle including a management manifest file, which specifies attributes such as management interfaces, protocols, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Key Capacity Indicators (KCIs), and soft-alarming thresholds, enabling immediate lifecycle management and reducing the need for external manual efforts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional deployment methods are used without management manifests, then deployment processes can be simpler, but integration complexity increases and time-to-market lengthens
Solution Approach 1:
The management manifest is prepared in advance as a self-contained template that includes all necessary attributes, interfaces, protocols, KPIs, KCIs, and thresholds before deployment. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for complex post-deployment configuration and manual integration efforts, thereby reducing time-to-market without increasing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The management manifest enables the network function software to self-describe and self-configure its management attributes. The system automatically extracts and utilizes the manifest information for lifecycle management, resource allocation, and performance monitoring, eliminating the need for external manual configuration efforts and reducing both time-to-market and integration complexity.
2Productivity
If manual configuration is performed for each network function deployment, then flexibility can be maintained, but productivity decreases due to lengthy configuration processes
Solution Approach 1:
The management manifest enables automated extraction and utilization of all necessary configuration parameters. The system automatically processes the manifest to generate deployment configurations, allocate resources, and set up monitoring parameters, thereby dramatically improving productivity while maintaining ease of operation through automated rather than manual configuration processes.
Solution Approach 2:
All configuration parameters, interfaces, protocols, and management attributes are pre-defined in the management manifest before deployment. This preliminary specification allows the deployment system to automatically generate all necessary configurations without requiring manual intervention, thereby increasing productivity while keeping the configuration process simple and straightforward.
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive management attributes are included in the software bundle, then management precision improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management manifest is structured as a separate, self-contained template that is independent from the main network function software. This segmentation allows the manifest to comprehensively specify all management attributes, interfaces, protocols, KPIs, KCIs, and thresholds without increasing the complexity of the software bundle itself, as the manifest is a distinct component that can be processed independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The management manifest acts as an intermediary between the network function software and the management system. It provides a standardized interface that translates comprehensive management requirements into actionable configuration parameters, thereby achieving high management precision while keeping the software bundle structure simple and manageable.
4Reliability
If rapid deployment is implemented without comprehensive management information, then time-to-market is reduced, but reliability decreases due to inaccurate dimensioning and potential service outages
Solution Approach 1:
The management manifest is prepared in advance with all necessary management attributes, interfaces, protocols, KPIs, KCIs, and thresholds before deployment. This preliminary preparation enables rapid deployment while ensuring that all management information is already in place, thereby improving service reliability through accurate dimensioning and preventing service outages without increasing deployment time.
Solution Approach 2:
The management manifest enables the system to automatically extract and utilize comprehensive management information during deployment. This self-service approach ensures that all necessary management attributes are automatically configured and monitored, thereby improving service reliability through accurate resource allocation and dimensioning while maintaining rapid deployment speeds.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a management manifest for a network function (NF) software application, wherein the NF software application is to be deployed in a cloud computing environment, based on the generating the management manifest, deriving a software package that includes the NF software application and the management manifest, and causing the software package to be outputted for deployment in the cloud computing environment, wherein inclusion of the management manifest with the NF software application in the software package facilitates utilization of the management manifest for monitoring and management of a system that results from deployment of the NF software application in the cloud computing environment. Other embodiments are disclosed.