NFV Performance Measurement Across Reference Points
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current techniques lack effective methods for generating and communicating performance measurements related to virtualized resources in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) environments, particularly for 3GPP Network Functions, which hinders performance management and optimization.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of systems and methods for collecting and communicating performance measurements across various reference points, such as Ve-Vnfm-em, Or-Vnfm, Or-Vi, and Os-Mo-nfvo, using processors and communication circuitry to map and report performance metrics from virtualized resources to relevant management entities, enabling performance analysis and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If performance measurements are collected across multiple reference points in NFV environments, then performance management capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments performance measurement collection by defining multiple reference points (Ve-Vnfm-em, Or-Vnfm, Or-Vi, Os-Mo-nfvo) with specific measurement objectives and scopes. Each reference point handles a particular aspect of virtualized resource performance, dividing the complex measurement task into manageable segments that can be implemented and maintained independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces management entities as intermediaries that collect, process, and correlate performance measurements from various reference points. These intermediaries standardize data formats and provide a unified interface for performance analysis, reducing the complexity of integrating measurements across multiple sources.
2Measurement precision
If performance measurements are mapped to multiple managed entities, then performance analysis accuracy is improved, but measurement and detection difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes predefined mapping relationships between reference points and managed entities before performance measurement begins. Each reference point has predetermined associations with specific managed entities, allowing measurements to be automatically routed and correlated without complex real-time decision-making, thus improving accuracy while reducing measurement difficulty.
3Reliability
If performance measurements are communicated across multiple reference points, then performance monitoring coverage is improved, but information loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where performance measurements collected at each reference point are communicated back to management entities and correlated with data from other reference points. This feedback loop ensures that information is preserved and integrated across the NFV infrastructure, maintaining comprehensive monitoring coverage while preventing data loss through systematic data aggregation and correlation.
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AI summary
Techniques for generating and communicating performance measurements related to virtualized resources (VRs) are discussed. A first set of embodiments discusses relate to generating and communicating 3GPP NF performance measurements related to VR. A second set of embodiments relate to generating and communication VR-related performance measurements over specific reference points (e.g., Ve-Vnfm-em, Or-Vnfm, Or-Vi, Os-Ma-nfvo, etc.) of a management architecture for network function virtualization (NFV).