Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Network platform-as-a-service for creating and inserting virtual network functions into a service provider network
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Application No.: US14271659Application Date: 2014-05-07
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Publication No.: US10348825B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Ravindra Rao , Ashay Chaudhary , Sandeep Sharma , Ray A. Sears
- Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04L12/24
- IPC: H04L12/24 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
One or more devices may receive a service request. The service request may be associated with providing a network service to a service location and may be associated with a service provider network. The one or more devices may create a virtual network function (VNF), associated with providing the network service, based on the service request. The VNF may be created such that the VNF is hosted by the device, and may be configured to provide the network service. The one or more devices may insert the VNF into the service provider network. The VNF may be inserted to interact with a physical device of the service provider network to allow the network service to be provided to the service location.
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