公开(公告)号：US10992600B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16830432

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Chengwei Wang ,  Vijay Gopalakrishnan ,  Oliver Spatscheck ,  Yang Xu ,  Kyle Robert Bilbray

IPC: H04L12/931 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a virtual network element that includes a plurality of virtual machine modules configured to process a plurality of control packets in a virtualized telecommunication network. A classifier module is configured to receive telecommunications traffic that includes the plurality of control packets and a plurality of data packets, to separate the plurality of control plane data from the at least one data packet, and to forward the plurality of control packets to selected ones of the plurality of virtual machine modules. A forwarding device, coupled to the classifier module and separate from the plurality of virtual machine modules, is configured to forward the plurality of data packets in the virtualized telecommunication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20200228466A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16830432

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Chengwei Wang ,  Vijay Gopalakrishnan ,  Oliver Spatscheck ,  Yang Xu ,  Kyle Robert Bilbray

IPC: H04L12/931 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a virtual network element that includes a plurality of virtual machine modules configured to process a plurality of control packets in a virtualized telecommunication network. A classifier module is configured to receive telecommunications traffic that includes the plurality of control packets and a plurality of data packets, to separate the plurality of control plane data from the at least one data packet, and to forward the plurality of control packets to selected ones of the plurality of virtual machine modules. A forwarding device, coupled to the classifier module and separate from the plurality of virtual machine modules, is configured to forward the plurality of data packets in the virtualized telecommunication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20220329483A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17852478

申请日：2022-06-29

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Chengwei Wang ,  Oliver Spatscheck

IPC: H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/084 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06N5/04 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: A network device comprising: a processor, an input/output device coupled to the processor, and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations including instantiating at least one node comprising a packet processor and a network interface, the packet processor configured to process a packet header at a network layer, wherein the at least one node includes a common configuration; extracting virtual network function parameters through an inference engine; generating a virtual network function template based on the virtual network function parameters, wherein the virtual network function template instantiates at least one virtual network function by assembling the at least one virtual network function from the at least one node; and automatically configures the virtual network function for onboarding onto a platform.

公开(公告)号：US11418386B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US15913077

申请日：2018-03-06

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Chengwei Wang ,  Oliver Spatscheck

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06N5/04 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/084 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: A network device comprising: a processor, an input/output device coupled to the processor, and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations including instantiating at least one node comprising a packet processor and a network interface, the packet processor configured to process a packet header at a network layer, wherein the at least one node includes a common configuration; extracting virtual network function parameters through an inference engine; generating a virtual network function template based on the virtual network function parameters, wherein the virtual network function template instantiates at least one virtual network function by assembling the at least one virtual network function from the at least one node; and automatically configures the virtual network function for onboarding onto a platform.

公开(公告)号：US20160359769A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US14728032

申请日：2015-06-02

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Chengwei Wang ,  Vijay Gopalakrishnan ,  Oliver Spatscheck ,  Yang Xu ,  Kyle Robert Bilbray

IPC: H04L12/931 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L49/70 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a virtual network element that includes a plurality of virtual machine modules configured to process a plurality of control packets in a virtualized telecommunication network. A classifier module is configured to receive telecommunications traffic that includes the plurality of control packets and a plurality of data packets, to separate the plurality of control plane data from the at least one data packet, and to forward the plurality of control packets to selected ones of the plurality of virtual machine modules. A forwarding device, coupled to the classifier module and separate from the plurality of virtual machine modules, is configured to forward the plurality of data packets in the virtualized telecommunication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract translation: 主题公开内容的各方面可以包括例如包括被配置为处理虚拟化电信网络中的多个控制分组的多个虚拟机模块的虚拟网络元件。 分类器模块被配置为接收包括所述多个控制分组和多个数据分组的电信业务，以将所述多个控制平面数据与所述至少一个数据分组分离，并将所述多个控制分组转发到所选择的一个 的多个虚拟机模块。 耦合到分类器模块并与多个虚拟机模块分离的转发设备被配置为在虚拟化电信网络中转发多个数据分组。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20160248703A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-25

申请号：US14631642

申请日：2015-02-25

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Vijay Gopalakrishnan ,  Angela L. Chiu ,  Oliver Spatscheck ,  Chengwei Wang ,  Yang Xu

IPC: H04L12/939 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L12/803 ,  H04L12/931

CPC classification number: H04L49/70 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/5072 ,  G06F2009/45595 ,  H04L45/586 ,  H04L49/555

Abstract: A provider edge (“PE”) router system and a PE router system controller for hybrid virtualization of PE router functions is disclosed herein. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a PE router system operating at a PE of a network includes an elastic computing system and a plurality of switches. The elastic computing system can include a plurality of hardware resources and a plurality of virtual machines. Each virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines can utilize at least a portion of the plurality of hardware resources to perform operations. The plurality of virtual machines can include a port virtual machine that provides an interface to a customer edge (“CE”) router operating at a CE of the network. The port virtual machine can provide a first set of operations. The plurality of switches can provide a second set of operations.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了用于PE路由器功能的混合虚拟化的提供商边缘（“PE”）路由器系统和PE路由器系统控制器。 根据本文公开的概念和技术的一个方面，在网络的PE处操作的PE路由器系统包括弹性计算系统和多个交换机。 弹性计算系统可以包括多个硬件资源和多个虚拟机。 多个虚拟机的每个虚拟机可以利用多个硬件资源的至少一部分来执行操作。 多个虚拟机可以包括端口虚拟机，其为在网络的CE处操作的客户端（“CE”）路由器提供接口。 端口虚拟机可以提供第一组操作。 多个开关可以提供第二组操作。