公开(公告)号：US10938895B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US15769357

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY

Inventor： Georgios Gkellas ,  Carlos Manzanares Sancho ,  Szabolcs Csaba Deak

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided by which a virtual network function is instantiated. The virtual network function comprises at least one virtual network function component. Each virtual network function component is described by a virtual deployment unit. At least one virtual deployment unit is indicated as an inactive virtual deployment unit. Upon instantiating a virtual network function, only a virtual network function component which is not described by an inactive deployment unit is instantiated when instantiating the virtual network function.