Dynamic Reconfiguration Of Resources In A Virtualized Network

摘要

A virtualized network including one or more virtual machines is operable to instantiate dynamic reconfiguration of one or more virtual machines. The virtualized network includes an analytics engine, autonomics module and orchestrator module. The autonomics module receives intelligence data from the analytics engine and in one instance, may direct an action of dynamic reconfiguration of one or more virtual machines, based on the intelligence data. The autonomics module instructs the orchestrator module, via a control plane, to instantiate the dynamic reconfiguration of one or more virtual machines. The dynamic reconfiguration may involve, without limitation, replacing a configuration of a virtual machine, migration of a configuration from a first to a second virtual machine, or deploying a second (new) virtual machine to replace or supplement functionality of a first virtual machine.

主权项

1. In a virtualized network including one or more virtual machines operable to perform a virtual network function (VNF), a method comprising:
receiving intelligence data associated with the network; identifying certain actions based on the intelligence data, according to a preconfigured policy, wherein the actions include in at least one instance, an action of dynamic reconfiguration of one or more virtual machines; instructing one or more devices via a control plane to instantiate the action of dynamic reconfiguration of one or more virtual machines; wherein the virtualized network includes at least a first virtual machine operable according to a first configuration, the action of dynamic reconfiguration comprising one or more of: reconfiguration of the first virtual machine to become operable according to a second configuration, thereby replacing a configuration of the first virtual machine; deploying at least a second virtual machine to become operable according to the first configuration, thereby migrating a configuration from a first virtual machine to a second virtual machine; and deploying at least a second virtual machine to become operable according to a second configuration, replacing or supplementing functionality of the first virtual machine.