NETWORK SERVICE PRICING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Systems and methods are described for network service pricing and service resource management, implemented by a server communicatively coupled to a Software Defined Networking (SDN) network configured to provide the network service. The systems and methods includes receiving a service request for a network service in the SDN network; determining one or more price categories and one or more network resources for the service request, wherein the network resources are selected to instantiate the network service; adjusting a price of the network resources by adjusting the price within a range of the price categories based on current and known future network information of the SDN network; and responsive to acceptance of the price, instantiating the network service through the network resources in the SDN network.

主权项

1. A method for network service pricing and service resource management, wherein the method is implemented by a server communicatively coupled to a Software Defined Networking (SDN) network configured to provide the network service, the method comprising:
receiving a service request for a network service in the SDN network; determining one or more price categories and one or more network resources for the service request, wherein the network resources are selected to instantiate the network service; adjusting a price of the network resources by adjusting the price within a range of the price categories based on current and future network information of the SDN network; and responsive to acceptance of the price, instantiating the network service through the network resources in the SDN network.