VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION NETWORK ELEMENTS MANAGEMENT METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide a virtual network function network element management method, apparatus, and system, where the method includes: receiving, by a VNF resource pool management apparatus, a VNF network element request message sent by a VNF resource pool user apparatus, where the VNF network element request message includes attribute information and a location policy of a VNF network element that is requested; determining, by the VNF resource pool management apparatus according to the VNF network element request message and location information of VNF network elements in a VNF resource pool, a first VNF network element that matches the attribute information and the location policy from the VNF resource pool, where the first VNF network element includes at least one VNF network element; and sending, by the VNF resource pool management apparatus, a VNF network element response message to the VNF resource pool user apparatus, where the VNF network element response message includes identification information of the first VNF network element. In this way, a risk that a functional group formed by VNF network elements cannot properly work can be avoided.