Network Functions Virtualization Interconnection Gateway

摘要

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway (“NFVIG”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, with an interconnection gateway device within a first network and from one or more internal network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities, a first set of network connection information, each of the one or more internal NFV entities being located within the first network; receiving, with the interconnection gateway device and from one or more external NFV entities, a second set of network connection information, each of the one or more external NFV entities being located within a second network external to the first network; abstracting, with the interconnection gateway device, the first set of network connection information to generate a first set of abstracted network connection information; abstracting, with the interconnection gateway device, the second set of network connection information to generate a second set of abstracted network connection information, wherein each of the first set of abstracted network connection information and the second set of abstracted network connection information is abstracted to be independent of any particular NFV entity in any network; establishing, with the interconnection gateway device, one or more links between each of the one or more internal NFV entities and each corresponding one of the one or more external NFV entities, based at least in part on one or more of the first set of abstracted network connection information or the second set of abstracted network connection information; and providing access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.