PLACEMENT AND USE OF WIRELESS NETWORK FUNCTIONS IN A VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT

PLACEMENT AND USE OF WIRELESS NETWORK FUNCTIONS IN A VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT

A capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions within a virtualization environment is presented. The capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions in a virtualized environment may include controlling placement of a set of wireless network fu...

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1. Verfasser: VARNEY DOUGLAS W
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Zusammenfassung:A capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions within a virtualization environment is presented. The capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions in a virtualized environment may include controlling placement of a set of wireless network functions of a wireless network within a virtualization environment to form a set of virtualized wireless network functions, where the set of virtualized wireless network functions includes at least a set of virtualized serving node functions and a set of virtualized gateway node functions. The capability for controlling placement and use of wireless network functions in a virtualized environment may include controlling selection of one of the virtualized gateway node functions responsive to a request for a bearer for a wireless device served by the wireless network.