Method for coordinating infrastructure upgrades with hosted applications/virtual network functions (VNFs)

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to an NFVI software fix for NFVI that provides at least one virtual resource (VR) hosting at least one virtual network function (VNF), executed in a network function virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) software fix manager. A method for cooperation comprising receiving an NFVI software fix request and sending a notification to a VNF level manager that a software fix procedure of at least one VR is about to start. Managing VNFs hosted on at least one VR provided by NFVI, sending notifications, applying software fixes to at least one resource of at least one VR, and software fixes to VNF level manager And informing about the completion of the. [Selection diagram] Figure 2