METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSTANTIATING AND CONNECTING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION AND CORE NETWORK VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION

摘要

Examples provide an apparatus for instantiating a Network Service containing a Virtualised Network Function that is part of a Core Network, and a Virtualised Network Function that is part of a next generation Node B, gNB, comprising a Network Function Virtualisation Orchestrator, NFVO, operable to: receive a request to instantiate a new Network Service from a Network Manager; instantiate the Network Service containing the Virtualised Network Function that is part of the Core Network, and the Virtualised Network Function that is part of the gNB; and respond to the Network Manager indicating that the requested new Network Service has been instantiated. In other examples, there is provided a computer implemented method for instantiating a Network Service.