METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING A VIRTUAL RESOURCE IN NETWORK FUNCTIONS VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) NETWORK

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and an apparatus for allocating a virtual resource in a network functions virtualization (NFV) network. The method includes: receiving, by a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM), a plurality of virtual resource request messages, where each virtual resource request message includes identification information, and the identification information represents at least one virtual resource use unit; determining, by the VIM, a priority of each virtual resource request message according to a preset rule and the identification information; and allocating, by the VIM, a resource according to the priority of each virtual resource request message. According to the method and apparatus for allocating a virtual resource in an NFV network in the embodiments of the present invention, a VIM allocates a resource for a virtual resource request message according to a priority sequence. Therefore, when resource requests are processed concurrently, resource utilization efficiency and flexibility can be improved, system stability and reliability can be improved, and faster and more efficient responses can be made to some emergencies.