SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CERTIFYING A VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION (VNF) FOR USE IN A NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) BASED COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

An online automated VNF certification system receives information associated with at least one Virtual Network Function (VNF). The system performs a first level of certification for the at least one VNF by validating metadata corresponding to the information associated with the at least one VNF. The system performs a second level of certification for the at least one VNF, including testing deployment based functionality associated with the at least one VNF and validating results of testing the deployment based functionality. The system performs a third level of certification for the at least one VNF by executing one or more test cases associated with the at least one VNF and validating results of executing the one or more test cases. The system identifies the at least one VNF as certified as a result of performing the third level of certification for the at least one VNF.