NFV VNF Method and system for managing virtualization network function license in network function virtualization service environment

摘要

The present invention relates to a VNF license management method and system for efficiently managing VNF (Virtualization Network Function) licenses in an NFV (Network Function Virtualization) service environment. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system for managing a VNF license in an NFV service environment includes: a database storing a VNF license pool; Upon receipt of a request from the customer for an NFV-based service, identifying a VNF required for the NFV-based service; A license selection unit for selecting a license of the identified VNF from the VNF license pool; Transmitting an image of the identified NFV to the server of the customer and mounting a virtual machine operating in the NFV on the server of the customer; And an environment setting unit for transferring the selected license to the server of the customer and registering the selected license in the server of the customer.