SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CALCULATING A COST-OF-OWNERSHIP FOR VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTIONS (VNFS) IN A NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) BASED COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for calculating a cost-of-ownership for virtual network functions (VNFs) or Network Service in a Network Function Virtualization based (NFV-based) communication network. In use, a cost-of ownership system receives one or more parameters associated with at least one virtual network function (VNF). The cost-of ownership system identifies a cost associated with each of the parameters. Further, the cost-of ownership system calculates a cost of ownership associated with the at least one virtual network function based on the cost associated with each of the parameters.