METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTEGRATED VIRTUALIZED DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK TOPOLOGY

摘要

A communication network providing database functionality and associated method are provided. The network implements Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualization. In response to a database query, the network instantiates a set of database functions as Virtual Functions of the communication network. The Virtual Functions correspond to a query execution plan, which can be generated by elements in the network. The query execution plan may instantiate virtual functions of the network in an efficient manner to draw from database tables distributed through the network and process same in order to execute the query. This may include instantiating new processing nodes at desired locations for performing database operations.