METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING LICENSE RESOURCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTIONS

摘要

A method for sharing a license resource between multiple virtual network functions (VNF), comprising: a license composer composing a plurality of VNF instances sharing a license resource into a VNF group; and allocating and/or reallocating, between the VNF instances in the VNF group, the license resource shared by the VNF group. By means of the method, a license resource can be shared between multiple VNFs, thereby saving planning, maintenance and purchase costs of a license.