Patents by Inventor Hidenori ASABA

Hidenori ASABA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10481935
    Abstract: A virtual server for executing a communication process is implemented on virtualization resources without being inefficient even when different virtualization resource management schemes are included. A management system included in a mobile communication system is configured to include an NFVI which is virtualization resources including a physical server in which a VNF to execute a communication process is generated and includes a VNFM for managing the VNF, a VIM for managing the virtualization resources of the NFVI, and an orchestrator for managing all the virtualization resources of the NFVI, wherein the orchestrator includes a virtual server generation request section configured to input detailed information for implementing the VNF retained by the VNFM, rewrite the input detailed information according to a virtualization resource management scheme by the VIM, and request the VIM to generate the VNF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Iwashina, Takashi Shimizu, Motoshi Tamura, Tetsuya Nakamura, Hidenori Asaba, Ashiq Khan, Takahiro Yamazaki, Takeo Yamasaki, Joan Triay Marques, David Perez Caparros, Bertrand Souville
  • Patent number: 10481953
    Abstract: Leakage of detailed information for implementing a virtual server to execute a communication process on virtualization resources is prevented. There is provided a management system (10) included in a mobile communication system (1) configured to include an NFVI (60) which is virtualization resources including a physical server generated by a VNF (70) to execute a communication process, and the system includes a VNFM (30) for managing the VNF (70), a VIM (40) for managing the virtualization resources of the NFVI (60), an orchestrator (20) for managing all the virtualization resources of the NFVI (60), wherein the VNFM (30) includes a retention section (31) configured to retain detailed information for implementing the VNF (70) and a virtual server generation request section (32) configured to request the VIM (40) to generate the VNF (70) using the detailed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Iwashina, Takashi Shimizu, Motoshi Tamura, Tetsuya Nakamura, Hidenori Asaba, Ashiq Khan, Takahiro Yamazaki, Takeo Yamasaki, Joan Triay Marques, David Perez Caparros, Bertrand Souville
  • Patent number: 10140112
    Abstract: In an update management system including a plurality of servers executing a communication service, a server not connected to a network in which a new version of an application is operated is generated in parallel with a server in which an old version of the application is operated, and old and new correspondence data between an old version server and a new version server is generated and used to execute switching from the old version server to the new version server in a flow on the network and to execute switching-back to the old version server by referring to the old and new correspondence data at the time of occurrence of fault in a new version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke Takano, Takashi Shimizu, Motoshi Tamura, Hidenori Asaba, Takeo Yamasaki, Masaaki Kosugi
  • Patent number: 10120710
    Abstract: A virtual resource management node to seamlessly migrate a virtual machine with less influence on services in an NFV environment. A VIM is a VIM for managing each virtualized resource that is included in an NFV environment including virtualized resources including a physical machine in which a virtual machine having a VNF being a virtualized communication function is implemented, and the VIM includes a switching unit for switching a network flow from a virtual machine of a migration source to a virtual machine of a migration destination, or switching a system between an Active (ACT) system virtual machine of a migration source and a Standby (SBY) system virtual machine of a migration destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kosugi, Hidenori Asaba, Takeo Yamasaki, Ashiq Khan, Shigeru Iwashina, Takashi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170220371
    Abstract: A virtual resource management node to seamlessly migrate a virtual machine with less influence on services in an NFV environment. A VIM is a VIM for managing each virtualized resource that is included in an NFV environment including virtualized resources including a physical machine in which a virtual machine having a VNF being a virtualized communication function is implemented, and the VIM includes a switching unit for switching a network flow from a virtual machine of a migration source to a virtual machine of a migration destination, or switching a system between an Active (ACT) system virtual machine of a migration source and a Standby (SBY) system virtual machine of a migration destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki KOSUGI, Hidenori ASABA, Takeo YAMASAKI, Ashiq KHAN, Shigeru IWASHINA, Takashi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20160364226
    Abstract: In an update management system including a plurality of servers executing a communication service, a server not connected to a network in which a new version of an application is operated is generated in parallel with a server in which an old version of the application is operated, and old and new correspondence data between an old version server and a new version server is generated and used to execute switching from the old version server to the new version server in a flow on the network and to execute switching-back to the old version server by referring to the old and new correspondence data at the time of occurrence of fault in a new version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke TAKANO, Takashi SHIMIZU, Motoshi TAMURA, Hidenori ASABA, Takeo YAMASAKI, Masaaki KOSUGI
  • Publication number: 20160328258
    Abstract: A virtual server for executing a communication process is implemented on virtualization resources without being inefficient even when different virtualization resource management schemes are included. A management system included in a mobile communication system is configured to include an NFVI which is virtualization resources including a physical server in which a VNF to execute a communication process is generated and includes a VNFM for managing the VNF, a VIM for managing the virtualization resources of the NFVI, and an orchestrator for managing all the virtualization resources of the NFVI, wherein the orchestrator includes a virtual server generation request section configured to input detailed information for implementing the VNF retained by the VNFM, rewrite the input detailed information according to a virtualization resource management scheme by the VIM, and request the VIM to generate the VNF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru IWASHINA, Takashi SHIMIZU, Motoshi TAMURA, Tetsuya NAKAMURA, Hidenori ASABA, Ashiq KHAN, Takahiro YAMAZAKI, Takeo YAMASAKI, Joan TRIAY MARQUES, David PEREZ CAPARROS, Bertrand SOUVILLE
  • Publication number: 20160321112
    Abstract: Leakage of detailed information for implementing a virtual server to execute a communication process on virtualization resources is prevented. There is provided a management system (10) included in a mobile communication system (1) configured to include an NFVI (60) which is virtualization resources including a physical server generated by a VNF (70) to execute a communication process, and the system includes a VNFM (30) for managing the VNF (70), a VIM (40) for managing the virtualization resources of the NFVI (60), an orchestrator (20) for managing all the virtualization resources of the NFVI (60), wherein the VNFM (30) includes a retention section (31) configured to retain detailed information for implementing the VNF (70) and a virtual server generation request section (32) configured to request the VIM (40) to generate the VNF (70) using the detailed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru IWASHINA, Takashi SHIMIZU, Motoshi TAMURA, Tetsuya NAKAMURA, Hidenori ASABA, Ashiq KHAN, Takahiro YAMAZAKI, Takeo YAMASAKI, Joan TRIAY MARQUES, David PEREZ CAPARROS, Bertrand SOUVILLE