Abstract: A network service management method includes receiving, by a second NFVO, a first request sent by a first NFVO; and establishing, by the second NFVO, a connection between the nested network service instance and the composite network service instance and a connection between the nested network service instance and a member instance in the composite network service instance based on the service access point instance and the information about the service access point instance, and establishing a network connection between the nested network service instance and a member instance in the nested network service instance based on the service access point instance and the information about the service access point instance.

Abstract: This application provides a network service life cycle management grant method, including: receiving, by a first NFVO, an NS LCM operation request from a sender, where the NS LCM operation request carries an identifier of a first NS instance and a type of an NS LCM operation; sending, by the first NFVO, a grant request to a second NFVO based on the NS LCM operation request, to request the second NFVO to permit the first NFVO to perform virtual resource management for the NS LCM operation performed for the first NS instance. Accordingly, a grant management mechanism is used between the first NFVO and the second NFVO, to implement target consistency.

Abstract: A container service management method and apparatus, to integrate a container service and a container service management function into an NFV MANO system. The method includes: receiving, by a container service management entity, a creation request for a container service, where the creation request is used to request to create a specified container service, and the creation request carries a first management policy for managing a lifecycle of the specified container service; creating, by the container service management entity, the specified container service in response to the creation request; and managing, by the container service management entity, the lifecycle of the specified container service according to the first management policy.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a policy management method and system, and an apparatus. The method includes: requesting, by a policy decision entity, an NFVO in a management domain of a composite NS to perform a management operation on a policy group. According to the solution provided in this application, consistency between the LCM policy of the composite NS and the LCM policy of the nested NS forming the composite NS is ensured, and policy management execution efficiency is improved in a scenario of providing a composite NS across management domains.

Abstract: This application provides a network service life cycle management grant method, including: receiving, by a first NFVO, an NS LCM operation request from a sender, where the NS LCM operation request carries an identifier of a first NS instance and a type of an NS LCM operation; sending, by the first NFVO, a grant request to a second NFVO based on the NS LCM operation request, to request the second NFVO to permit the first NFVO to perform virtual resource management for the NS LCM operation performed for the first NS instance. Accordingly, a grant management mechanism is used between the first NFVO and the second NFVO, to implement target consistency.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a policy management method and system, and an apparatus. The method includes: requesting, by a policy decision entity, an NFVO in a management domain of a composite NS to perform a management operation on a policy group. According to embodiments, consistency between the LCM policy of the composite NS and the LCM policy of the nested NS forming the composite NS is ensured, and policy management execution efficiency is improved in a scenario of providing a composite NS across management domains.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for accessing data from a flash memory, and more particularly to systems and methods for inter-cell interference handling in a flash memory. The systems and methods may include a soft information correction circuit that is operable to receive soft information corresponding to information accessed from a block of memory cells, and modify the soft information based upon a variance of the soft information and a median of the soft information to create corrected soft information, the corrected soft information being used to mitigate inter-cell interference in the block of memory cells.

Abstract: A configuration method and apparatus which resolves a problem that a forwarding delay of a traffic flow or packet is relatively long. The configuration method includes: a mobile edge ME platform manager determining a network forwarding path NFP from an instantiated first MEC application to a first destination application, where the NFP is used to indicate a forwarding path of a traffic flow or packet that is sent by the first MEC application to the first destination application; the ME platform manager sending an NFP creation request to a virtualized infrastructure manager VIM, to request the VIM to create the NFP determined by the ME platform manager; and the ME platform manager associating the NFP created by the VIM with a first traffic flow rule configured for the first MEC application.

Abstract: This application discloses a network service management method, where the method may include: receiving, by a second NFVO, a first request sent by a first NFVO; and establishing, by the second NFVO, a connection between the nested network service instance and the composite network service instance and a connection between the nested network service instance and a member instance in the composite network service instance based on the service access point instance and the information about the service access point instance, and establishing a network connection between the nested network service instance and a member instance in the nested network service instance based on the service access point instance and the information about the service access point instance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a policy transmission method and apparatus in an NFV system. The method may include: obtaining, by a PMF unit, policy information, where the policy information includes a policy rule and a first policy parameter, and the first policy parameter is used to determine a target management unit for the policy rule in a MANO architecture of the NFV system; and transmitting, by the PMF unit, the policy rule to the target management unit based on the first policy parameter. According to the embodiments of the disclosure, an NFVO can be prevented from becoming a policy rule processing bottleneck.

Abstract: A Virtual Network Function Descriptor (VNFD) parameter may include subfields that allow a management entity to determine whether the VNFD parameter can be updated. The subfields may include a write-ability subfield that indicates whether the VNFD parameter is a dynamic/configurable VNFD parameter or a fixed/static VNFD parameter. The VNFD parameter may also include an access permission subfield that indicates which entities are authorized to modify/update the VNFD parameter. The VNFD parameter may also include an administrative priority subfield that indicates a priority of an entity that set an attribute of the VNFD parameter. The VNFD parameter may also include a constraints subfield that indicates one or more conditions that are required to occur in order for the VNFD parameter to be updated.

Abstract: A Virtual Network Function Descriptor (VNFD) parameter may include subfields that allow a management entity to determine whether the VNFD parameter can be updated. The subfields may include a write-ability subfield that indicates whether the VNFD parameter is a dynamic/configurable VNFD parameter or a fixed/static VNFD parameter. The VNFD parameter may also include an access permission subfield that indicates which entities are authorized to modify/update the VNFD parameter. The VNFD parameter may also include an administrative priority subfield that indicates a priority of an entity that set an attribute of the VNFD parameter. The VNFD parameter may also include a constraints subfield that indicates one or more conditions that are required to occur in order for the VNFD parameter to be updated.

Abstract: An NFV MANO policy descriptor management method and an apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a policy rule execution entity, a network functions virtualization management and orchestration (NFV MANO) operation request sent by a policy rule decision entity, where the NFV MANO operation request includes a policy parameter; obtaining a policy descriptor file corresponding to the NFV MANO operation request, where the policy descriptor file includes at least one piece of policy information corresponding to an NFV MANO operation requested by the NFV MANO operation request; and configuring the policy parameter into the policy information to form a policy rule. Operational efficiency of NFV MANO policy management in the prior art is improved.

Abstract: An information transmission method is provided. An apparatus receives a first session request from a third party application function, which includes identity information of the third party application function and identity information of a destination entity in a network. The apparatus establishes a first session with the third party application function; sends a second session request to the destination entity, which includes identity information of an anchor entity and the identity information of the third party application function. The apparatus establishes a second session with the destination entity; receives information reported by the destination entity, which includes a report event and identity information of the third party application function. The apparatus forwards the report event to the corresponding third party application function according to the identity information of the third party application function included in the information.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for cross-domain deployment of a network service, the method including obtaining, by a primary orchestrator, a network service instantiation request, where the network service instantiation request requests that the primary orchestrator instantiate the network service, obtaining network service description information across orchestrator management domains, determining, according to the network service description information, a first virtualized network function that needs to be deployed in a management domain of a secondary orchestrator, and sending a virtualized network function instantiation request to the secondary orchestrator, where the virtualized network function instantiation request requests that the secondary orchestrator to instantiate the first virtualized network function, where a management domain of the primary orchestrator is different from the management domain of the secondary orchestrator.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a policy management method and system, and an apparatus. The method includes: requesting, by a policy decision entity, an NFVO in a management domain of a composite NS to perform a management operation on a policy group. According to embodiments, consistency between the LCM policy of the composite NS and the LCM policy of the nested NS forming the composite NS is ensured, and policy management execution efficiency is improved in a scenario of providing a composite NS across management domains.

Abstract: A control method and apparatus for load transmission is provided. The control method includes: receiving a trigger event reported by a proxy server, where the trigger event includes a first transmission delay of a first member transmission path and a second transmission delay of a second member transmission path, and reporting the trigger event when one of the first and the second transmission delays is greater than a first delay threshold, The method also includes initiating a request to a packet data network gateway and obtaining network information fed back by the packet data network gateway. The method also includes controlling, according to the first transmission delay, the second transmission delay, and the network information, the proxy server to perform corresponding load distribution.

Abstract: This application provides a network service life cycle management grant method, including: receiving, by a first NFVO, an NS LCM operation request from a sender, where the NS LCM operation request carries an identifier of a first NS instance and a type of an NS LCM operation; sending, by the first NFVO, a grant request to a second NFVO based on the NS LCM operation request, to request the second NFVO to permit the first NFVO to perform virtual resource management for the NS LCM operation performed for the first NS instance. Accordingly, a grant management mechanism is used between the first NFVO and the second NFVO, to implement target consistency.

Abstract: A virtualized network function (VNF) life cycle management (LCM) method is disclosed that includes sending, by a virtualized network function manager (VNFM), a grant request for a VNF LCM operation to a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), wherein the grant request comprises a requested wide area network (WAN) connectivity requirement for connecting multiple sites that virtualized network function components (VNFCs) of the virtualized network function (VNF) instance are placed in, and the VNF comprises at least two VNFCs placed in different sites. In this embodiment the method also includes receiving, by the VNFM, a grant response from the network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), wherein the grant response comprises WAN Infrastructure Manager (WIM) information and a granted WAN connectivity requirement approved by the NFVO.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for accessing data from a flash memory, and more particularly to systems and methods for inter-cell interference handling in a flash memory. The systems and methods may include a soft information correction circuit that is operable to receive soft information corresponding to information accessed from a block of memory cells, and modify the soft information based upon a variance of the soft information and a median of the soft information to create corrected soft information, the corrected soft information being used to mitigate inter-cell interference in the block of memory cells.