US 11,909,587 B2
Management services for 5G networks and network functions
Yizhi Yao, Chandler, AZ (US); and Joey Chou, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,822.
Application 18/099,822 is a division of application No. 17/207,645, filed on Mar. 20, 2021.
Application 17/207,645 is a continuation of application No. 16/297,017, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,965,522, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/641,799, filed on Mar. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0188412 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0895 (2022.01); H04L 41/0803 (2022.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 41/02 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0803 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 41/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing program instructions executable by processing circuitry to cause a service producer to:
receive a request from a consumer to modify an attribute of Managed Object Instance (MOI) for a 3GPP network function (NF); and
if the 3GPP NF comprises a virtualized part and at least one corresponding virtual network function (VNF) instance needs to be updated:
initiate an interaction with a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) network function virtualization (NFV) Management and Orchestration (MANO) system to update the at least one corresponding VNF instances;
configure the 3GPP NF instance per the request received from the consumer;
modify the attributes of the MOI; and
inform the consumer that the 3GPP NF has been configured successfully.