US 12,413,477 B1
Providing a mediation layer between a virtual network function manager and virtual network functions supporting different protocols
Anand Chaturvedi, Manalapan, NJ (US); and Thontadarya C. Telagi, Holmdel, NJ (US)
Assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on May 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/664,065.
Int. Cl. H04L 13/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 41/0895 (2022.01); H04L 41/122 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0895 (2022.05) [H04L 41/122 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer program product for managing commands to virtual network functions in a virtual computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein that when executed performs operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a first command in a first communication protocol to perform an operation at a target virtual network function component managing a virtual resource;
determining a second command in a second communication protocol mapping to the first command to perform a function of the first command at the target virtual network function component; and
communicating the second command using the second communication protocol to the target virtual network function component to perform an operation with respect to the virtual resource managed by the target virtual network function component.