Patents
US 11252032 B1: Monitoring VNFCs that are composed of independently manageable software modules
- Granted
- 2022-02-15
- Filed
- 2020-09-27 application 17033829
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An example operation may include a method comprising one or more of receiving a VNFC module status request from a NFVO where the status request specifies a VNFC instance (VNFCI), determining a target OS installation of the VNFCI, retrieving a list of one or more VNFC modules of the VNFCI, determining the status of the one or more VNFC modules wherein the status determination includes at least one or more of constructing a default status command, adapting the command to the target OS, executing the adapted status command, and recording a normalized status result, sending a VNFC module status notification.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220215.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC NC 995 patents | US company or organization | Durham, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith William Melkild | Allen, TX | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F9/45558 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L41/069 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-23 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the correct 1 erroneously listed patent on schedule a. the erroneous patent number us10635539 previously recorded at reel: 61365 frame: 572. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC signed 2022-08-31 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY | 68298/205 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC signed 2022-08-31 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY | 61365/571 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MELKILD, KEITH WILLIAM signed 2019-05-23 | OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC DURHAM, NC | 54750/204 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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