Patents
US 11269674 B1: Lifecycle management of VNFC software modules
- Granted
- 2022-03-08
- Filed
- 2019-05-23 application 16421334
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
An example operation may include a method comprising one or more of receiving a VNFC module LCM request where the LCM request specifies a VNFC instance (VNFCI), a target VNFC module, and an LCM operation to be performed, comprising retrieving a VNFCI data entry, determining a target OS installation of the VNFCI, establishing a secure connection to a target OS on a VNFCI hosting VM/container, determining a default command for the LCM operation, adapting the default command to the target OS, executing the adapted command, normalizing a response code, and sending a response to the VNFC module LCM request.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220308.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 |
| 2019-05-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MELKILD, KEITH WILLIAM signed 2019-05-23 | OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC DURHAM, NC | 49273/419 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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