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EP4191907 - VNF INSTANTIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.05.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
06.08.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2023/23]
Inventor(s)01 / XIA, Haitao
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2023/23]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2023/23]
Application number, filing date21853168.909.06.2021
[2023/23]
WO2021CN99147
Priority number, dateCN20201076815903.08.2020         Original published format: CN202010768159
[2023/23]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022028092
Date:10.02.2022
Language:ZH
[2022/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4191907
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN10.02.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.01.2024
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/455, H04L41/0816, H04L41/084, H04L41/0895, H04L41/342, H04L41/5003, H04L41/5009, H04L41/5051
[2024/07]
CPC:
H04L41/0895 (EP); H04L41/5003 (EP,CN); G06F9/45558 (EP,CN);
H04L41/0816 (EP); H04L41/0843 (EP); H04L41/0893 (CN);
H04L41/342 (EP); H04L41/5009 (EP); H04L41/5051 (EP,CN);
G06F2009/45595 (EP,CN) (-)
Former IPC [2023/23]H04L/
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2023/23]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VNF-INSTANZIIERUNG[2023/23]
English:VNF INSTANTIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS[2023/23]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL D'INSTANCIATION DE VNF[2023/23]
Entry into regional phase03.03.2023Translation filed 
03.03.2023National basic fee paid 
03.03.2023Search fee paid 
03.03.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
03.03.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.03.2023Examination requested  [2023/23]
06.08.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.08.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2020014698  (NAMBIAR RAGHUNATH [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0074]; figures 5A-5B *;
 [A]  - "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 4; Architectural Framework; Report on network connectivity for container based VNF", vol. WG NFV IFA Interfaces and Architecture, no. V0.0.5, (20200619), pages 1 - 21, ETSI DRAFT SPECIFICATION; NFV-IFA 038, EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ETSI), 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS ; FRANCE, URL: docbox.etsi.org/ISG/NFV/Open/Drafts/IFA038_container_network_report/NFV-IFA038v005/NFV-IFA038v005/GR_NFV-IFA038v005-clean.docx, (20200619), XP014372718 [A] 1-15 * whole clause 5.2.3 *
 [A]  - "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 4 Management and Orchestration Requirements for service interfaces for OS container management and orchestration", vol. WG NFV IFA Interfaces and Architecture, no. V0.5.0, (20200326), pages 1 - 19, ETSI DRAFT SPECIFICATION; NFV-IFA 040, EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ETSI), 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS ; FRANCE, URL: docbox.etsi.org/ISG/NFV/Open/Drafts/IFA040__OS_Container_MANO_service_interfaces/NFV-IFA040v050/gs_NFV-IFA040v050-clean.docx, (20200326), XP014364835 [A] 1-15 * whole clause 5.2 *
 [A]  - ERICSSON LM, "IFA011ed411 MegaCR FEAT17 Cloud-native VNFs", vol. WG NFV IFA Interfaces and Architecture, (20200729), pages 1 - 22, ETSI DRAFT; NFVIFA(20)000479R5, EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ETSI), 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS ; FRANCE, URL: docbox.etsi.org/ISG/NFV/IFA/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2020/NFVIFA(20)000479r5_IFA011ed411_MegaCR_FEAT17_Cloud-native_VNFs.docx, (20200729), XP014377764 [A] 1-15 * clauses 7.1.2, 7.1.3.2, 7.1.6.2, 7.1.6.4 and 7.1.8.19 *
 [A]  - LEONARDO R RODRIGUES ET AL, "Network-Aware Container Scheduling in Multi-Tenant Data Center", ARXIV.ORG, CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 201 OLIN LIBRARY CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NY 14853, (20190917), XP081482876 [A] 1-15 * Section I *
International search[A]CN109428764  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-17 * entire document *;
 [A]US10469359  (LEE YOUNG [US], et al) [A] 1-17* entire document *;
 [A]CN111399968  (RES INST CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CORP, et al) [A] 1-17 * description, paragraphs [0026]-[0059] *
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