Creating Services Using Service Modules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016127478-A1
Application number	US-201414527268-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2014
Priority date	Oct 29, 2014
Publication date	May 5, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating services using service modules. A control system can detect a service creation request. The control system can identify service modules to be included in a service requested by the service creation request. A service control function can be created to manage the service requested by the service creation request. The service modules can be coupled together, and the service requested by the service creation request can be output.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A method comprising:
detecting, at a processor of a control system, a service creation request; identifying, by the processor, service modules to be included in a service requested by the service creation request; identifying, by the processor, a service control function to manage the service requested by the service creation request; coupling, by the processor, the service modules; and deploying, by the processor, the service requested by the service creation request.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the service requested by the service creation request comprises a basic service, and wherein the service modules comprise a service component.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the service requested by the service creation request comprises a basic service, and wherein the service modules comprise a service component that comprises two virtual service functions.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein each of the two virtual service functions comprises virtual service function components that are commonly controlled, and wherein each of the virtual service function components comprises a feature of the service.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor, that tight coupling of the service modules is not desired; and deploying, by the processor, a segmented service in response to determining that the tight coupling of the service modules is not desired.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the service modules comprise basic services.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein each of the basic services comprises a service component and a service control function.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor, that tight coupling of the service modules is desired; and deploying, by the processor, a composite service in response to determining that the tight coupling of the service modules is desired.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the service modules comprise basic services, wherein each of the basic services comprises a service component and a service control function, and wherein the composite service comprises a second layer service control function.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing, by the processor, network transport for the service between the service modules, wherein the network transport is established on network infrastructure, and wherein deploying the service comprises installing the service on the network infrastructure.

11 . A system comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
detecting a service creation request,
identifying service modules to be included in a service requested by the service creation request,
identifying a service control function to manage the service requested by the service creation request,
coupling the service modules, and
deploying the service requested by the service creation request.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the service requested by the service creation request comprises a basic service, and wherein the service modules comprise a service component.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
determining that tight coupling of the service modules is not desired; and deploying a segmented service in response to determining that the tight coupling of the service modules is not desired.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the service modules comprise basic services, and wherein each of the basic services comprises a service component and a service control function.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
determining that tight coupling of the service modules is desired; and deploying a composite service in response to determining that the tight coupling of the service modules is desired, wherein the service modules comprise basic services, wherein each of the basic services comprises a service component and a service control function, and wherein the composite service comprises a second layer service control function.

16 . A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting a service creation request; identifying service modules to be included in a service requested by the service creation request; identifying a service control function to manage the service requested by the service creation request; coupling the service modules; and deploying the service requested by the service creation request.

17 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the service requested by the service creation request comprises a basic service, and wherein the service modules comprise a service component.

18 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
determining that tight coupling of the service modules is not desired; and deploying a segmented service in response to determining that the tight coupling of the service modules is not desired.

19 . The computer storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the service modules comprise basic services, and wherein each of the basic services comprises a service component and a service control function.

20 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
determining that tight coupling of the service modules is desired; and deploying a composite service in response to determining that the tight coupling of the service modules is desired, wherein the service modules comprise basic services, wherein each of the basic services comprises a service component and a service control function, and wherein the composite service comprises a second layer service control function.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Chastain Walter Cooper
• Klein Reuben
• Cariello Frank
• Smith Jr Paul Edward

Classifications

• H04L41/5054 Primary

  Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components · CPC title

• H04L67/16 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L41/40

  using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities · CPC title

• H04L67/51 Primary

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title