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System and method for mobile network function virtualization
Mehdi Sif,Prakash Ramchandran,Hongbo Tian,Houxiao Han,Honglin Li,Mark X Huang,Farhad Sunavala,Galen Kim Davis +7 more
- 27 Aug 2014
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TL;DR: In this article, a method for mobile network function virtualization (MNFV) includes creating an evolved packet core (EPC) cluster and associating a sub-network with the EPC cluster.
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Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for mobile network function virtualization (MNFV) includes creating an evolved packet core (EPC) cluster and associating a sub-network with the EPC cluster. The method also includes booting a virtual machine (VM) and attaching the VM to the EPC.
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