KR102078378B1 - Apparatus and method for managing virtualization infrastructure - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosed network function virtualization-based virtualization infrastructure management method comprises the steps of: collecting characteristic information of computing hardware resources and network hardware resources included in hardware resources capable of forming a plurality of infrastructure clusters; and transmitting characteristic information of hardware resources. Later receiving clustering information about computing hardware resources for forming a plurality of infrastructure clusters and virtual computing resources for forming a plurality of virtual infrastructure clusters, and a network for forming an infrastructure cluster and a virtual infrastructure cluster according to the clustering information. Identifying hardware resources and virtual network resources, and combining the information about the identified network hardware resources and virtual network resources with the clustering information to form an infrastructure cluster and a virtual infrastructure cluster. For a step of generating or updating the index information. Therefore, by clustering and managing the network function virtualization infrastructure in the mobile communication service system implemented through network function virtualization, there is an advantage that can efficiently allocate the network function virtualization infrastructure to the guest OS program in cluster units.

Description

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIRTUALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing a virtualized infrastructure, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for managing a virtualized infrastructure based on network function virtualization.

As is well known, network function virtualization is to separate hardware and software from network equipment and to provide a virtualized network function on the virtualization base of general purpose server.

Conventional network equipment has a problem of inflexibility because hardware and software are provided in an integrated form, but network function virtualization has increased flexibility because hardware and software are separated so that a carrier's network can operate more agile and efficiently. Provides important principles to help

By integrating such network function virtualization into the mobile communication service system, various network nodes can be virtualized, and the flexibility and agility of the mobile communication service system is improved. For example, in the case of an Evolved Packet System (EPS) / Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, a mobility management entity (MME), a serving gateway (SGW), a packet data network gateway (PGW), and the like may be virtualized.

Here, virtualizing various network nodes refers to a network function virtualization infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as an 'infrastructure') including hardware resources such as computing hardware, storage hardware and network hardware, and virtual resources such as virtual computing, virtual storage, and virtual network. To assign a guest OS (guest operating system) program to perform various network node functions.

On the other hand, in recent years, in addition to the general mobile communication service between people and the interest and utilization of the communication service between the machine has increased. The communication service between these machines is the Internet of Things (IoT), Machine to Machine communication (M2M), Machine Type Communication (MTC), Smart Device communication, or Machine oriented communication. It is called variously. Hereinafter referred to as thing communication service.

According to the prior art, there has not been proposed a technology for utilizing a mobile communication service system implemented through network function virtualization for the IoT service.

As such, in order to utilize the network function virtualization technology for the IoT service, it is necessary to optimize the network function virtualization part according to the characteristics of the IoT service.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0131963, published December 04, 2013.

An embodiment of the present invention is a cluster of a network function virtualization infrastructure including hardware resources and virtual resources such as computing and network as part of an effort to optimize the network function virtualization portion for a mobile communication service according to the characteristics of the IoT service. It provides a virtualization infrastructure management apparatus and method for efficiently allocating network function virtualization infrastructure in cluster units to guest OS programs.

The problem to be solved of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned thing, and another problem to be solved which is not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

An apparatus for managing virtualization infrastructure according to an aspect of the present invention includes a virtualization infrastructure interface unit for collecting characteristic information of computing hardware resources and network hardware resources included in hardware resources capable of forming a plurality of infrastructure clusters, and a plurality of virtual infrastructures. An infrastructure cluster database unit for storing the characteristic information of the virtual computing resource and the virtual network resource included in the virtual resource capable of forming a cluster and the characteristic information of the hardware resource, and transmitting the characteristic information of the hardware resource; And a virtualization network management interface unit configured to receive the computing hardware resource for forming the virtual infrastructure cluster and clustering information about the virtual computing resource, the infrastructure cluster and the virtual according to the clustering information. A virtualization infrastructure controller configured to identify the network hardware resource and the virtual network resource for forming an infrastructure cluster and generate index information added to the clustering information, and the index for forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster. It may include an infrastructure cluster index management unit for storing or updating information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a virtualization infrastructure management method comprising: collecting characteristic information of a computing hardware resource and a network hardware resource included in a hardware resource capable of forming a plurality of infrastructure clusters; Transmitting, receiving clustering information about the computing hardware resources for forming the plurality of infrastructure clusters and the virtual computing resources for forming the plurality of virtual infrastructure clusters, and the infrastructure cluster and the virtual according to the clustering information. Identifying the network hardware resource and the virtual network resource for forming an infrastructure cluster; and adding the identified network hardware resource and the information about the virtual network resource to the clustering information to further combine the infrastructure. And generating or updating index information for forming a cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in a mobile communication service system implemented through network function virtualization, by networking and managing the network function virtualization infrastructure including hardware resources and virtual resources such as computing and network, the guest OS program to the network It has the effect of efficiently allocating functional virtualization infrastructure in cluster units.

1 is a block diagram of a network function virtualized mobile communication service system employing a virtualization infrastructure management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a virtualization infrastructure management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a virtual infrastructure management method by a virtual infrastructure management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various different forms, and the present embodiments merely make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, and the invention is defined only by the scope of the claims.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the embodiments of the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users and operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a network function virtualized mobile communication service system employing a service pattern analysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown therein, the network function virtualization mobile communication service system 10 according to the embodiment includes the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100, the virtualization network function unit 200, the network function virtualization operation unit 300, and the subscriber information management unit 400. ), A service profile storage unit 500, an OSS (Operation Support System) 600, and the like.

The network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 includes a hardware resource 101 including computing hardware including a server and storage, network hardware, and the like, such as virtual computing and a virtual network based on the hardware resource 101. Virtual resource 102. In addition, the virtualization unit 170 performs a role of a relay between the hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102 and the guest OS program mounted in the virtualization network function unit 200 so that the guest OS program performs the function of a network node. ). The virtualization unit 170 separates the hardware of the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 from the software of the virtualization network function unit 200 and performs a role of relaying between hardware and software. It may also be called.

The network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 is a virtualization unit 170 in a state in which the computing hardware and network hardware constituting the hardware resources 101 and the like, the virtual computing and virtual network constituting the virtual resources 102 are individually operated. By the virtual network function unit 200 may be interworked.

Alternatively, the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 operates in a state where the computing hardware and the network hardware constituting the hardware resource 101 form a plurality of infrastructure clusters 110, 120, 130, and the virtual resource 102. The virtual computing and the virtual network to be configured are operated in a state of forming a plurality of virtual infrastructure cluster (140, 150, 160), the infrastructure cluster (110, 120, 130) or the virtual infrastructure cluster (140, 150, 160) is virtualized The unit 170 may be linked with the virtualization network function unit 200.

The virtualization network function unit 200 receives a plurality of virtualization network nodes 210, 220, and 230 in which a guest OS program is allocated a hardware resource or a virtual resource from the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 to perform various network nodes. Include. In addition, a plurality of element management systems (EMS) 240, 250, and 260 for displaying an operation state through a graphical user interface (GUI) or the like for operating each virtualized network node 210, 220, or 230 are provided. Include. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, virtual network nodes such as a virtualization MME 210, a virtualization SGW 220, a virtualization PGW 230, and the like are illustrated as an EPS / LTE system.

When the network function virtualization operation unit 300 provides accommodation information for the IoT communication terminals currently being serviced by the virtualization network function unit 200, the hardware resources 101 included in the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 and Among the virtual resources 102, a resource suitable for a service characteristic of the corresponding MTC terminal group is selected and allocated to the virtual network function unit 200.

The network function virtualization management unit 300 includes a virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310, a virtualization network function management unit 320, a virtualization control unit 330, and the like.

Among these, the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310 manages resource information including information of the hardware resource 101 and the virtual resource 102 constituting the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100. The virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310 may cluster and manage the computing hardware and the network hardware constituting the hardware resource 101 and the like, the virtual computing and the virtual network constituting the virtual resource 102. The virtual infrastructure management apparatus 310 will be described again below with reference to FIG. 2.

The virtualization network function management unit 320 receives acceptance information regarding the current communication service terminals of the thing communication service from the virtualization network function unit 200 and delivers it to the virtualization control unit 330, which is being managed by the virtualization infrastructure management unit 310. The resource information of the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 is provided to the virtualization control unit 330. In addition, when a suitable resource is allocated to the virtualization network function unit 200 by the virtualization control unit 330 among the hardware resources 101 and the virtual resources 102 included in the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100, the virtualization network function unit ( The virtualization network nodes 210, 220, and 230 of 200 are migrated to the allocated resources. That is, the resource information allocated to the virtualized network nodes 210, 220, and 230 may be provided to perform functions of various network nodes.

The virtualization controller 330 is managed by the virtualization infrastructure management unit 310 and the service-specific profile and the virtualization infrastructure management unit 310 stored in the service profile storage unit 500 and the acceptance information for the current communication service terminals M2200 service 200 By referring to the resource information of the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100, the hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102 suitable for the virtualization network function unit 200 is allocated to the virtual network function management unit 320. The virtual controller 330 may be referred to as an orchestrator to perform the role of substantially managing the virtual network function unit 200 through the allocation of the hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102.

The subscriber information management unit 400 stores and manages subscriber information for MTC terminals subscribed to MTS services.

The service profile storage unit 500 stores and manages a profile including characteristic information for each service that can be provided to the M2C terminals subscribed to the M2C service. This service-specific profile is provided to the virtualization control unit 330 of the network function virtualization operation unit 300 to be used and referenced when allocating a hardware resource 101 or a virtual resource 102 suitable for the virtualization network function unit 200. .

The OSS 600 performs a function of controlling a network in order to maximize efficiency and productivity, and collects information on network use necessary for real-time network monitoring and control, network planning, operation, and maintenance. do.

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a virtualization infrastructure management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown therein, the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310 according to the embodiment includes a virtualization infrastructure interface 311, an infrastructure cluster index management unit 312, a virtualization network management interface unit 313, an infrastructure cluster state management unit 314, and virtualization. Infrastructure control unit 315, infrastructure cluster database unit 316 and the like.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the functions and operations of individual elements constituting the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310 will be described.

The virtualized infrastructure interface unit 311 collects characteristic information of computing hardware resources and network hardware resources included in the hardware resources 101 capable of forming the plurality of infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130.

The infrastructure cluster state manager 314 collects and manages operation state information and resource occupation information of the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130 and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, and 160.

The virtualization network management interface unit 313 may include the characteristic information of the hardware resources 101, the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130, and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, which may form the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130. Transmits various types of information including the operation state information of the 160 and resource occupancy information to the virtualization controller 330, and forms the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130 and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, and 160. The clustering information about the computing hardware resource and the virtual computing resource is received from the virtualization controller 330.

The infrastructure cluster database unit 316 may include the virtual computing resource, the virtual network resource characteristic information, and the hardware resource 101 included in the virtual resource 102 that may form the plurality of virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, and 160. Property information is stored.

The virtualization infrastructure control unit 315 may configure network hardware resources and virtual network resources for forming the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130 and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, and 160 according to the clustering information provided from the virtualization control unit 330. Identify and generate index information in addition to clustering information.

The infrastructure cluster index management unit 312 stores or updates index information for forming an infrastructure cluster and a virtual infrastructure cluster.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a virtual infrastructure management method by a virtual infrastructure management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the virtualization infrastructure management method according to the embodiment includes computing hardware resource and network hardware resource characteristic information included in hardware resources capable of forming a plurality of infrastructure clusters, operation state information of the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster, and Collecting various information including the resource occupancy information (S701).

The computing hardware resources and the plurality of virtual infrastructure clusters for forming the plurality of infrastructure clusters after transmitting various information including the collected characteristic information of the hardware resources, operation state information of the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster, and resource occupancy information. Receiving clustering information for the virtual computing resources to form a (S703) further.

Subsequently, the method may further include identifying network hardware resources and virtual network resources for forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster according to the received clustering information (S705).

Next, the method may further include generating or updating index information for forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster by further combining the identified network hardware resource and the virtual network resource information with the clustering information (S707).

Hereinafter, an infrastructure cluster or a virtual infrastructure cluster allocation process by a network function virtualized mobile communication service system including the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The virtualization network function unit 200 constituting the network function virtualization mobile communication service system 10 may be configured in various networks when the guest OS program receives the hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102 from the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100. It may transition to a plurality of virtualized network nodes 210, 220, and 230 that perform the functions of nodes.

The allocation of the hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102 is performed by the network function virtualization management unit 300. The virtualization control unit 330 constituting the network function virtualization operation unit 300 is the service profile storage unit 500 after the virtualization network function unit 200 obtains the acceptance information for the current communication terminal of the thing communication service. The hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102 suitable for the virtualization network function unit 200 by referring to the service-specific profile stored in the network) and the resource information of the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 managed by the virtualization infrastructure management unit 310. Will be assigned.

As such, in order for the virtualization control unit 330 to allocate the hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102 suitable to the virtualization network function unit 200, the information about the hardware resource 101 and the virtual resource 102 is stored in the virtualization control unit ( 330, which is performed by the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310. In particular, the network function virtualization infrastructure including the hardware resource 101 and the virtual resource 102 is clustered and managed, thereby providing the guest OS program of the virtualization network function unit 200 with the network function virtualization infrastructure in cluster units. It can be allocated efficiently.

First, the virtualization infrastructure interface unit 311 collects characteristic information of computing hardware resources and network hardware resources included in the hardware resources 101 capable of forming the plurality of infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130, and the infrastructure clusters. The state manager 314 collects operation state information and resource occupation information of the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130 and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, and 160. The various types of information collected by the virtualization infrastructure interface unit 311 is stored in the infrastructure cluster database unit 316, and the characteristic information of the virtual resource 102 based on the hardware resource 101 is also included in the infrastructure cluster database unit ( 316 is stored together (S701).

Subsequently, the virtualization network management interface unit 313 is configured to compute the computing hardware resources and the characteristic information of the network hardware resources collected in step S701, and operating states of the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130, and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, and 160. Various information including information, resource occupancy information, and the like are transmitted to the virtualization controller 330.

In addition, the virtualization network nodes 210, 220, and 230 of the virtualization network function unit 200 identify usage pattern information of the M2C terminals that provide the M2T service, and identify the usage pattern information of the M2C terminals. Is transmitted to the virtualization network function management unit 320, and the virtualization network function management unit 320 transmits it to the virtualization control unit 330.

In addition, the service profile storage unit 500 stores and manages a profile including the characteristic information for each service that can be provided to the M2C terminals subscribed to the M2C service. The service-specific profile is provided to the virtualization control unit 330 of the network function virtualization operation unit 300 to be used and referenced when allocating a suitable hardware resource 101 or the virtual resource 102 to the virtualization network function unit 200. will be.

Next, the virtualization control unit 330 of the network function virtualization management unit 300 is a service-specific profile stored in the service profile storage unit 500, the thing communication service is provided by the virtualization network nodes (210, 220, 230) Usage pattern information of the thing communication terminals, resource occupancy information of the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, 130 and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, and 160 provided from the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310, and the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310. Comprehensive information including characteristic information on hardware resources 101 transmitted from the system, operational status information of resource clusters 110, 120, 130 and virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, 160, and resource occupancy information. In consideration of this, clustering information for forming the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, 130 and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, 160 is generated.

As such, the clustering information generated by the virtualization control unit 330 is transmitted to the virtualization infrastructure management device 310 through the virtualization network function management unit 320. When the clustering information is transmitted, the virtualization infrastructure control unit 315 receives the received information. Network hardware resources and virtual network resources for forming the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, 130 and the virtual infrastructure clusters 140, 150, 160 are identified according to the clustering information. Here, the clustering information provided by the virtualization controller 330 includes information about computing hardware resources and virtual computing resources, and a network connecting them to enable interworking of servers and storage included in the computing hardware resources and the virtual computing resources. Since resources are needed, the virtualization infrastructure control unit 315 determines suitable network hardware resources and virtual network resources (S705).

Subsequently, the virtualization infrastructure control unit 315 combines the clustering information received in step S703 with information about the network hardware resources and the virtual network resources identified in step S705 to construct the infrastructure clusters 110, 120, and 130 and the virtual infrastructure cluster 140. To generate index information that can be used when forming.

Then, the infrastructure cluster index management unit 312 stores the index information generated by the virtualization infrastructure control unit 315 or updates the pre-stored index information (S707).

Meanwhile, among hardware resources 101 constituting the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100, computing hardware and network hardware may be changed due to expansion or the like. Then, the characteristic information about the hardware resource 101 and the virtual resource 102 collected by the virtualization infrastructure interface unit 311 of the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310 is changed, and the infrastructure cluster provided to the virtualization controller 330. Property information for 110, 120, and 130 is changed.

Then, the virtualization controller 330 uses the hardware resources 101 and the virtual resources 102 constituting the network function virtualization infrastructure unit 100 to configure the infrastructure clusters 110 and 120 and 130 and the virtual infrastructure cluster 140. 150, 160 may be determined to be newly formed, and when such information is transmitted to the virtualization infrastructure management apparatus 310, the index information of the infrastructure cluster index management unit 312 is updated again.

As described above, in the mobile communication service system implemented through network function virtualization, network function virtualization is provided to the guest OS program by clustering and managing a network function virtualization infrastructure including hardware resources and virtual resources such as computing and network. Enables efficient allocation of infrastructure on a cluster basis.

Combinations of each block of the block diagrams and respective steps of the flowcharts attached herein may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be mounted on a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment such that the instructions executed through the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment may be used in each block or flowchart of the block diagram. It will create means for performing the functions described in each step. These computer program instructions may be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory that can be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement functionality in a particular manner, and thus the computer usable or computer readable memory. The instructions stored therein may also produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing the functions described in each block or flowchart of each step of the block diagram. Computer program instructions may also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, such that a series of operating steps may be performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-implemented process to create a computer or other programmable data. Instructions that perform processing equipment may also provide steps for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and in each step of the flowchart.

In addition, each block or step may represent a portion of a module, segment, or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing a specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative embodiments, the functions noted in the blocks or steps may occur out of order. For example, the two blocks or steps shown in succession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks or steps may sometimes be performed in the reverse order, depending on the functionality involved.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto shall be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in a mobile communication service system implemented through network function virtualization, by guest clustering and managing the network function virtualization infrastructure including hardware resources and virtual resources such as computing, storage and network, guest OS program To efficiently allocate network function virtualization infrastructure on a cluster basis.

The present invention provides a EPS / LTE system as well as a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), a global system for mobile (GSM) system, and a code division multiple access (CDMA) system through network function virtualization. Alternatively, the present invention may be implemented in a technical field that provides a thing communication service to a thing communication terminal by implementing a TDMA system.

100: network function virtualization infrastructure
200: virtualization network function
300: network function virtualization operation unit
310: virtualization infrastructure management device
400: subscriber information management unit
500: service profile storage unit
600: Operation Support System (OSS)

Claims (4)

A virtualization infrastructure interface unit for collecting characteristic information of computing hardware resources and network hardware resources included in hardware resources capable of forming a plurality of infrastructure clusters;
An infrastructure cluster database unit configured to store characteristic information of virtual computing resources and virtual network resources included in virtual resources capable of forming a plurality of virtual infrastructure clusters, and characteristic information of the hardware resources;
A virtualization network management interface unit which transmits characteristic information of the hardware resource, and receives clustering information about the computing hardware resource and the virtual computing resource for forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster;
A virtualization infrastructure controller configured to identify the network hardware resource and the virtual network resource for forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster according to the clustering information, and generate index information that is further combined with the clustering information;
An infrastructure cluster index management unit configured to store or update the index information capable of forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster,
The clustering information,
It is generated based on the data usage pattern of the IoT terminal receiving the IoT communication service from the virtualization network function unit.
Virtualization Infrastructure Management Device. The method of claim 1,
An infrastructure cluster state manager configured to manage operation state information and resource occupancy information of the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster,
And the virtualization network management interface unit receives the clustering information after transmitting the operation state information and the resource occupancy information together with the characteristic information about the computing hardware resource. Collecting characteristic information of computing hardware resources and network hardware resources included in hardware resources capable of forming a plurality of infrastructure clusters;
Transmitting characteristic information of the hardware resources, receiving clustering information about the computing hardware resources for forming the plurality of infrastructure clusters and the virtual computing resources for forming the plurality of virtual infrastructure clusters;
Identifying the network hardware resource and the virtual network resource for forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster according to the clustering information;
Generating or updating index information for forming the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster by further combining the identified network hardware resource and the information about the virtual network resource with the clustering information,
The clustering information,
It is generated based on the data usage pattern of the IoT terminal receiving the IoT communication service from the virtualization network function unit.
Virtual infrastructure management method by the virtual infrastructure management device. The method of claim 3, wherein
And returning the clustering information after transmitting operation state information and resource occupancy information of the infrastructure cluster and the virtual infrastructure cluster together with the characteristic information of the computing hardware resource.

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