Network service construction system and network service construction method

Abstract

A marketplace system (MPS) controls display of an input screen on which a network service is selectable. The MPS receives from a purchaser terminal to select one or a plurality of network services on the input screen. A network operating system (NOS) generates network configuration data indicating a configuration of the selected network service. The NOS constructs the selected network service based on the network configuration data.

1 . A network service construction system, comprising:
 at least one processor; and   at least one memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
 controlling display of an input screen on which a network service is selectable; 
 receiving a selection of one or a plurality of network services on the input screen from a user; 
 generating network configuration data indicating a configuration of the selected one or plurality of network services; and 
 constructing the selected one or plurality of network services based on the network configuration data. 
   
     
     
         2 . The network service construction system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controlling comprises setting the input screen so that, when a file defining a network service has been registered from a vendor providing the network service, the network service defined in the file is selectable. 
     
     
         3 . The network service construction system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the input screen is configured so that a service requirement regarding a selected network service is inputtable by a user, and   wherein the generating comprises generating the network configuration data based on the service requirement input to the input screen.   
     
     
         4 . The network service construction system according to  claim 3 , wherein the controlling comprises setting the input screen so that, when a file defining a service requirement regarding a network service which is to be input by the user has been registered from a vendor providing the network service, the service requirement defined in the file is inputtable. 
     
     
         5 . The network service construction system according to  claim 3 , wherein the service requirement includes at least one of the number of subscribers, an opposite IP, a monitoring target, a monitoring interval, a target area, a password, or a service level of a network slice. 
     
     
         6 . The network service construction system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controlling comprises setting a plurality of icons for selecting network services on the input screen, each of the plurality of icons corresponding to one of a plurality of types of network services. 
     
     
         7 . The network service construction system according to  claim 6 , wherein the controlling comprising setting the input screen so that a display mode of a first icon corresponding to a network service yet to be purchased by the user and a display mode of a second icon corresponding to a network service already purchased by the user are different from each other, or so that an operation relating to selection of the first icon and an operation relating to selection of the second icon are different from each other. 
     
     
         8 . The network service construction system according to  claim 1 , wherein the network service includes at least one of a wireless access network or a core network. 
     
     
         9 . The network service construction system according to  claim 8 , wherein the generated network configuration data includes at least one of: a service requirement for the selected one or plurality of network services; or a type, a number, a host name, or an IP address of each of one or more functional units that achieve the selected network service. 
     
     
         10 . The network service construction system according to  claim 1 , wherein the network service includes at least one of an electronic mail system, an application of a rich communication system, an application of a unified communications and collaboration, an educational application, or a communication environment measurement application. 
     
     
         11 . A network service construction method, which is executed by a computer, the network service construction method comprising:
 controlling display of an input screen on which a network service is selectable;   receiving a selection of one or a plurality of network services on the input screen from a user;   generating network configuration data indicating a configuration of the selected one or plurality of network services; and   constructing the selected one or plurality of network services based on the network configuration data.