VNF INSTANTIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a VNF instantiation method and an apparatus. The VNF instantiation method includes: A VNFM receives a VNF instantiation request message sent by an NFVO, and determines a QoS attribute of an external connection of a container object to be used by a VNF; the VNFM sends a container object creation request message to CISM, where the request message carries the QoS attribute of the external connection of the container object; and the CISM receives the container object creation request message, reads a descriptor and/or a configuration file of the container object, creates the corresponding container object, determines a type of a connection channel between the container object and a host node based on the QoS attribute of the external connection of the container object, and establishes a connection channel of the corresponding type. According to the method in embodiments of the present invention, when the VNFM manages a VNF instance, a differentiated performance requirement of a VNF network is transferred to the CISM, to implement dynamic generation or update of a container network and quickly respond to a performance requirement change of the VNF network.