Workload prediction based CPU frequency scaling

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

predicting, based on historical workload data, a predicted change in virtual network function demand during a future workload period, wherein the virtual network function is supported by a node;

determining a target clock speed of a physical central processing unit (CPU) core in the node corresponding to the predicted change in the virtual network function demand;

calculating a latency, wherein the latency is based on:

an adjustment delay associated with changing a clock speed of the physical CPU core from an initial clock speed to the target clock speed, and

a network delay; and

adjusting the physical CPU core of the node to the target clock speed corresponding to the predicted change in the virtual network function demand for the future workload period, wherein adjusting the physical CPU core of the node is coordinated to the latency.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the operations further comprising collecting the historical workload data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , the operations further comprising collecting the historical workload data, wherein the historical workload data is based on a time period.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , the operations further comprising collecting the historical workload data, wherein the historical workload data is based on a time period, wherein the time period is a date and time.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , the operations further comprising comparing a recent virtual network function demand to the historical workload data to determine a difference between the recent virtual network function demand and the historical workload data, wherein predicting the change in virtual network function demand is further based on the difference.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the comparing the recent virtual network function demand to the historical workload data is based on a date or a time.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the comparing the recent virtual network function demand to the historical workload data is based on a usage pattern.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the comparing the recent virtual network function demand to the historical workload data identifies an anomalous event.

9. A method comprising:

predicting by a server, based on historical workload data, a future demand during a future workload interval, wherein the future demand supports a virtual network function or container, and wherein the future demand is met by a server;

determining by the server, a target clock speed of at least one hyper-thread of a central processing unit (CPU) core corresponding to the future demand, wherein two or more hyper-threads are supported by the CPU core corresponding to the future demand; and

causing by the server, the at least one hyper-thread of the CPU core to adjust to the target clock speed corresponding to the future demand for the future workload interval.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising grouping cores for common scaling.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising grouping hyper-threads for common scaling.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

comparing a recent virtual network function demand to historical workload data to determine a difference between the recent virtual network function demand and the historical workload data, wherein the comparison identifies an anomalous event;

predicting, based on historical workload data and the difference, a predicted change in virtual network function demand during a future workload period, wherein the virtual network function is supported by a node;

determining a target clock speed of a physical central processing unit (CPU) core in the node corresponding to the predicted change in the virtual network function demand; and

adjusting the physical CPU core of the node to the target clock speed corresponding to the predicted change in the virtual network function demand for the future workload period.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein adjusting the physical CPU core of the node is coordinated to a latency.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , the operations further comprising calculating the latency, wherein the latency is based on an adjustment delay associated with changing a clock speed of the physical CPU core from an initial clock speed to the target clock speed.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the latency is based on a network delay.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , the operations further comprising collecting the historical workload data.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the historical workload data is based on a time period.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the time period is a date and time.

19. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the comparing the recent virtual network function demand to the historical workload data is based on a date or a time.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the comparing the recent virtual network function demand to the historical workload data is based on a usage pattern.