Background technology
In software field, software supplier except normal software development cost and profit, adopts the mode of software license (License) to collect corresponding expansion expense after providing corresponding software, service and consulting to the client usually.This mode has been safeguarded the interests of software supplier well, makes in extensive or ultra-large software, and the business earnings of oneself obtain maximization.Meanwhile, such mode has made things convenient for Virtual network operator according to the actual conditions (scale of the scale of network, business, network management personnel's number etc.) of current network and the needs of following investment (investment is arranged net) by stages, decides the operation/support/maintenance cost of the network management software of oneself in its sole discretion with cutting the garment according to the figure.
The cost of use collecting mode of present software license mainly contains:
1) for the software of server one client (browser) framework, adopt the method for collecting the cost of use of software license by number of clients usually, a client takies a software license, and the client is necessary for each software license and foots the bill.The client proposes the software license number according to the demand of self to software supplier, and software supplier provides corresponding software license number, presses the software license number then and collects the charges, and software is disposed and safeguarded.This method is that the software license that non-normal open is used provides method, is applicable to the various softwares of B/S (Browser/Server, browser/server) or C/S (Client/Server, customer end/server mode) mode development.
2), adopt usually and distribute corresponding software license by the network equipment number of being managed for the general network management software.The network equipment that quilt is managed takies a software license, and the client is necessary for the software license of each equipment and foots the bill.The client can determine the software license number that self needs according to the scale of network.Such method is well suited for the management at network element, and meets the client and invest the demand of arranging net by stages.
3) along with development of internet technology, variation has taken place in the content that the network management software is managed, management to the concrete business in the network has appearred, and different with common management at network element (single network equipment), be not suitable for directly coming the distribution software licence according to network equipment number.Network is a relatively abstract concept, a plurality of interfaces of next professional corresponding a plurality of network equipment of possibility of ordinary circumstance or corresponding one or more network equipments.Such as, in QoS (Quality of Service, service quality) business, (qos policy is disposed the abstract webmaster notion that the back forms), a plurality of interfaces of the corresponding a plurality of equipment of service needed.In this case, occur distributing corresponding software license method by network device interface.The corresponding software license of network device interface as long as the business in the network has been used the interface of certain network equipment, just need be paid corresponding software license expense.
In the cost of use collecting mode of three kinds of software licenses mentioning, collect the cost of use of software license in the above, be applicable to the software field of client-server (browser) framework at large, become general way by the number of client.And other dual modes are all relevant with network management in the processing of the use data of software license, belong to network management software field.No matter be that the network equipment that a quilt is managed takies a software license, still an interface of the network equipment managed of quilt takies a software license (or software license of a plurality of equipment, software license of a plurality of interfaces, the method of counting is unimportant), be based on all that the concrete network equipment realizes.
Have following defective on the use processing method of data of above-mentioned device software licence Network Based: the concrete network equipment in software license and the network is closely connected together, must be unable to do without concrete equipment like this on the usage quantity of determining the network licence, this mode is not suitable for for the fee of the software license of Network and management.Specifically, for a Network, the interface of a general not only corresponding network equipment or the network equipment.LSP (label exchange) path management in TE (Traffic Engineering, the traffic engineering) business for example, each node on the path all is a network equipment.And consider that from the angle of service management a business can be regarded as in a path, and the interface of these the professional corresponding a plurality of network equipments or the network equipment.In this case, directly use is determined the usage quantity of software license based on DeviceMode and is carried out corresponding cost and collect, no matter be to the use of software users or to the management of the software license of software supplier, all be very inconvenient, can not make the interests of software supplier obtain maximization.In addition, equipment Network Based is determined the usage quantity of software license, requires different equipment is used identical configuration, and this is also unreasonable for operator.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is the defective that in the processing of the use data of software license, exists at the network management software in the above-mentioned prior art, provide a kind of software license to use processing method of data and treatment system, in the processing of software license use data, make the software license in the network management software corresponding with the concrete network application of its management, the effectiveness of software license has more reasonably been brought into play in the restriction that has broken away from the concrete network equipment.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of software license and use processing method of data, comprise the steps:
Step 1, the network management software detect the input operation that the Network application increases or deletes;
Step 2, the network management software be according to the detected described input operation that increases or subtract, but carry out the increase of usage quantity of software license of described Network application correspondence or the operation of minimizing;
Step 3, end.
In described step 2, when detecting the input operation that the Network application increases, but the usage quantity of the software license of described Network application correspondence is deducted the numerical value of the Network application of increase.
Between described step 1 and step 2, can also comprise:
But if the usage quantity of the software license of the described Network application of step a correspondence less than the numerical value of the Network application that increases, but then described usage quantity with software license is set at zero back execution in step 3, otherwise execution in step 2.
In described step a, if but the usage quantity of the software license of described Network application correspondence less than the numerical value of the Network application that increases, but then do not create the Network application of the usage quantity that exceeds described software license.
But wherein carry out in the step 2 increase of usage quantity of software license of described Network application correspondence or minimizing operation can for: but the usage quantity of the software license of described Network application correspondence is added the numerical value of the Network application of deletion.
Between described step 1 and step 2, can also comprise:
But if but the numerical value sum of the Network application of the usage quantity of step b software license and deletion greater than the maximum of the usage quantity of setting in the network management software, then but the usage quantity of described software license is set at execution in step 3 after the described maximum, otherwise execution in step 2.
The present invention also provides a kind of software license to use the treatment system of data, comprises a network management platform, also is provided with in network management platform:
One input operation detection module is used to detect the input operation that the Network application increases or deletes;
But the usage quantity administration module of a software license, be connected with described input operation detection module, be used to obtain that the Network application increases or the input operation information of deletion, but and carry out the minimizing of usage quantity of corresponding software license or the operation of increase.
Therefore, software license of the present invention uses processing method of data and treatment system, carry out the distribution of software license by the increase of detection Network application or the input operation of deletion, the restriction that has broken away from the concrete network equipment, realized the non-processing of using data based on the software license of equipment, more reasonably bring into play the effectiveness of software license, safeguarded software supplier and benefits of operators.
Below by drawings and Examples, technical scheme of the present invention is described in further detail.
Embodiment
The present invention is known the increase or the minimizing of Network object by the input operation that the network management software detects the Network application, thereby the quantity of software license is upgraded accordingly.
Referring to Fig. 1, it is that software license of the present invention uses the processing method of data flow chart, comprises the steps:
Step 1, the network management software detect the input operation that the Network application increases or deletes;
Step 2, the network management software be according to the detected described input operation that increases or subtract, but carry out the increase of usage quantity of software license of described Network application correspondence or the operation of minimizing;
Step 3, end.
In the present invention, for the network management software, the input operation of Network application is meant to be increased new Network application or deletes the Network application that has existed.
Based on method of the present invention, network operator is when buying the network management software, can be according to the actual needs of oneself, buy the quantity of certain software license to the provider of the network management software, but the provider of the network management software can set a corresponding software license usage quantity in the network management software, the quantity of the software license that but the maximum of usage quantity is a Virtual network operator to be bought, when operator increases new Network application, just deduct corresponding software license quantity, therefore, in the method for the invention, in described step 2, when detecting the input operation that the Network application increases, but the usage quantity of the software license of described Network application correspondence is deducted the numerical value of the Network application of increase.
But the quantity of the Network application that increases can not be infinitely great, the sum that is the Network application in the network management software can not be greater than maximum, further expand if desired, will buy the quantity of required software license to the software provider, but from the maximum of new settings usage quantity.Therefore, between above-mentioned steps 1 and step 2, also can comprise: if but the usage quantity of the software license of the described Network application of step a correspondence less than the numerical value of the Network application that increases, then but described usage quantity with software license is set at zero back execution in step 3, otherwise execution in step 2.
In the process that increases the Network application, if the quantity of the Network application that increases surpasses software license quantity, but then the network management software can forbid exceeding the establishment of described Network application of the usage quantity of described software license.
Because professional needs, need sometimes the Network application that has existed is deleted, when deletion Network application, but should recover the usage quantity of corresponding software license, therefore, in described step 2, when detecting the input operation of Network application deletion, but the usage quantity of the software license of described Network application correspondence is added the numerical value of the Network application of deletion.
But when deletion Network application, but the usage quantity that recovers corresponding software license can not surpass predefined maximum, so between described step 1 and step 2, also comprise:
But if but the numerical value sum of the Network application of the usage quantity of step b software license and deletion greater than the maximum of the usage quantity of setting in the network management software, then but the usage quantity of described software license is set at execution in step 3 after the described maximum, otherwise execution in step 2.
In the present invention, irrelevant with the concrete network equipment in the processing of the use data of software license, just a kind of use processing method of data of non-software license based on equipment, so above-mentioned Network application can be not directly related with concrete network equipment service application object or inconveniently come the service application object of distribution software licence by the concrete network equipment or interface, service template or with the client of Network binding etc. for example.Further specify method of the present invention below by two specific embodiments.
Embodiment one, is example with the service template, and the notion of template is commonplace in software technology field, and it can be considered to a kind of framework, a kind of flow process, a kind of step.In NTM network traffic management software, template generally is used for defining a service parameter and business step, does not relate to the concrete network equipment.A template can make things convenient for software users with generating a plurality of business (repeated use).Service template has following characteristics:
1) service template can define separately, revises and delete;
2) service template can carry out nestedly, and promptly a template can comprise another one or a plurality of template;
3) service template can re-define;
4) service template can carry out related with concrete business;
5) service template can be by a plurality of business association (repeated use)
6) when service template and business association, revise and the deletion template, will the business of association not produced any influence;
7) service template directly is not related with some or a plurality of network equipments.Because service template, corresponding with software license to carry out corresponding data processing more reasonable with service template.Referring to Fig. 2, it is the method flow diagram of specific embodiments of the invention one, but supposes that the usage quantity of remaining software license in the network management software is A, and is as follows based on the data handling procedure of the software license of the Network of service template:
Step 101, the network management software detect the operation that generates B new service template;
Whether step 102, the network management software judge B greater than A, if then the network management software only allows to generate A service template, and send corresponding prompt information, if not, then execution in step 103;
Step 103, but the usage quantity of software license is set at A subtracts B.
Embodiment two, and in NTM network traffic management software, a business can be with one or more client's binding.Client herein has following characteristics: the client can define separately, revises and delete; The client must be associated with certain concrete business.
Referring to Fig. 3, it is the method flow diagram of specific embodiments of the invention two, and is as follows for the detailed process based on the use data processing of client's software license:
Step 201, the network management software detect a new client's of registration operation;
Step 202, judge that whether the usage quantity of software license is zero, if, then forbid this visitor's registration, and send information, if not, then execution in step 203;
Step 203, but the usage quantity of software license is subtracted one.
In addition, the treatment system that the present invention also provides a kind of software license to use data, referring to Fig. 4, it is the treatment system structural representation that software license of the present invention uses data, comprises a network management platform c, also is provided with in network management platform c:
One input operation detection module d is used to detect the input operation that the Network application increases or deletes;
But the usage quantity administration module e of a software license, be connected with described input operation detection module d, be used to obtain that the Network application increases or the input operation information of deletion, but and carry out the minimizing of usage quantity of corresponding software license or the operation of increase.
Software license of the present invention uses processing method of data and treatment system, use at software license in the processing of data, broken away from the restriction of the concrete network equipment in the network, it is the management that realizes software license in non-mode based on equipment, make network management software provider when software is provided, can be according to the traffic carrying capacity of the required support of operator, support client's amount etc. to the expense that operator collects rational software license, make own commercial interest maximize.
For operator, also can plan and buy the software license of suitable quantity according to self to network management capacity, volume of business, support client capacity, demand such as substep investment by stages.
It should be noted last that, above embodiment is only unrestricted in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that, can make amendment or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and not break away from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention.