CN106657194A

CN106657194A - Network slice capability opening method, device and system

Info

Publication number: CN106657194A
Application number: CN201510734582.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢宝国; 吴瑟; 王卫斌
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2015-11-02
Filing date: 2015-11-02
Publication date: 2017-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 2035-11-02
Also published as: WO2017076086A1; CN106657194B

Abstract

The application proposes a network slice capability opening method, device and system. The method includes the following steps: a network slice service request sent by a third-party service server is received; network slice information of a current network is obtained according to the network slice service request; and according to the network slice information of the current network and a service requirement of the network slice service request, a network slice service is provided to the third-party service server, a capability opening service of the network slice service of a future network can be provided, and the third party obtains related information of network slices through capability opening, and selects or requests creation of different network slices to provide differentiated services for third-party services.

Description

Method, apparatus and system that a kind of network sectioning capability is opened

Technical field

The present invention relates to network communication technology field, and in particular to a kind of method of network sectioning capability opening, Apparatus and system.

Background technology

Past more than 20 in the year, mobile communication technology is developed rapidly, and is people life side The politics of formula, working method and society, economic dispatch everyway bring tremendous influence.Mankind society The efficient information age can be entered, various aspects service application demand is presented explosive growth, to future Wireless mobile bandwidth system brings huge challenge in everyways such as frequency, technology and operations.

It is abundant with internet types of applications, the third party service provider to the information exchange of Virtual network operator and Network individual needs are more and more strong, and network capabilities opens the main flow for being increasingly becoming future network technology.Such as At present mobile personal user, industry user and SP/CP (Service Provider/Content Provider, Service provider/content supplier) in the mobile service that uses some be the industry insensitive to time delay Business, such as the business such as software upgrading and the download of download, music and video, and the data traffic of this kind of business Bigger than normal, being transmitted using normal discharge set meal will the higher expense of producing ratio.It is mobile in existing network There are many skies in network the characteristics of obvious busy being presented in terms of time and region be uneven in data network Not busy resource.Background traffic business carries out signaling and cooperates with for third-party application with network, in the network idle period Non real-time big flow, the such as business of video push, software upgrading are transmitted, can be these idle nothings Line resource is fully utilized, and the network for enabling operator is fully utilized, for user Very cheap flow can be enjoyed, the background traffic of low cost can also be utilized for SP/CP Passage distribution service and content, so as to promote use of the user to mobile flow, to operator data are brought The growth of income.

Under the mobile interchange epoch, operator's open network ability has been trend of the times.For many years, pipeline money Source, network advantage are always the core competitiveness of operator and are located.But with the arrival in 4G and 5G epoch, Abundant the Internet, applications gradually make operator become simple pipe provider.Therefore, build unified and open Ability, provide platform, rationally the open ability such as basic business and information become operator build it is following competing Strive the key point of power.

Fig. 1 is the ability open network configuration diagram according to correlation technique.As shown in figure 1, the network Framework can include following part：

Mobile network and network element (Mobile Network and Entity, referred to as MNE), comprising control Veil unit MME/SGSN (Mobility Management Entity/Serving GPRS Support Node, Mobile management nodes/Serving GPRS Support Node), it is responsible for signaling control and mobile management；User plane Network element PGW/GGSN (Public Data Network GateWay/Gateway GPRS Support Node, public data network gateway/gateway GPRS Support Node), it is responsible for carrying control and session management； Data surface network element HSS (Home Subscriber Server, home signature user server), is responsible for use The signing management at family；Policy control network element PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function, plan Omit and charging rule functions), it is responsible for user Qos (Quality of Service, service quality) and charging Strategy formulation and issue；And other network elements etc..

Ability open platform (Capability Exposure Platform, referred to as CEP), for basis Third-party demand, to network request Internet resources and information, provides the user the service and more of differentiation Good Consumer's Experience.

Application server (Application Server, referred to as APP), carries for third party to user For rich and varied Internet service.

Telecommunication service operation support system (Business and Operation support system, referred to as BOSS), comprising OSS (Operation Support System, OSS) and BSS (Business support system, business support system).BOSS be telecom operators integration, The support system of information resources share, it is mainly by network management, system administration, charging, business, account The part such as business and customer service constitutes.Wherein OSS, is responsible for network configuration, network operation, network management And optimization etc. functional realiey.BSS, is mainly responsible for backstage charging, user's mandate, clearing, account, visitor The functional realieys such as clothes, business.

Network arrangements function (Network Orchestrator Function, abbreviation NOF), is responsible for network And the dynamic layout of network element.

Using the ability open architecture, mobile network externally exposes mobile network by the unification of service open platform Network information and open mobile network's ability, open object includes the own application of third-party application and operator Deng.

Fig. 2 is the flow process that existing force is opened, as shown in Fig. 2 comprising the steps of：

S101：Application server needs to call application to service open platform according to the operation flow of itself API (Application Protocol Interface, abbreviation application protocol interface), for example：Call user Regional location user density API in the application scenarios of track.

S102：Ability open platform carries out application layer protocol conversion, need to be to movement from parsing using API Network Capture ability information.For example：Third-party application needs the user density information for obtaining certain geographic area.

S103：Internet resources from ability open platform to mobile network/network element acquisition and user profile needed for, Such as to the user density information of Network Capture geographic area.Mobile network/network element updates for the request application Internet resources, collection network and user profile, and by capability information (as telecommunication capability, terminal are believed Breath, network state etc.) ability open platform is returned to, such as return to certain current area to ability open platform Domain position user density information.

S104：Ability open platform is by the capability information got from mobile network/network element according to application The needs of API are packaged, and are formed using the adaptation result of API Calls；For example：By specific region position The user density Information encapsulation put is into the API information that can be called.

S105：Ability open platform device will return to application server using the adaptation result of API, application Server realizes types of applications according to the different API obtained from network side, provides the user differentiation Service.

Legacy cellular network architecture in Fig. 1, is adapted to the network of single service type.However, using this Vertical configuration is planted, operator is difficult to extend communication network, it is also difficult to which the user's request according to being continually changing is entered Row adjusts and meets the demand of new application.

In future network system, network will be by further abstract for " network section " (network slice)： Different network sections are that specific business or specific terminal or specific region provide Connection Service, net Network section comprising can dynamic creation each Virtual NE, network section function and performance realize include ground Reason overlay area, duration, capacity, speed, delay, reliability, security and availability etc..

Such as Fig. 3, according to different business demands, such as MBB (Mobile Broadband, mobile broadband Service) business, mMTC (massive machine type communication, large-scale machines class lead to Telecommunications services) business, uMTC (ultra machine type communication, super real-time super reliable machine Device class communication service) business, because its function and performance requirement otherness to network it is larger, in network side Just using different network section offer services, network element, network connection, net that each network section is included Network resource, hardware resource etc. are to set up on demand and distribution, and different network sections can meet different Terminal is accessed and professional ability.The establishment of network section, update and cut into slices management function by network with release (NSMF, network slice management function) is provided.

Existing force open network framework can provide opening for subnetwork ability to third-party application, the Tripartite's application can go to ask qos parameter to update with handling capacity open platform, charging policy adjustment (such as the Tripartite be user charges business), user preference information obtain etc. service.But the 5G networks that face the future are needed The ability asked is opened, and existing force open architecture can only be met existing network ability and the network information to the Tripartite is opened, and following 5G networks adopt network section that the service of differentiation is provided for different business, And existing network capabilities opening cannot provide the ability open service cut into slices based on network.

The content of the invention

The present invention can not meet what the network section of future network was serviced in order to solve existing force open service Problem, there is provided method, apparatus and system that a kind of network sectioning capability is opened.

In order to realize foregoing invention purpose, the technical scheme that the present invention takes is as follows：

A kind of method that network sectioning capability is opened, including：

Receive the network section service request that third party's service server sends；

The network slice information of service request acquisition current network of being cut into slices according to the network；

The business need of service request of being cut into slices according to the network slice information and the network of the current network Ask, to third party's service server network section service is provided.

Preferably, the network section service request includes one below：Network section inquiry service, net Network section selects service, network section more new demand servicing, network section to create service, network section release clothes Business.

Preferably, the network slice information includes：Static network slice information and/or dynamic network are cut into slices Information.

Preferably, obtaining network slice information according to network section service request includes：

Static network slice information is obtained from network section management entity, and/or from comprising network section resource Network element obtain dynamic network slice information.

Preferably, include from before the network element acquisition dynamic network slice information of resource of cutting into slices comprising network, Judge whether the static network slice information meets the business demand of the network section service request, when When being unsatisfactory for, from the network element acquisition dynamic network slice information of resource of cutting into slices comprising network.

Preferably, cut into slices service request according to the network slice information of the current network and the network Business demand, providing network section service to third party's service server includes：

According to the network slice information service request that third party's service server sends, acquisition meets third party The network slice information of the business demand of square service server network section service request, and will be described Network slice information is supplied to third party's service server.

When the network section in the network slice information meets the business need of the network section service request When asking, it is determined that meeting the network section of the business demand, and the network slice information is back into institute State third party's service server；

When the network section in the network slice information is unsatisfactory for the business of the network section service request During demand, send renewal network section request to network section management entity or create network section and ask, And return the renewal or created that network section management entity returns to third party's service server The network slice information built.

When the life time end cycle of network section, or third party's service request are released to its offer service Network when cutting into slices, notify release network section to network section management entity.

Preferably, send to update network section request or create network to network section management entity and cut Also include after piece request：

Receive the network section adjust request that the network section management entity sends；

Adjust request is cut into slices again to network section management entity transmission establishment network according to the network Section request.

To solve above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention also provides a kind of method that network sectioning capability is opened, bag Include：

Receiving ability opens the message of the request network slice information that functional entity sends；

Functional entity feedback network slice information is opened to the ability.

Preferably, described method also includes：

The renewal network section request or establishment network for receiving the ability opening functional entity transmission is cut into slices and is asked Ask, return what is updated or created according to the renewal network section request or establishment network section request Network slice information；

Or the reception ability opens the renewal network section request of functional entity transmission or establishment network is cut Piece is asked, and is returned network section and is adjusted according to the renewal network section request or establishment network section request Request.

Preferably, described method also includes：

When the life time end cycle of network section, or ability open functional entity request and be released to the 3rd When square service server establishment or the network for updating are cut into slices, the correspondence of third party's service server is discharged Network section resource.

To solve above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention also provides a kind of ability and opens functional entity, including：

First receiver module, for receiving the network section service request of third party's service server transmission；

Acquisition module, for the network section letter of service request acquisition current network of being cut into slices according to the network Breath；

Service module, for according to the network slice information of the current network and network section service The business demand of request, to third party's service server network section service is provided.

Preferably, the acquisition module obtains network slice information according to network section service request is Refer to：

Preferably, described entity also includes that judge module is believed for judging that the static network is cut into slices Whether breath meets the business demand of the network section service request, when being unsatisfactory for, triggers the acquisition Network element acquisition dynamic network slice information of the module from resource of cutting into slices comprising network.

Preferably, the service module is cut according to the network slice information and the network of the current network The business demand of piece service request, provides network section service and refers to third party's service server：

Preferably, the service module includes：

Feedback unit, for meeting the network section clothes when the network section in the network slice information During the business demand of business request, it is determined that meet one or more network sections of the business demand, and will One or more of network slice informations are back to third party's service server；

Request unit, for being unsatisfactory for the network section when the network section in the network slice information During the business demand of service request, send to network section management entity and update network section request or create Network section request, and return the network section management entity return to third party's service server The network slice information for updating or having created.

Preferably, the service module is additionally operable to when the life time end cycle of network section, or the 3rd When square service request is released to network section that it provides service, to network section management entity release is notified The network section.

Preferably, the request unit sends to network section management entity and updates network section request Or be additionally operable to after establishment network section request：

To solve above-mentioned technical problem, present invention sea is logical also to provide a kind of network section management entity, including：

Second receiver module, for receiving ability the request network slice information that functional entity sends is opened Message；

Sending module, for opening functional entity feedback network slice information to the ability.

Preferably, second receiver module, is additionally operable to receive what the ability opening functional entity sent Update network section request or create network section request, the sending module is additionally operable to according to more New network section request or establishment network section request return the network slice information for having updated or having created；

Or second receiver module, it is additionally operable to receive the renewal that the ability opens functional entity transmission Network section request creates network section request, and the sending module is additionally operable to according to the renewal net Network section request or establishment network section request return network section adjust request.

Preferably, described entity also includes：

Release module, for opening functional entity when the life time end cycle of network section, or ability When asking the network for being released to the establishment of third party's service server or updating to be cut into slices, third party's industry is discharged The corresponding network section resource of business server.

To solve above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention also provides a kind of network sectioning capability open system, wraps Include above-mentioned ability and open functional entity and above-mentioned network section management entity.

Compared to the prior art the present invention, has the advantages that：

Method, the apparatus and system that the network sectioning capability of the present invention is opened is not merely able to third-party application The capability service of open existing network network, the ability that can also provide the network section service of future network is opened Service, the relevant information of third party's handling capacity Open Access Journals network section, and select or ask to create not With network section the service of differentiation is provided for third party's business so that third party's business, increase newly apply, Virtual operator, service provider can flexibly select, create, updating, discharging suitable different business The network section of demand, for third party the section service of differentiation network is provided.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the structured flowchart of the ability open architecture of correlation technique；

Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the ability open implementation of correlation technique；

Fig. 3 is the structured flowchart of the network section management framework of correlation technique；

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the method that a kind of network sectioning capability of the embodiment of the present invention is opened；

Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the method that another kind of network sectioning capability of the embodiment of the present invention is opened；

Fig. 6 is the structural representation that a kind of ability of the embodiment of the present invention opens functional entity；

Fig. 7 is the structural representation that another kind of ability of the embodiment of the present invention opens functional entity；

Fig. 8 is the enhanced structured flowchart of ability open architecture according to embodiments of the present invention；

Fig. 9 is that according to embodiments of the present invention 1 ability opens functional inquiry, renewal, creates and discharge net The flow chart of network section；

Figure 10 is that according to embodiments of the present invention 2 ability opens functional inquiry, renewal, creates and discharge net The flow chart of network section；

Figure 11 is that according to embodiments of the present invention 3 ability opens functional inquiry, renewal, creates and discharge net The flow chart of network section；

Figure 12 is that according to embodiments of the present invention 4 ability opens functional inquiry, renewal, creates and discharge net The flow chart of network section；

Figure 13 is that according to embodiments of the present invention 5 ability opens functional inquiry, renewal, creates and discharge net The flow chart of network section；

Figure 14 is the connection signal block diagram according to inventive network sectioning capability open system.

Specific embodiment

To make goal of the invention, technical scheme and the beneficial effect of the present invention of greater clarity, with reference to Accompanying drawing is illustrated to embodiments of the invention, it should be noted that in the case where not conflicting, this Shen Please in embodiment and embodiment in feature can mutually be combined.

As shown in figure 4, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method that network sectioning capability is opened, it is applied to Ability opens functional entity, including：

Wherein, the network section service request includes one below：Network section inquiry service, network Section selects service, network section more new demand servicing, network section to create service, network section release service.

The network slice information includes static network slice information and/or dynamic network slice information.

Obtaining network slice information according to network section service request includes：

Include from before the network element acquisition dynamic network slice information of resource of cutting into slices comprising network, judge described Whether static network slice information meets the business demand of the network section service request, when being unsatisfactory for, From the network element acquisition dynamic network slice information of resource of cutting into slices comprising network.

In the present invention, when third party carries out network section inquiry, ability opens functional entity and cuts to network Piece management function object query network section static information, is not limited to network element, network connection, network section The information such as resource.Network section management function entity returns the static letter of network section being adapted to business demand Breath.Ability opens functional entity and further inquires about network section multidate information to the network section of adaptation, no It is limited to the information such as network load, active user's number, network section resource service condition.Ability opens function Entity extracts partial dynamic and static network slice information, and generation meets the network of third party's query demand and cuts Piece information, and return to third party.

Specifically, static network slice information is obtained from network section management entity, when the static state Network slice information be unsatisfactory for the network cut into slices service request business demand when, from cutting into slices comprising network The network element of resource obtains dynamic network slice information.

The business need of service request of being cut into slices according to the network slice information and the network of the current network Ask, providing network section service to third party's service server includes：

Specifically, when the network section in the network slice information meets the network section service request Business demand when, it is determined that meet the network section of the business demand, and by the network slice information It is back to third party's service server；

2nd, when the network section in the network slice information is unsatisfactory for the network section service request During business demand, send renewal network section request to network section management entity or create network section and ask Ask, and to third party's service server return renewal that network section management entity returns or The network slice information for having created.

Send and update network section request or create network section request to network management entity of cutting into slices Also include afterwards：

Third party's service server can be believed network section according to network section Query Result in the present invention Breath is matched with its business demand, selects a suitable network section to be its service.Third party's business Server notifies the network section for selecting to open functional entity to ability, and carries the terminal for needing service Type or type of service, and the information such as business demand.Ability opens the network that functional entity finds selection Section cannot fully meet its business demand, just initiate network to network section management function entity and cut into slices more New request, carries network section fresh information, is not limited to renewal network element, network element annexation, network and cuts The information such as piece resource, are updated, with full by network section management function entity to the network section for selecting The business demand of sufficient third party's service server.If third party's service server does not find network, and section is full Foot its business demand, then third party's service server notification capabilities open functional entity create a new net Network section meets its business demand, and now ability opens functional entity and needs to network section management function reality Body initiates network section request to create, carries network section establishment information, is third party's service server wound Build a brand-new network section.

Ability open functional entity can also for third party's service server provides network section selection, renewal, Create, release is serviced.Third party's service server imports the business demand of its service of cutting into slices to network, energy Power opens functional entity and enters the network slice information for inquiring and the business demand of third party's service server Row matching, if matched completely, the network section for selecting optimum provides service for third party. If Incomplete matching, select one to match preferable network section, network section carried out to it and is updated, The business demand of third party's service server can be fully met.If can not the match is successful, for The application of three party service server creates a new network section.

After network section is created or is updated successfully, ability opens functional entity and can provide network section release Service, network section release can in real time be applied by third party, be discharged in real time.Life Cycle can also be adopted The mode of phase, after life cycle terminates, ability opens functional entity to network section management function entity Request releasing network section.

As shown in figure 5, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of method that network sectioning capability is opened, application In network cut into slices management entity, including：

Functional entity feedback network slice information is opened to the ability.

Methods described also includes：

When the life time end cycle of network section resource, or ability open functional entity request and be released to When the establishment of third party's service server or the network for updating are cut into slices, third party's service server is discharged Corresponding network section resource.

The embodiment of the present invention can realize inquiry, selection, establishment, renewal, the release that network is cut into slices, energy Power opens functional entity according to third party's service server demand, and for third party's service server network is provided The information inquiry of section, the selection of network section, the renewal of network section, the establishment of network section, net The release service of network section, and network slice information is returned into third party.

Wherein, the ability opens functional entity and obtains to the network element of network section management entity and network section Network slice information is taken, ability opens functional entity and can obtain static network from network section management entity Slice information, and the network element from network section obtains dynamic network slice information.

Ability opens functional entity and obtains after network slice information, provides network slice information to third party and opens The service of putting, the network slice information for needing is provided to third party；

Ability opens functional entity and obtains after network slice information, and ability opens functional entity and network is cut into slices Information is matched with the business demand of third party's service server, is that third party selects to meet business demand Network section.

It is that third party selects to carry that ability opens functional entity according to the business demand of third party's service server Cut into slices for the network of optimal service, if network section can not fully meet business demand, ability is opened Put entity and initiate network section renewal request to network section management entity, update selected network section, And network section fresh information is carried, it is not limited to network element, Internet resources, network element annexation etc. and updates letter Breath；

Preferably, ability opens functional entity according to third party's network section for selecting and the business need for carrying Ask, network sectioning capability is matched with business demand.If network section can not fully meet the Three party service demand, ability opens function and initiates to update network section request to network section management entity, Update the section of selected network, and carry network section fresh information, be not limited to network element, Internet resources, The fresh informations such as network element annexation.

Ability opens functional entity according to third party's business demand and current network slice information, if current system Network section in system can not meet third party's business demand, and ability opens function to network section management Entity initiates to create network section request, carries network section establishment information, is not limited to network element, network money The networks such as source, network element annexation section establishment information.

Ability opens functional entity and creates network section request and the business demand for carrying according to third party, to Network section management entity initiates to create network section request, carries network section establishment information, is not limited to The networks such as network element, Internet resources, network element annexation section establishment information.

Network section management entity receives ability and opens the establishment of functional entity or update the request of network section Afterwards, network section is updated according to the network section establishment information or fresh information carried in solicited message or is created Establishing network is cut into slices.The section if current network systems can not meet network is created or upgraded demand, to ability Open functional entity request carries out network section and updates or the adjustment of establishment demand.

Preferably, when the life time end cycle of network section, or third party's request is released to its service Network section, ability open functional entity to network section management entity request be released to the third party The network section for creating or updating, network section management entity is released to the network of the third party's service and cuts Piece resource, is not limited to the networks such as network element, network connection, the Internet resources of its service section resource.

Preferably, after accessing terminal to network, network section management entity or ability open functional entity root The terminal type carried according to it or type of service, are terminal option and installment network section, and notify to The terminal, the terminal is linked into the network section again.

As shown in fig. 6, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of ability opens functional entity, including

Wherein, the acquisition module obtains network slice information and refers to according to network section service request：

The entity also includes, judge module, for judging whether the static network slice information meets The network is cut into slices the business demand of service request, when being unsatisfactory for, triggers the acquisition module from including The network element of network section resource obtains dynamic network slice information.

The service module please according to network slice information and the network service of cutting into slices of the current network The business demand asked, provides network section service and refers to third party's service server：

The service module includes：

The service module is additionally operable to when the life time end cycle of network section, or third party's service please When asking the network for being released to its offer service to cut into slices, notify to discharge the network to network section management entity Section.

The request unit sends renewal network section request or creates net to network section management entity It is additionally operable to after network section request：

As shown in fig. 7, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of network section management entity, including：

Second receiver module, is additionally operable to receive the renewal network that the ability opens functional entity transmission Section request creates network section request, the sending module, is additionally operable to be cut according to the renewal network Piece asks or creates network section request to return the network slice information for having updated or having created；

The entity also includes：

As shown in figure 14, network sectioning capability open system according to embodiments of the present invention includes：Ability is opened Playing function entity；The ability opens functional entity：Interact with third party, receive third-party network Section demand, and network slice information is sent into third party；Interact with each network element of network section, Obtain network section multidate information；With network section management function entity interaction information, network section is obtained Multidate information, and network section is created or updated for third party；It is for third party's inquiry network section Tripartite selects network to cut into slices, and is that third party creates, updates or releasing network section, or according to the net for obtaining Network slice information generates the network section that third party needs；

Preferably, ability opens interface of the functional entity by management entity of cutting into slices with network, by third party Create, the request that renewal or releasing network are cut into slices is sent to network section management entity, network section management Entity creates or is updated to the network section that third party's business demand provides service for third party.

Preferably, when third party inquire about network slice information when, ability open functional entity by with network The interface of section management entity obtains the static information of network section, by connecing with network element in network section Mouthful obtain network section multidate information, and generate third party needs network slice information be sent to the 3rd Side.

Preferably, when the network section life cycle for third party's service terminates or third party's request is released to When the network of its service is cut into slices, it is described that ability opening functional entity notifies that network section management entity is released to The network section resource of third party's service.

By the embodiment of the present invention, ability opens what function was cut into slices according to third party's service server to network Demand, by with network cut into slices management entity interact, be third party's service server will generation private network net Network mesh information is sent to layout functional entity, creates dedicated network by layout functional entity or network element meets Third-party business demand or network demand, meet user's clothes of third-party virtual operation and differentiation Business demand, effectively improves Consumer's Experience.

Fig. 8 is the enhanced structural representation of architectures of communication networks according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.As schemed Shown in 8, the architectures of communication networks can include：Ability opening function connects with network section management function Interface in mouth (abbreviation A interfaces), and ability opening function and network section between each network element is (referred to as B interface).By A interfaces, ability opens function and can inquire about the static information of network section, such as net Net element information in network section, network element connection topology information, network resource information etc..By A interfaces, energy Power opens function can meet third party's business demand to create or update to network section management function request Network section, when network section life cycle terminate after, can ask to be released to third party's industry Business is created or the network of renewal is cut into slices or network section resource.By B interface, ability opens function can be with Cut into slices to inquiry network the multidate information of each network element, be not limited to the load-bearing capacity of each network element, congestion state, Internet usage situation, calculating and storage resource service condition etc..Ability open functional entity by with Third-party interaction, the selection that can be cut into slices to the inquiry of third party's open network slice information, network, The ability of the network of relation sections such as the renewal of network section, the establishment of network section, the release of network section. Wherein

A interfaces：Ability opens the interface of function and network section management function, and the interface is used for two nets The inquiry of the interaction and forwarding of information between unit, such as network section static information, or request establishment and renewal Meet the network section of third party's business demand.

B interface：Ability opens the interface of function and each network element in network section, and the interface is used to inquire about net The multidate information of network section, is not limited to the load-bearing capacity of each network element, congestion state, Internet resources Service condition, calculating and storage resource service condition etc..

Ability opens function：Ability open platform has demand importing, protocol conversion, dedicated network construction information The functions such as establishment.To meet network section demand of third party's business to future network, ability opens function To the ability of third party's open network section, the inquiry to third party's open network slice information is not limited to, The phases such as the selection of network section, the renewal of network section, the establishment of network section, the release of network section Close the ability of network section.

Network section management function entity：Network section management function entity is responsible for the establishment of network section, Update, the management function such as release.

Embodiment 1

Fig. 9 is according to embodiments of the present invention based on enhanced ability open network framework, meets third party Network section demand of the application/service provider/virtual operator to future network, handling capacity opens work( Can, opens network slice information in existing mobile network system to third party and inquires about, make third party according to Business demand realizes differentiation to meet third party using suitable network section using heterogeneous networks section Business demand, lifted Consumer's Experience.As shown in fig. 7, the method can include following process step：

Step S201：Third-party application/service provider/virtual operator needs to meet its business demand Will be to the information of existing network system queries current network section, with the performance that awareness network is cut into slices, function And situations such as network load.Third party opens functional entity requesting query and works as according to its business demand to ability The information of network section in front network system, is not limited to the static information of network section, such as in network section Network element and network function, network element connection topology, Internet resources/computing resource/storage resource distribution etc.；Net The load of each network element, the congestion situation of network section, net in the static information of network section, such as network section The network slice informations such as the service condition of network resource/computing resource/storage resource, the number of terminals being currently accessed Deng.Business demand can be carried in network section inquiry signaling.

Step S202：Ability opens function and receives after inquiry request of the third party to network slice information, to Network section management function in system initiates the request of network slice information inquiry.

Step S203：If carrying business demand information in inquiry request, network section management function will be current The all-network slice information being associated with the business demand in network system returns to ability and opens function. If not carrying business demand information in inquiry request, network cuts into slices management function by institute in current network systems There is network slice information to return to ability and open function.The static information that network section is carried in signaling is returned, It is not limited to the type of network section, network element and network function in network section, network element connection topology, network Resource/computing resource/storage resource distribution, the network such as supported type of service and terminal type section letter Breath etc..

Step S204：Ability opens function and judges the network section letter that network section management function entity is returned Whether breath meets the third-party query demand to network section, and whether such as third party also needs to know current The dynamic load and dynamic resource service condition of network section.

Step S205：Ability opens functional entity further to each of network section management function entity return Network section inquiry request, each network element load of requesting query network section and resource etc. are initiated in individual network section The multidate information of service condition.

Step S206：Network section is received after the network slice information inquiry request that ability opens function, will The current multidate information of network section returns to ability and opens function, is not limited to network section congestion situation, Present terminal accesses quantity, the load condition of each network element, network section resource, such as Internet resources/calculating money The information such as the service condition of source/storage resource.

Step S207：Ability opens function according to third-party business demand, extracts network section management work( In the dynamic network slice information that the static network slice information and the section of each network that energy entity is returned is returned Part, generates the network slice information needed for third party.

Step S208：Ability opens the network slice information needed for function is returned to third party.Third party can To carry out business demand adjustment according to the network slice information for returning, or select and update network section.

From the embodiment can be seen that ability open functional entity can be by the opening of network slice information to the Tripartite, and the network slice information according to required for third-party business demand returns third party, the 3rd Root can carry out plan of operation according to network slice information and network section updates the operation such as request.

Embodiment 2

Figure 10 is according to embodiments of the present invention based on enhanced ability open network framework, meets third party Network section demand of the application/service provider/virtual operator to future network.Handling capacity opens work( Can, the network section selective power in existing mobile network system is opened to third party, and according to third party Business demand updates the network section that third party has selected, such as increases the special network element for being adapted to third party's business, Increase the update modes such as network section resource, make the network section that third party selects disclosure satisfy that third party's industry The differentiated demand of business.In addition, after terminal is accessed by universal network section, ability opens function reality The network slice information for having selected is notified to give the terminal by physical efficiency, makes the terminal use the network selected for it instead Section is accessed, and its business demand has been met, lifts Consumer's Experience.As shown in figure 8, the method can be wrapped Include following process step：

Step S301：Third-party application/service provider/virtual operator is to meet its business demand, root It is that its third party's business or its terminal for managing are selected more according to the information of the current network section inquired about Suitable network section A.The network section A information of selection is notified to open function reality to ability by third party Body, while carrying traffic type information or terminal type information, and carries its desired business demand to energy Power opens functional entity, and the network section A that business demand can include selection may be unsatisfactory for traffic performance Description, such as internet of things service characteristic, high-throughput traffic performance, or frequently Signalling exchange traffic performance etc..

Step S302：Ability opens function and receives after selection notice of the third party to network section A, pin To its business demand description, if network section A can not fully meet third party's business demand, to net Network section management function entity is initiated network section A and updates request, is carried network section A and is upgraded demand, Such as increase the special network element of Internet of Things, increase computing resource, storage resource or Internet resources of network section etc., Also include that network section A needs the information such as the type of service or terminal type of service simultaneously.

Step S303：Network section management function receives network section A and updates after request, according to network Section is upgraded demand, and to network section A Mobile state adjustment is entered, and such as increases the special network element of Internet of Things, is updated Network element annexation, dynamic dispatching Internet resources etc., to be adapted to third party's business demand.

The section if current network systems can not meet network is created or upgraded demand, network section management function Then opening functional entity request to ability carries out network section renewal or the adjustment of establishment demand.

Step S304：After the completion of network section management function updates, open function return to ability and updated Into notice, while carrying the static information after network section A updates.If current network systems are not adjustable The network section resource of degree, network section A updates failure, then network section management function notification capabilities are opened Playing function updates failure, opens function consults whether to cut into slices using the network with third party by ability A。

Step S305：The terminal of third party's management is linked into current network by universal network section, is taken Tape terminal type or type of service.

Step S306：Universal network section needs to be cut into slices for the network that the terminal check is its service.It is general Network cut into slices to network section management function initiate network section inquiry, carry the terminal terminal type or Type of service.Network section management function confirms the terminal by network section A services.If network section pipe Which network section is reason function not can determine that for its service, and network section management function is further opened to ability Playing function entity initiates inquiry, and ability opens function and confirmation can be interacted with third party or is selected as the terminal clothes The network section of business.

Step S307：Network section management function will confirm that the network section A information for the terminal service Notify to be cut into slices to universal network, network section A packets are containing network section A id and address information.

Step S308：Universal network is cut into slices and will be led to for the id and address information of its network section A for servicing Know and give the terminal.

Step S309：The terminal reselects network section A and is linked into network, carried terminal type or Type of service, access and data, services are provided by network section A for the terminal.

From the embodiment can be seen that ability open functional entity can by according to third party's service selection, The network for having selected section is updated for third party.After terminal is linked into network, network section management function Function can be opened with handling capacity, be that the terminal selects suitable networks section to be serviced, make the net of selection Network section meets third party's business demand.

Embodiment 3

Figure 11 is according to embodiments of the present invention based on enhanced ability open network framework, meets third party Network section demand of the application/service provider/virtual operator to future network, handling capacity opens work( Can, the network section selective power in existing mobile network system is opened to third party, third party can lead Enter its business demand, such as number of users, bandwidth, time delay, life cycle, service area, service feature (thing Networking, car networking, mass termination, high-throughput, small data etc.), ability opens functional entity root It is that third party selects and provide the network section that meets its business demand according to its business demand, lifts user Experience.As shown in figure 11, the method can include following process step：

Step S401：Third-party application/service provider/virtual operator wishes to meet its business demand Hope existing network system and provide a suitable network section offer network service for it.Third direction ability Open functional entity initiates the request of network section service, carries its business demand that can be imported, as used Amount, bandwidth, time delay, life cycle, service area, service feature are (Internet of Things, car networking, big Scale terminal, high-throughput, small data etc.).

Step S402：If ability opens information of the function without network section in current network systems, when After receiving request of the third party to network section service, to the network section management function in system net is initiated The request of network slice information inquiry.

Step S403：If carrying business demand information in inquiry request, network section management function will be current The all-network slice information being associated with the business demand in network system returns to ability and opens function. If not carrying business demand information in inquiry request, network cuts into slices management function by institute in current network systems There is network slice information to return to ability and open function.The static information that network section is carried in signaling is returned, It is not limited to the type of network section, network element and network function in network section, network element connection topology, network Resource/computing resource/storage resource distribution, the network such as supported type of service and terminal type section letter Breath etc..

Step S404：Ability opens functional entity further to each of network section management function entity return Network section inquiry request, each network element load of requesting query network section and resource etc. are initiated in individual network section The multidate information of service condition.

Step S405：Network section is received after the network slice information inquiry request that ability opens function, will The current multidate information of network section returns to ability and opens function, is not limited to network section congestion situation, Present terminal accesses quantity, the load condition of each network element, network section resource, such as Internet resources/calculating money The information such as the service condition of source/storage resource.

Step S406：Ability opens the business demand that function is imported according to third party, by moving that network is cut into slices State information, static information are matched with business demand, are that third party's selection one meets its business demand Optimal network section.According to matching result, network section A fully meets third party's business demand.

Step S407：Ability opens function and is successfully selected after network section A, to third party for third party Return the network slice information of selection, be not limited to network section id and address, network section function and Performance, the network section information such as network element and resource.

Step S408：Ability opens the business demand that function is imported according to third party, by moving that network is cut into slices State information, static information are matched with business demand, are that third party's selection one meets its business demand Optimal network section.If the network section A for selecting cannot fully meet its business demand, need Network section is carried out to network section A and updates operation.If suitable network section cannot be selected to be third party Serviced, then needed according to business demand, be that it creates a brand-new network section C.

Step S409a：If the network section A for selecting can not fully meet third party's business demand, energy Power opens function and then initiates network section A renewal requests to network section management function entity, carries network Section A upgrades demand, and such as increases the special network element of Internet of Things, increases computing resource, the storage of network section Resource or Internet resources etc..

Step S410a：Network section management function receives network section A and updates after request, according to network Section is upgraded demand, and to network section A Mobile state adjustment is entered, and such as increases the special network element of Internet of Things, is updated Network element annexation, dynamic dispatching Internet resources etc., to be adapted to third party's business demand.

Step S409b：If the network section that can not selected meets third party's business demand, ability Open function then initiates network section request to create to network section management function entity, carries network section Establishment demand, is not limited to network element, network connection relation, network section resource, network section function and property The information such as energy.

Step S410b：Network section management function is received after network section request to create, is cut according to network Piece creates demand, creates a brand-new network section, is the clothes that third party's business meets its business demand Business.

Step S411：After the completion of network section management function updates or creates, open function to ability and return Completion notice is updated or creates, while carrying the static information after network section updates or creates.

Step S412：Ability opens function and has created to third party's return or updated network section letter Breath, cuts into slices as the network serviced for it, and network slice information is not limited to the id of network section and address, The function and performance of network section, the network section information such as network element and resource.

Can be seen that ability opening functional entity from the embodiment can be according to third party's business demand It is its service that third party's offer meets the network section of its business demand.Ability opens function and can adopt net Network is cut into slices and is selected, and network section updates, the mode such as network section establishment, for the net that third party provides optimum Network is cut into slices.

Embodiment 4

Figure 12 is according to embodiments of the present invention based on enhanced ability open network framework, meets third party Network section demand of the application/service provider/virtual operator to future network, handling capacity opens work( Can, the network section query capability in existing mobile network system is opened to third party, carried out by third party Network section is selected, creates decision-making, and handling capacity opens network section of the function to selecting and is updated, Or it is its service to create a brand-new network section for third party, such as virtual operator needs a private network, It is its service now to need to create a brand-new network section.As shown in Figure 10, the method can include Following process step：

Step S501：Third-party application/service provider/virtual operator needs to meet its business demand Will be to the information of existing network system queries current network section, with the performance that awareness network is cut into slices, function And situations such as network load.Third party opens functional entity requesting query and works as according to its business demand to ability The information of network section in front network system, is not limited to the static information of network section, such as in network section Network element and network function, network element connection topology, Internet resources/computing resource/storage resource distribution etc.；Net The load of each network element, the congestion situation of network section, net in the static information of network section, such as network section The network slice informations such as the service condition of network resource/computing resource/storage resource, the number of terminals being currently accessed Deng.Business demand can be carried in network section inquiry signaling.

Step S502：Ability opens function and receives after inquiry request of the third party to network slice information, to Network section management function in system initiates the request of network section static information inquiry, to network section Each network element initiates the request of multidate information inquiry.

Step S503：Ability opens function according to third-party business demand, extracts network section management work( In the dynamic network slice information that the static network slice information and the section of each network that energy entity is returned is returned Part, generates the network slice information needed for third party, and returns to third party.

Step S504：Third party is received after network slice information, according to its business demand, network is cut into slices Information service demand is matched, and selects an optimal network section for meeting its business demand.According to With result, a suitable network section is selected.If not suitable network section, can apply for wound A network section is built for its service.

Step S505a：Third party selects network section A to service for it, and the selection information is notified to energy Power opens functional entity, and carries its business demand, terminal type or type of service.

Step S506a：If the network section A for selecting can not fully meet third party's business demand, energy Power opens function and then initiates network section A renewal requests to network section management function entity, carries network Section A upgrades demand, and such as increases the special network element of Internet of Things, increases computing resource, the storage of network section Resource or Internet resources etc., while carrying network section needs the terminal type or type of service of service.

Step S507a：Network section management function receives network section A and updates after request, according to network Section is upgraded demand, and to network section A Mobile state adjustment is entered, and such as increases the special network element of Internet of Things, is updated Network element annexation, dynamic dispatching Internet resources etc., to be adapted to third party's business demand.

Step S505b：Third party does not choose suitable network section for its service, and third party please The network section for asking establishment one brand-new provides service for it.Third party sends network section request to create Functional entity is opened to ability, and carries its business demand, terminal type or type of service.

Step S506b：Ability opens function and receives after third-party network section request to create, to network Section management function entity initiates network section request to create, carries network section establishment demand, is not limited to Network element, network connection relation, network section resource, the network section information such as function and performance.

Step S507b：Network section management function is received after network section request to create, is cut according to network Piece creates demand, creates a brand-new network section, is the clothes that third party's business meets its business demand Business.

Step S508：After the completion of network section management function updates or creates, open function to ability and return Completion notice is updated or creates, while carrying the static information after network section updates or creates.

Step S509：Ability opens function and has created to third party's return or updated network section letter Breath, cuts into slices as the network serviced for it, and network slice information is not limited to the id of network section and address, The function and performance of network section, the network section information such as network element and resource.

Can be seen that ability opening functional entity from the embodiment can look into third party's offer network section Service is ask, when third party selects and update network section, or when creating network section, ability opens function Network section is updated or creates to network section management function entity requests, third party provides and meets its business The network section of demand is its service.

Embodiment 5

Figure 13 is according to embodiments of the present invention based on enhanced ability open network framework, meets third party Network section demand of the application/service provider/virtual operator to future network, handling capacity opens work( Can, third party can ask to carry network section life cycle while network section service, work as Life Cycle At the end of phase, ability opens the release that function actively initiates network section.Third party can also be in Life Cycle Duration phase initiates at any time network section releasing request, and handling capacity opens function with network section management Functional entity is interacted, and is released to the network section of its service.As shown in figure 13, the method can include with Lower process step：

Step S601：Third-party application/service provider/virtual operator is to meet its business demand, to Ability opens functional entity and sends network section service request, asks suitable network section to provide network clothes Business, carries network section life cycle.

Step S602：Ability opens function and network and cuts into slices management function entity interaction, is created or more New network sectioning, for it a network section for meeting its business demand is provided.

Step S603a：Cut into slices the life cycle duration in network, third party can initiate at any time network Section releasing request, request is released to the network section of its service.

Step S603b：At the end of network section life cycle, ability opens functional entity needs release Network for third party's service is cut into slices.

Step S604：Ability opens functional entity and releases to network section management function entity initiation network section Request is put, request is released to the network section of third party's service, carries network section mark.

Step S605：If network section is only the third party being serviced, network section discharges completely. If network section is also other business or other service providers being serviced, the third party is only released to Network section in additional network elements and resource.

Step S606：Network section management function entity will discharge successful result and return to ability opening function Entity；Network section release is completed result and returns to third party by ability opening functional entity.

Can be seen that ability opening functional entity from the embodiment can cut for the timely releasing network of third party Piece, it is to avoid long-time takes network section and causes extra-pay, is also a kind of waste to Internet resources.

Although disclosed embodiment is as above, its content is only to facilitate understand the present invention Technical scheme and the embodiment that adopts, be not intended to limit the present invention.Technology belonging to any present invention Technical staff in field, on the premise of without departing from disclosed core technology scheme, can be with Any modification and change, but the protection domain that the present invention is limited are made in the form and details implemented, still The scope that must be limited by appending claims is defined.

Claims

1. a kind of method that network sectioning capability is opened, it is characterised in that include：

2. the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that the network section service request includes One below：Network section inquiry service, network section select service, network section more new demand servicing, net Network section creates service, network section release service.

3. the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that the network slice information includes：It is quiet State network slice information and/or dynamic network slice information.

4. method as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that cut into slices service request according to the network Obtaining network slice information includes：

5. method as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that from the network element of resource of cutting into slices comprising network Obtain includes before dynamic network slice information, judges whether the static network slice information meets described The business demand of network section service request, when being unsatisfactory for, obtains from the network element comprising network section resource Take dynamic network slice information.

6. the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that cut according to the network of the current network The business demand of piece information and network section service request, provides to third party's service server Network section service includes：

7. the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that cut according to the network of the current network The business demand of piece information and network section service request, provides to third party's service server Network section service includes：

8. the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that cut according to the network of the current network The business demand of piece information and network section service request, provides to third party's service server Network section service includes：

9. method as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that send out to network section management entity Sending renewal network section request or creating also includes after network section request：

10. a kind of method that network sectioning capability is opened, it is characterised in that：Including：

Functional entity feedback network slice information is opened to the ability.

11. methods as claimed in claim 10, it is characterised in that also include：

12. methods as claimed in claim 10, it is characterised in that also include：

A kind of 13. abilities open functional entity, it is characterised in that：Including：

14. entities as claimed in claim 13, it is characterised in that the acquisition module is according to the net Network section service request obtains network slice information and refers to：

15. entities as claimed in claim 14, it is characterised in that also include that judge module is used for Judge whether the static network slice information meets the business demand of the network section service request, when When being unsatisfactory for, the acquisition module is triggered from the network element acquisition dynamic network section of resource of cutting into slices comprising network Information.

16. entities as claimed in claim 13, it is characterised in that the service module is worked as according to described The business demand of the network slice information of front network and network section service request, to the third party Service server provides network section service and refers to：

17. entities as claimed in claim 16, it is characterised in that the service module includes：

18. entities as claimed in claim 13, it is characterised in that the service module is additionally operable to work as net Network section life time end cycle, or third party's service request be released to its provide service network cut During piece, to network section management entity the release network section is notified.

19. entities as claimed in claim 17, it is characterised in that the request unit is to the network Section management entity sends to update network section request or create and is additionally operable to after network section request：

20. a kind of networks section management entities, it is characterised in that include：

21. entities as claimed in claim 20, it is characterised in that

22. entities as claimed in claim 20, it is characterised in that also include：

A kind of 23. network sectioning capability open systems, it is characterised in that：Including claim 13 to 19 arbitrary described abilities open functional entity and the arbitrary described network section pipe of claim 20 to 22 Reason entity.