CN113315796B - Edge drainage opening method, terminal and capacity opening platform - Google Patents

Edge drainage opening method, terminal and capacity opening platform Download PDF

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CN113315796B
CN113315796B CN202010119524.8A CN202010119524A CN113315796B CN 113315796 B CN113315796 B CN 113315796B CN 202010119524 A CN202010119524 A CN 202010119524A CN 113315796 B CN113315796 B CN 113315796B
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The invention provides an edge drainage opening method, a terminal and a capability opening platform, belonging to the technical field of communication, wherein the edge drainage opening method comprises the following steps: sending an edge service query request to the capability open platform, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of the terminal; receiving an IP list returned by the capability open platform according to the edge service query request; selecting the IP of the target edge application server from the IP list, and returning the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform; and the receiving capability opening platform determines a target UPF according to the IP of the target edge application server and switches the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, wherein the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server. The edge drainage opening method can flexibly schedule the edge service by the application server, select the shortest access path for the terminal and reduce the access time delay.

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Edge drainage opening method, terminal and capacity opening platform
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to an edge drainage opening method, a terminal and a capability opening platform.
Background
With the development of network technology, internet and internet of things services, people have a demand for service deployment and service provision in a mobile network edge data center, so that service interaction flow between a mobile terminal and a service center server is saved, service interaction delay is reduced, and service pressure of the service center server is reduced. In the access process of a 5G mobile network edge data center, there is a problem of edge access service drainage, and it is necessary to select an edge application server suitable for a User Entity (User Entity, abbreviated as UE) and select a corresponding edge User Plane Function (User Plane Function, abbreviated as UPF) for the UE to perform shunting. The main solution at present is to select an edge UPF by default, and select an edge application server by using the UPF as a data access point through a Domain Name System (DNS).
However, the default way to select the edge UPF has problems mainly: 1) the traffic through the edge UPF is large, making the performance requirements and cost of the UPF high; 2) when the edge UPF sinks deeper and is deployed more densely, the appropriate UPF cannot be accurately selected by combining the information of the nearby edge application server. The main problems of the method for selecting the edge application server through the DNS based on the UPF data access point are as follows: 1) terminals without DNS protocol stacks are not supported, and the terminals are mainly terminals of the Internet of things; 2) the scheduling is limited by a scheduling algorithm of the DNS load balancing server, and the application cannot flexibly schedule the edge application server.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides an edge drainage opening method, a terminal and a capability opening platform, which are used to solve the problem that the access mode of the edge application server is fixed and cannot be flexibly adjusted according to the position information of the terminal device.
In order to solve the above technical problem, in a first aspect, the present invention provides an edge drainage opening method, including:
sending an edge service query request to a capability open platform, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
receiving an IP list returned by the capability open platform according to the edge service query request, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of a plurality of edge application servers;
selecting the IP of a target edge application server from the IP list, and returning the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform;
and receiving a target UPF determined by the capability open platform according to the IP of the target edge application server, and switching the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, wherein the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, where the network identifier includes at least one of an MSISDN number and an IP address.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the IP of the edge application servers included in the IP list is the IP of the edge application server whose network distance from the terminal is within the target network distance.
Optionally, the method further includes:
and receiving confirmation information returned by the capability open platform, and initiating an edge service request to the target edge application server.
In a second aspect, the present invention further provides an edge drainage opening method, which is applied to a capacity opening platform, and the method includes:
receiving an edge service query request initiated by a requester, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
returning an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of a plurality of edge application servers;
receiving the IP of the target edge application server selected from the IP list returned by the requester;
finding out a target UPF with the shortest access path distance between the IP of the terminal and the target edge application server, and requesting a network to switch the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF;
and sending confirmation information to the requester, wherein the confirmation information is used for confirming that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge distribution strategy of the target UPF.
Optionally, the step of returning an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request includes:
determining the network position of the terminal according to the network identifier of the terminal;
and inquiring the IP of a plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal, and returning an IP list to the requester, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and in the step of returning the IP list to the requester:
and returning the IP of the edge application server within the target network distance from the network of the terminal in the IPs of the edge application servers to the requester.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, and before the step of returning an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, the method further includes:
and verifying the authority of the terminal by using the application identifier and the safety verification information.
In a third aspect, the present invention further provides a terminal, including:
the system comprises a request module, a capability opening platform and a service module, wherein the request module is used for sending an edge service query request to the capability opening platform, and the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
a first receiving module, configured to receive an IP list returned by the capability openness platform according to the edge service query request, where the IP list includes IPs of a plurality of edge application servers;
the selection module is used for selecting the IP of the target edge application server from the IP list and returning the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform;
and the second receiving module is used for receiving a target UPF determined by the capability opening platform according to the IP of the target edge application server and switching the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, wherein the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, where the network identifier includes at least one of an MSISDN number and an IP address.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the IP of the edge application servers included in the IP list is the IP of the edge application server whose network distance from the terminal is within the target network distance.
Optionally, the terminal further includes:
and the request module is used for receiving the confirmation information returned by the capacity open platform and initiating an edge service request to the target edge application server.
In a fourth aspect, the present invention further provides a capability opening platform, including:
a first receiving module, configured to receive an edge service query request initiated by a requestor, where the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
a returning module, configured to return an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, where the IP list includes IPs of a plurality of edge application servers;
a second receiving module, configured to receive an IP of a target edge application server selected from the IP list, where the IP is returned by the requestor;
the determining module is used for finding out a target UPF with the shortest access path distance between the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server and requesting a network to switch the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF;
and the sending module is used for sending confirmation information to the requester, wherein the confirmation information is used for confirming that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge distribution strategy of the target UPF.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, and the returning module includes:
a determining unit, configured to determine a network location of the terminal according to the network identifier of the terminal;
and the query unit is used for querying the IP of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal according to the network position of the terminal and returning an IP list to the requester, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the query unit includes:
a return subunit: and the IP of the edge application server within the target network distance from the network of the terminal is returned to the requester.
Optionally, the capability opening platform further includes:
and the verification module is used for verifying the authority of the terminal by utilizing the application identifier and the safety verification information.
In a fifth aspect, the present invention also provides a terminal, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor; the processor implements any of the above edge drainage opening methods when executing the computer program.
In a sixth aspect, the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, implements the steps of any one of the above-mentioned edge drainage opening methods.
The technical scheme of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
in the embodiment of the invention, the application server can carry out flexible edge service scheduling, the requirements of application manufacturers are met, the shortest access path can be selected for the terminal equipment, and the access time delay is reduced.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of an edge drainage opening method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of an edge drainage opening method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an open capability platform according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal in a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments of the invention given above, are within the scope of protection of the invention.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of an edge drainage opening method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes the following steps:
step 11: sending an edge service query request to a capability open platform, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
step 12: receiving an IP list returned by the capability open platform according to the edge service query request, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of a plurality of edge application servers;
step 13: selecting the IP of a target edge application server from the IP list, and returning the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform;
step 14: and receiving a target UPF determined by the capability open platform according to the IP of the target edge application server, and switching the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, wherein the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server.
The edge drainage opening method provided by the embodiment of the invention can be used for flexibly scheduling the edge service by the application server, meets the requirements of application manufacturers, can select the shortest access path for the terminal equipment and reduces the access delay.
The edge drainage opening method described above is exemplified below.
In an optional specific embodiment, in step 11, first, an edge service query request needs to be sent to the capability opening platform, a drainage capability interface may be called to the capability opening platform when sending, where the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal, and after the network identifier of the terminal is provided to the capability opening platform, the capability opening platform may search and determine a network location of the terminal according to network identifier information of the terminal; in some embodiments, the network identifier of the terminal may be an MSISDN number, which is also called a mobile phone number, to identify a mobile subscriber during a short message or a call, and the network identifier of the terminal may also be an IP address (Internet Protocol, abbreviated as IP), and the specific IP address may be an IPv4 address + port number, an IPv6 address, and the like.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a requestor initiating an edge service query request may be a user terminal, or may be an application server, where when the requestor is the user terminal, the user terminal directly sends the edge service query request to the capability opening platform to provide information such as a network identifier of the user terminal, and when the requestor is the application server, the user terminal first sends an edge service scheduling request to the application server, and the application server responds to the edge service scheduling request to send the edge service query request to the capability opening platform, and through this path, the application server may provide corresponding information to the capability opening platform in the case that the user terminal does not have security verification information, information of a scheduling algorithm, and the like, so as to ensure that the capability opening platform can be accessed and improve network security of the path.
In other specific embodiments of the present invention, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, and the capability openness platform can check the authority of the requestor through the application identifier and security check information of the terminal to determine whether the requestor has a corresponding authority, and only when the check authority passes, searches and determines the network location of the terminal according to the network identifier information of the terminal.
In step 12 of the present invention, after sending the edge service query request to the capability opening platform, the capability opening platform receives an IP list returned by the capability opening platform according to the edge service query request, where the IP list includes IPs of a plurality of edge application servers, that is, the capability opening platform may determine a network location of the terminal according to the network identifier, and then query and return IPs of a plurality of edge application servers that are close to the network location of the terminal, so that the IPs of the plurality of edge application servers included in the IP list are IPs of edge application servers that are corresponding to the terminal and close to the network location.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and in the case of carrying the target network distance information, the capability opening platform will only return the IP of the edge application server whose network distance from the terminal is within the target network distance, so as to reduce the number of returned IP of the edge application server, and to make a decision on the IP of the target edge application server faster from the IP of fewer edge application servers in the following.
In step 13 of the embodiment of the present invention, according to the IP list returned by the capability openness platform, the IP of the target edge application server may be selected from the IP list, and specifically, according to the returned IP list and the collected health information (whether a service can be provided, etc.) of the edge application server, a decision is made by using a self-algorithm, the IP of the target edge application server may be selected from the IP list, and the selected IP of the target edge application server is returned to the capability openness platform. Generally, the target edge application server should be able to provide the corresponding service and be located closer to the network of the terminal to reduce access latency.
In step 14, in the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving capability openness platform determines the target UPF according to the IP of the target edge application server, and then switches the current UPF of the terminal to the target UPF, so that the terminal can access the target edge application server by using the target UPF, wherein, the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the target edge application server, that is, a plurality of connectable UPFs may exist between the IP of the terminal and the target edge application server, the capability openness platform can find out the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server according to the returned IP of the target edge application server, namely, the target UPF, and then after the current UPF of the terminal is switched to the target UPF, the target edge application server can be accessed by the shortest service access path, thereby reducing the access delay.
In some embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises:
and receiving confirmation information returned by the capability open platform, and initiating an edge service request to the target edge application server.
That is, after finding out the target UPF with the closest path, the capability openness platform further confirms that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge offload policy of the target UPF, after receiving the confirmation information returned by the capability openness platform, if the confirmation information is received by the user terminal, the user terminal may initiate an edge service request to the target edge application server, and when the confirmation information is received by the application server, the application server forwards the confirmation information to the user terminal, and the user terminal initiates an edge service request to the target edge application server.
According to the edge drainage opening method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the application server can be used for carrying out flexible edge service scheduling, the requirements of application manufacturers are met, the shortest access path can be selected for the terminal equipment, and the access time delay is reduced.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of an edge drainage opening method according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to a capability opening platform, and includes the following steps:
step 21: receiving an edge service query request initiated by a requester, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
step 22: returning an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of a plurality of edge application servers;
step 23: receiving the IP of the target edge application server selected from the IP list returned by the requester;
and step 24: finding out a target UPF with the shortest access path distance between the IP of the terminal and the target edge application server, and requesting a network to switch the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF;
step 25: and sending confirmation information to the requester, wherein the confirmation information is used for confirming that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge distribution strategy of the target UPF.
In the embodiment of the invention, the capability opening platform receives an edge service query request initiated by a requester, and because the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal, the capability opening platform can return an IP list comprising IP of a plurality of edge application servers to the requester according to the received edge service query request, that is, the capability opening platform can search and determine the network position of the terminal according to the network identifier of the terminal; in some embodiments, the network identifier of the terminal may be an MSISDN number, which is also called a mobile phone number and is used to identify a mobile subscriber in a short message or during a call, and the network identifier of the terminal may also be an IP address (Internet Protocol, IP for short), and the specific IP address may be an IPv4 address + port number, an IPv6 address, or the like.
In this embodiment of the present invention, the step of returning the IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request may specifically include:
determining the network position of the terminal according to the network identification of the terminal;
and inquiring the IP of a plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal, and returning an IP list to the requester, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal.
Specifically, the capability openness platform may determine the network location of the terminal according to the network identifier, and then query and return the IPs of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal, so that the IPs of the plurality of edge application servers included in the IP list are the IPs of the edge application server corresponding to the terminal and having a closer network location.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the step of returning the IP list to the requester is as follows: under the condition of carrying target network distance information, the capability opening platform only returns the IP of the edge application server within the target network distance from the network distance of the terminal, so that the number of the returned IP of the edge application server is reduced, and the IP of the target edge application server is determined from the IP of fewer edge application servers in the following process.
In other embodiments of the present invention, the requestor initiating the edge service query request may be a user terminal, or may be an application server, where when the requestor is the user terminal, the user terminal directly sends the edge service query request to the capability opening platform to provide information such as a network identifier of the user terminal, and when the requestor is the application server, the user terminal first sends an edge service scheduling request to the application server, and the application server responds to the edge service scheduling request to send the edge service query request to the capability opening platform, and through this path, the application server may provide corresponding information to the capability opening platform in the case that the user terminal does not have security verification information, information of a scheduling algorithm, and the like, so as to ensure that the capability opening platform can be accessed and improve network security of the path.
In other embodiments of the present invention, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, and before step 22, the method further includes:
and verifying the authority of the terminal by using the application identifier and the safety verification information.
That is to say, the capability openness platform can verify the authority of the requester through the application identifier and the security verification information of the terminal to determine whether the requester has the corresponding authority, and search and determine the network location of the terminal according to the network identifier information of the terminal when the verification authority passes.
In the embodiment of the invention, the capability opening platform receives the IP of the target edge application server returned by the requester, determines the target UPF according to the IP of the target edge application server, and then requests the network to switch the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, so that the terminal can access the target edge application server by using the target UPF; the IP of the target edge application server is selected from the IP list by the requester through making a decision by using a self algorithm according to the returned IP list and the collected health information (whether the service can be provided or not) of the edge application server; the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server, that is, a plurality of connectable UPFs may exist between the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server, the capability opening platform can find out the UPF with the shortest access path between the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server, that is, the target UPF, according to the IP of the target edge application server returned by the requester, and then request the network to switch the current UPF of the terminal to the target UPF, so that the terminal can access the target edge application server with the shortest service access path, and the purpose of reducing the access delay is achieved.
In some embodiments of the present invention, after finding out the target UPF with the closest path, the capability openness platform further confirms that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge offload policy of the target UPF, and returns confirmation information to the requester, so that the user terminal can determine that an edge service request can be initiated to the target edge application server through the target UPF.
According to the edge drainage opening method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the capacity opening platform can inquire the edge application server with a short distance for the terminal equipment, select the shortest access path and reduce the access time delay.
Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention, where the terminal 30 includes:
a request module 31, configured to send an edge service query request to a capability openness platform, where the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
a first receiving module 32, configured to receive an IP list returned by the capability openness platform according to the edge service query request, where the IP list includes IPs of a plurality of edge application servers;
a selecting module 33, configured to select an IP of a target edge application server from the IP list, and return the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform;
a second receiving module 34, configured to receive a target UPF determined by the capability openness platform according to the IP of the target edge application server, and switch the current UPF of the terminal to the target UPF, where the target UPF is a UPF with a shortest access path between the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, where the network identifier includes at least one of an MSISDN number and an IP address.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the IP of the edge application servers included in the IP list is the IP of the edge application server whose network distance from the terminal is within the target network distance.
Optionally, the terminal 30 further includes:
and the request module is used for receiving the confirmation information returned by the capability open platform and initiating an edge service request to the target edge application server.
According to the terminal provided by the embodiment of the invention, the flexible edge service scheduling can be carried out by the application server or the capability open platform, so that the access path is shortest, and the access time delay is reduced.
Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a capability opening platform according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, where the capability opening platform 40 includes:
a first receiving module 41, configured to receive an edge service query request initiated by a requestor, where the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
a returning module 42, configured to return an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, where the IP list includes IPs of a plurality of edge application servers;
a second receiving module 43, configured to receive an IP of a target edge application server selected from the IP list returned by the requestor;
a determining module 44, configured to find a target UPF with a shortest access path distance between the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server, and request a network to switch a current UPF of the terminal to the target UPF;
a sending module 45, configured to send confirmation information to the requester, where the confirmation information is used to confirm that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge offload policy of the target UPF.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, and the returning module 42 includes:
the determining unit is used for determining the network position of the terminal according to the network identifier of the terminal;
and the query unit is used for querying the IP of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal according to the network position of the terminal and returning an IP list to the requester, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the query unit includes:
a return subunit: and the IP of the edge application server within the target network distance from the network of the terminal in the IPs of the plurality of edge application servers is returned to the requester.
Optionally, the capability opening platform further includes:
and the verification module is used for verifying the authority of the terminal by using the application identifier and the safety verification information.
The embodiment of the present invention is a product embodiment corresponding to the above method embodiment, and therefore, details are not repeated here, and please refer to the second embodiment.
According to the edge drainage opening method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the capability opening platform can inquire the edge application server with a short distance for the terminal equipment, and select the shortest access path, so that the access time delay is reduced.
Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, where the terminal 50 includes a processor 51, a memory 52, and a computer program stored in the memory 52 and capable of running on the processor 51; the processor 51, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of:
sending an edge service query request to a capability opening platform, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
receiving an IP list returned by the capability open platform according to the edge service query request, wherein the IP list comprises the IPs of a plurality of edge application servers;
selecting the IP of a target edge application server from the IP list, and returning the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform;
and receiving a target UPF determined by the capability open platform according to the IP of the target edge application server, and switching the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, wherein the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server.
In the embodiment of the invention, the application server can carry out flexible edge service scheduling, the requirements of application manufacturers are met, the shortest access path can be selected for the terminal equipment, and the access time delay is reduced.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, where the network identifier includes at least one of an MSISDN number and an IP address.
Optionally, the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the IP of the edge application servers included in the IP list is the IP of the edge application server whose network distance from the terminal is within the target network distance.
Optionally, the processor 51 may further implement the following steps when executing the computer program:
and receiving confirmation information returned by the capability open platform, and initiating an edge service request to the target edge application server.
The specific working process of the embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the first embodiment of the method, and therefore, details are not repeated here, and please refer to the description of the method steps in the first embodiment.
A sixth embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps in the edge drainage opening method according to any one of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Please refer to the above description of the method steps in the corresponding embodiments.
The network side device in the embodiment of the present invention may be a Base Station (BTS) in Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), may also be a Base Station (NodeB, NB) in Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), may also be an evolved Node B (evolved Node B, eNB or eNodeB) in LTE, or a relay Station or an Access point, or a Base Station in a future 5G network, and the like, and is not limited herein.
The terminal in the embodiments of the present invention may be a wireless terminal or a wired terminal, and the wireless terminal may be a device providing voice and/or other service data connectivity to a user, a handheld device having a wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. A wireless terminal, which may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile telephone (or "cellular" telephone) and a computer having a mobile terminal, e.g., a portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-included, or vehicle-mounted mobile device, may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), and may exchange language and/or data with the RAN. For example, devices such as Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are used. A wireless Terminal may also be referred to as a system, a Subscriber Unit (Subscriber Unit), a Subscriber Station (Subscriber Station), a Mobile Station (Mobile), a Remote Station (Remote Station), a Remote Terminal (Remote Terminal), an Access Terminal (Access Terminal), a User Terminal (User Terminal), a User Agent (User Agent), and a Terminal (User Device or User equipment), which are not limited herein.
The computer-readable storage media described above, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device.
While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the principles of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

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1. An edge drainage opening method, comprising:
sending an edge service query request to a capability open platform, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
receiving an IP list returned by the capability open platform according to the edge service query request, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of a plurality of edge application servers;
selecting the IP of a target edge application server from the IP list, and returning the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform;
and receiving a target UPF determined by the capability open platform according to the IP of the target edge application server, and switching the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, wherein the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server.
2. The edge drainage opening method according to claim 1, wherein the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, and the network identifier includes at least one of an MSISDN number and an IP address.
3. The edge drainage opening method according to claim 2, wherein the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and the IPs of the plurality of edge application servers included in the IP list are IPs of edge application servers whose network distance from the terminal is within the target network distance.
4. The edge drainage opening method of claim 1, further comprising:
and receiving confirmation information returned by the capability open platform, and initiating an edge service request to the target edge application server.
5. An edge drainage opening method applied to a capacity opening platform is characterized by comprising the following steps:
receiving an edge service query request initiated by a requester, wherein the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
returning an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of a plurality of edge application servers;
receiving the IP of the target edge application server selected from the IP list returned by the requester;
finding out a target UPF with the shortest access path distance between the IP of the terminal and the target edge application server, and requesting a network to switch the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF;
and sending confirmation information to the requester, wherein the confirmation information is used for confirming that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge distribution strategy of the target UPF.
6. The edge drainage opening method according to claim 5, wherein the step of returning an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request comprises:
determining the network position of the terminal according to the network identifier of the terminal;
and inquiring the IP of a plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal according to the network position of the terminal, and returning an IP list to the requester, wherein the IP list comprises the IP of the plurality of edge application servers corresponding to the terminal.
7. The edge drainage opening method according to claim 6, wherein the edge service query request further carries target network distance information, and in the step of returning an IP list to the requester:
and returning the IP of the edge application server within the target network distance from the network of the terminal in the IPs of the edge application servers to the requester.
8. The edge drainage opening method according to claim 5, wherein the edge service query request further carries an application identifier and security check information of the terminal, and before the step of returning an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, the method further comprises:
and verifying the authority of the terminal by using the application identifier and the safety verification information.
9. A terminal, comprising:
the system comprises a request module, a capability opening platform and a service module, wherein the request module is used for sending an edge service query request to the capability opening platform, and the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
a first receiving module, configured to receive an IP list returned by the capability openness platform according to the edge service query request, where the IP list includes IPs of a plurality of edge application servers;
the selection module is used for selecting the IP of the target edge application server from the IP list and returning the IP of the target edge application server to the capability open platform;
and the second receiving module is used for receiving a target UPF determined by the capability opening platform according to the IP of the target edge application server and switching the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF, wherein the target UPF is the UPF with the shortest access path between the IP of the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server.
10. An open capability platform, comprising:
a first receiving module, configured to receive an edge service query request initiated by a requestor, where the edge service query request carries a network identifier of a terminal;
a returning module, configured to return an IP list to the requester according to the edge service query request, where the IP list includes IPs of a plurality of edge application servers;
a second receiving module, configured to receive an IP of a target edge application server selected from the IP list, where the IP is returned by the requestor;
the determining module is used for finding out a target UPF with the shortest access path distance between the terminal and the IP of the target edge application server and requesting a network to switch the current UPF of the terminal into the target UPF;
and the sending module is used for sending confirmation information to the requester, wherein the confirmation information is used for confirming that the IP of the target edge application server is in the edge distribution strategy of the target UPF.
11. A terminal comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the edge drainage opening method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
12. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the edge drainage opening method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
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