WO2018108168A1

WO2018108168A1 - Method for implementing multicast service of packet transmission network, device thereof and communication system

Info

Publication number: WO2018108168A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/116631
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘华
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-12-15
Filing date: 2017-12-15
Publication date: 2018-06-21
Also published as: CN108235259B; CN108235259A

Abstract

A method for implementing a multicast service of a packet transmission network, a device thereof and a communication system. A packet transmission network device receives a multicast service transmitted by a gateway device by means of a point-to-multipoint (P2MP) channel, and the packet transmission network device pushes the multicast service to a downlink base station.

Description

Multicast service realization method of packet transport network, device thereof, and communication system

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to, but are not limited to, the technical field of data transmission networks, and in particular, to a multicast service implementation method and apparatus for a packet transmission network.

Background technique

As operators support the enhanced MultiMedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS), the bandwidth utilization requirements of the packet switched network are increased, and the communication system is implemented by using a dedicated physical channel to implement multimedia broadcast multicast. The multicast service is specifically configured to provide a dedicated physical channel between each user equipment and the server for their respective use. That is to say, even if a plurality of user equipments receive data streams of the same service, they need to be implemented by respective dedicated physical signals, and the server also needs to feed back the data flow requested by each user. This method is relatively simple to implement and is suitable for situations where there are fewer users of multiple multicast services.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

In the case where there are many users with multiple multicast services, when using the method described in the background art, setting an external communication link for each multi-multicast service user requires a lot of resources, which makes the cost relatively high. And the amount of data processed by the server is also very large, which brings a large load to the server and consumes a large amount of code resources and power resources.

A method and device for implementing a multicast service of a packet transport network provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a multicast service in a packet transport network, including:

The packet transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway device through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel;

The packet transport network device pushes the multicast service to the downlink base station.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a multicast service implementation apparatus for a packet transport network, including: receiving Module and interaction module;

The receiving module is configured to receive, by the packet transport network device, the gateway device to send the multicast group service through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel;

The interaction module is configured to push the multicast group service received by the packet transport network device to the downlink base station.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer readable storage medium, where the computer readable storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the multicast service implementation method of the packet delivery network provided above. .

The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are:

According to the multicast service implementation method and apparatus of the packet transport network and the computer storage medium, the packet transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway device through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, and the packet transport network device passes the pre- The interaction protocol is configured to interact with the attached base station to push the multicast service to the downlink base station. The gateway device directly pushes the received multicast service through the point-to-multipoint channel by implementing the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. In the process of pre-configured packet transport network equipment, only one service data push is needed, which greatly reduces the workload of the gateway interaction data, and also reduces the link setting between the gateway device and other devices, and reduces the The consumption of necessary resources is wasted, the cost is reduced, the processing efficiency of the gateway data is improved, and then the packet transmission network separately performs protocol interaction with the downlink base station, thereby implementing one-by-one multicast service push, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the service promotion. It also effectively utilizes system resources and realizes flexible control of multicast service push.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a multicast service in a packet transport network according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of an edge device that supports P2MP in both L2VPN and L3VPN according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an edge device supporting only P2MP by L3VPN according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG.

4 is a structural block diagram of a device for implementing a multicast service in a packet transport network according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1:

The multicast service implementation method provided in this embodiment is mainly based on a device that supports a P2MP (Point to Multiple Point) channel. The P2MP channel has "any multicast group only occupies the same physical span in the network. According to the characteristics of a traffic, the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services_GateWay (MBMS_GW) pushes all multicast services to the packet transport network equipment (Packet Transport Network) of each directly connected base station through the P2MP channel. On the PTN, the packet transport network device is used as a querier, and the downlink base station interacts with the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) to determine the multicast traffic pushed by each base station.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a multicast service of a packet transport network according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The implementation method includes steps S101 and S102.

Step S101: The packet transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway device through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, where the packet transport network device is used to push the base station to push the multicast service.

In this embodiment, the packet transport network device is a preset PTN device or PC capable of supporting point-to-multipoint P2MP channel transmission, and the packet transport network device may be used for bridging the second layer virtual network layer and the first The bridge device of the layer 3 virtual network layer may also be a PTN device directly connected to at least one base station; when the packet transport network device connected to the gateway device supports the P2MP channel, the gateway device receives the group sent by the external server. After the traffic is broadcast, the received multicast stream is directly sent to the packet transport network device through the P2MP channel. Preferably, since the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel has the function of receiving one data traffic and outputting the multi-point data traffic, therefore, According to the feature, the gateway device does not need to send according to the number of the connected base stations when transmitting the multicast traffic, and only needs to send one copy for the same service gateway device for multiple downlink base stations, and does not need to be used for each base station. When sending and communicating with multiple PTN devices through the P2MP channel, only one P2MP channel needs to be set, which greatly reduces the gateway device. When traffic load is transmitted.

In this embodiment, before the step of receiving the multicast service through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, the method further includes: querying whether there is a point-to-multipoint P2MP channel between the packet transport network device and the gateway device. If there is no point-to-multipoint P2MP channel between the packet transport network device and the gateway device, a point-to-multipoint P2MP channel is created according to the preset channel model.

In an exemplary embodiment, after the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel is created, in order to facilitate subsequent use, the method further includes: adding a query label to the created point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, and creating the channel and corresponding The query tag is updated to the corresponding relationship table.

Step S102, the packet transport network device pushes the multicast service to the downlink base station.

In this embodiment, when the multicast service interaction between the packet transport network device and the attached base station is performed by using a preset interaction protocol, preferably, the preset interaction protocol is an IGMP protocol; After the transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway, the packet transport network device queries the corresponding multicast service from the multicast service to the corresponding base station according to the service request of each of the connected base stations.

In an exemplary embodiment, in the embodiment, the packet transport network device is used as an IGMP querier (IGMP Quierer), and the packet transport network device and the attached base station interact with each other through an IGMP protocol, specifically The packet transport network device and the connected base station query the actual multicast service of the connected base station through the Internet group management protocol, and push the corresponding multicast service to the downlink base station according to the actual interactive multicast service that is queried. That is, the multicast service push corresponding to the base station is selected from the multicast service according to the actual situation of interaction with the attached base station.

In this embodiment, when all the packet transport network devices in the second layer virtual network layer (L2VPN, also called access layer) and the third layer virtual network layer (L3VPN, also called the aggregation layer) support the P2MP channel, The packet transport network device is an access layer packet transport network device directly connected to at least one of the downlink base stations, and the receiving module receives the gateway device through a point-to-multipoint P2MP channel through an access layer packet transport network device. The multicast group service is sent, and the access layer packet transport network device delivers the received multicast service to the downlink base station according to the corresponding interaction protocol, specifically, the gateway device passes the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel. The multicast service is sent to an access layer packet transport network device to which the base station is connected.

As shown in FIG. 2, the schematic diagram of the P2MP edge device supported by both the L2VPN and the L3VPN provided in this embodiment is sent by the MBMS_GW (gateway device) from the external server. Multicast traffic, where the multicast traffic includes traffic of at least one type of traffic, such as video traffic, television programming, audio traffic, and the like. When a plurality of subordinate base stations exchange multicast services of the same service type, the required traffic is the same. Therefore, the PTN device directly copies the corresponding multicast service and then pushes the corresponding multicast service to the base station. When the service types of the multiple base stations are different, the PTN device needs to obtain the traffic corresponding to the service type of the interaction between the base stations before pushing the multicast service. According to the service class, the PTN device pushes the corresponding traffic for the base station. .

In an exemplary embodiment, the MBMS_GW sends the received multicast traffic to the PTN devices K1 and K2 without any filtering process; after receiving the multicast service, the K1 and K2 receive the next PTN device according to the receiving. Or the request sent by the base station to push the multicast service. The specific push mode is as follows:

In the first mode, when the service request of the base station is received, the K1 queries the multicast service from the multicast traffic to the base station 1 according to the service request of the base station 1, and finally pushes the multicast service to the user equipment through the base station;

Manner 2: When K1 receives the multicast service request sent by the next layer of the PTN device, K1 sends all the multicast traffic received to the PTN device N1, and then the N1 sends the service request according to the device connected to the N1. The multicast service packet is queried from the multicast service packet for the push, and finally the device pushes the received multicast service to the user equipment.

In this embodiment, regardless of whether the PTN device is connected to a base station or a PTN device, multicast traffic can be pushed according to the foregoing manner, and each layer of the PTN device can be properly filtered before being pushed. By making full use of the traffic resources of each PTN device, the push efficiency can be greatly improved. Of course, if the PTN device is connected to both the base station and the PTN device, the service traffic is pushed according to the first mode and the second mode.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an edge device that only supports the P2MP by using the L3VPN according to the embodiment, and the specific process for implementing the multicast service interaction based on the edge device in FIG. 3 is:

When the packet transport network device does not support the P2MP channel in the L2VPN, and all the packet transport network devices in the L3VPN support the point-to-multipoint channel, the packet transport network device receives the group sent by the gateway device through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel. The broadcast service is: the packet transport network device is a packet transport network device bridging each of the Layer 2 and Layer 3 virtual network layers of the Layer 2 virtual network layer L2VPN and the Layer 3 virtual network layer L3VPN, and the receiving module passes through two layers and three layers. Packet transmission of virtual network bridge The network sending device receives the multicast group service sent by the gateway device through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, and the packet transport network device bridged by the two Layer 3 virtual network layers pushes the received multicast group service to the next Access layer packet transport network device.

As shown in FIG. 3, the L3VPN includes PTN devices K1, K2, and M1 to M4, where M1 to M4 are bridge devices of L2VPN and L3VPN, and K1, K2, and M1 to M4 are new devices supporting P2MP, in L3VPN and MBMS_GW. The interaction process of the multicast service is that the MBMS_GW receives the multicast traffic sent from the external server, where the multicast traffic includes traffic of at least one service type, for example, video traffic, television programs, audio traffic, and the like. The MBMS_GW sends the received multicast traffic to the PTN devices K1 and K2 without any filtering process. After receiving the multicast traffic, K1 and K2 perform the group according to the request sent by the next PTN device or the base station. The push of the broadcast traffic, that is, the devices M1, M3 and the base station 1 connected to K1 shown in FIG. 3, the group multicast service interaction process between K1 and the devices M1, M3 and the base station 1 is the same as that in FIG. Here, we will not repeat them.

For the service interaction of each device or the base station in the L2VPN, the interaction process between the base station and the base station in FIG. 3 is specifically performed through the original communication link. In an exemplary embodiment, the M1 and the M2 are connected to each other. The devices N1, N2, and devices A, B, C, and D are directly connected through VPLS or VPLS. The Layer 2 and Layer 3 bridged PTN devices M1 and M2 respectively deliver multicast traffic to devices N1 and N2. To the devices A, B, C, and D, the devices A, B, C, and D are used as the IGMP querier to determine whether to push the multicast service and push the multicast service by using the IGMP protocol.

In this embodiment, the step of implementing the push processing from the PTN device to the downlink base station by using the PTN device as the IGMP querier includes: when a plurality of downlink base stations are connected to the packet transport network device, The packet transport network device copies multiple multicast services according to the preset number of pushes of the virtual local area network, and respectively pushes the multicast service to the corresponding multiple downlink base stations, where the specific packet transport network device is used to implement A packet transport network device bridged by two or three layers of virtual networks and other packet transport network devices connected to each base station, but regardless of which type of packet transport network device, there are cases where multiple base stations are connected, and then according to the request The multicast service is copied and then sent to the base station, where the multicast service is copied according to the number of base stations connected to the virtual local area network, and the copied multicast service is separately sent to the base station. Correspondingly Hanging base stations.

As shown in Figure 3, the base station 2 and the base station 3 are connected to the device A. When the two base stations request the same service at the same time, they are all video traffic. In this case, after receiving the multicast traffic sent by the device N1, the device A receives the multicast traffic. Querying the number of received service requests for video traffic or querying the pre-set number of virtual local area network service pushes. The number of virtual local area network service pushes is preset according to the number of connected base stations, and device A is based on the queried service. The number of requests or the number of service pushes is used to copy the video traffic. The number of copies is equal to the number of service requests or the number of service pushes. Finally, the obtained video traffic is pushed to the corresponding multiple downlink base stations.

In the multicast service implementation method of the packet transmission network provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the MBMS_GW pushes all the multicast services to the PTN device of each directly connected base station through the P2MP channel, and then uses the PTN device as a querier and hangs The base station determines the multicast service pushed by each base station through IGMP protocol interaction, and realizes that only one service data is pushed by the MBMS_GW, which greatly reduces the workload of the gateway interaction data.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions, which are implemented when the computer executable instructions are executed to implement the multicast business implementation method of the packet transport network.

Embodiment 2:

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a structural block diagram of a device for implementing a multicast service in a packet transport network according to the embodiment. The multicast service implementation apparatus 4 of the packet transport network includes: a receiving module 41 and an interaction module 42, where:

The receiving module 41 is configured to receive, by the packet transport network device, a multicast group service that is sent by the gateway device through the P2MP channel, where the preset packet transport network device is used to push the base station to push the multicast group.

In this embodiment, the packet transport network device connected to the gateway device supports the P2MP channel, and the receiving module 41 does not need to send according to the number of the connected base stations when transmitting the multicast service, for multiple downlink base stations. The same service gateway device only needs to send one copy, and does not need to be sent for each base station, and only needs to set a P2MP channel when communicating with multiple PTN devices through the P2MP channel, thereby greatly reducing the gateway respectively. The traffic load at the time of transmission.

In an exemplary embodiment, the multicast service implementation apparatus further includes a query module, a channel creation module, and a label module, and the query module is configured to query whether a point exists between the packet transport network device and the gateway device To the multi-point P2MP channel; if there is no point-to-multipoint P2MP channel between the packet transport network device and the gateway device, the channel creation module creates a point-to-multipoint P2MP channel according to the preset channel model.

The tag module is configured to add a label to the created point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, where the tag is used to identify the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, specifically for querying the packet transport network device and the gateway device. When using the P2MP channel, you can query the corresponding P2MP channel directly through the label.

The interaction module 42 is configured to push the broadcast group service received by the packet transport network device to the downlink base station.

In this embodiment, the interaction between the packet transport network device and the downlink base station is performed by using a preset interaction protocol. In an exemplary implementation manner, the preset interaction protocol is The IGMP protocol; the interaction module 42 uses the packet transport network device as an IGMP querier, and the packet transport network device and the downlink base station query the corresponding multicast service through the Internet group management protocol, according to the queried multicast The service pushes the corresponding multicast service to the downlink base station. Specifically, after the packet transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway, the packet transport network device queries the corresponding multicast service from the multicast service packet and sends the corresponding multicast service to the corresponding base station according to the service request of each of the connected base stations.

In this embodiment, when all the packet transport network devices in the L2VPN and the L3VPN support the point-to-multipoint channel, the interaction module 42 pushes the multicast service to the packet transport network device through the point-to-multipoint channel, specifically the gateway. The device sends the multicast service to the access layer packet transport network device connected to the downlink base station through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel.

As shown in FIG. 2, after the MBMS_GW receives the multicast traffic sent from the external server, it directly sends it to the PTN devices K1 and K2; after receiving the multicast service, K1 and K2 receive the next PTN device or The request sent by the base station performs the push of the multicast service.

When receiving the service request of the base station, K1 queries the corresponding multicast service from the multicast service packet to the base station 1 according to the service request of the base station 1, and finally pushes the multicast service to the user equipment through the base station; When the multicast service request sent by the next layer of the PTN device is received, K1 sends all the received multicast services to the PTN device N1, and then N1 queries the corresponding multicast service from the multicast service according to the service request sent by the device connected to the N1, and finally the device receives the multicast service. Push to the user device.

When the packet transport network device in the L2VPN does not support the P2MP channel, and all the packet transport network devices in the L3VPN support the point-to-multipoint channel, the interaction module 42 pushes the multicast group service to the L3VPN through the P2MP channel through the gateway device. Each of the two or three layers of the virtual network bridges the packet transport network device, and then pushes the multicast group service to the next access layer packet transport network device by using the two or three layers of the virtual network bridge packet transport network device.

As shown in Figure 3, the interaction process between the L3VPN and the MBMS_GW is the same as that in Figure 2. When the services of the devices or the base station interact in the L2VPN, the PTN devices M1 and M2 are respectively connected by the Layer 2 and Layer 3 virtual networks. The broadcast traffic is delivered to the devices N1 and N2, and the device N1 is sent to the devices A, B, C, and D respectively. Finally, the devices A, B, C, and D are used as IGMP queriers, and the downlink base stations are exchanged through the IGMP protocol. Decide whether to push multicast traffic and push which multicast group traffic. Preferably, it is implemented by VPLS or VPLS.

In this embodiment, when the packet transport network device corresponds to multiple downlink base stations, the interaction module 42 is configured to copy multiple multicast pages according to the preset number of pushes of the virtual local area network by the packet transport network device. Traffic, and respectively push the multicast service traffic to the corresponding multiple downlink base stations, and the specific packet transport network device includes a packet transport network device for implementing Layer 2 and Layer 3 virtual network bridging, and other connected base stations. The packet transport network device, but regardless of which type of packet transport network device, there are cases where multiple base stations are connected, and then the received multicast service can be copied according to the request and then sent to the base station.

In this embodiment, the functions implemented by each module of the multicast service implementation apparatus 4 provided in FIG. 4 above may also be implemented by a processor, a receiving module, and a sending module. In this case, the multicast service implementation of the packet transport network is implemented. The implementation of the device can be:

The receiving module receives the multicast service sent from the server;

The processor pushes the received multicast service to the packet transport network device through the P2MP channel, where the packet transport network device is used to push the base station to push the multicast service.

The processor performs protocol interaction with the downlink base station, and queries service multicast traffic corresponding to each base station, so as to implement push of the multicast service from the packet transport network device to the downlink base station. Send processing.

In an exemplary embodiment, the receiving module 41 can be directly implemented by a home gateway supporting a P2MP channel, and the interaction module 42 is implemented by using a PTN device, and the interaction process is: the home gateway receives the multicast traffic to and from the server. Then, the P2MP channel is established with the PTN device of the access layer to send the multicast service to the PTN device of the access layer through the P2MP channel, and the PTN device of the access layer serves as a querier, and interacts with the connected base station through the IGMP protocol to determine The multicast month that needs to be pushed.

In this embodiment, the process of establishing a P2MP channel between the PTN device of the home gateway and the access layer is as follows:

Step 1. The processor queries the existing P2MPSwitch node and the multicast stream point between the PTN device and the PTN device.

This step is mainly used to determine whether a P2MPSwitch node corresponding to the multicast traffic exists. If it does not exist, the new node is added, and the newly created node is connected with the other P2MP Switch nodes, and the notification model is generated. Performing an update process on the node list; or determining whether a multicast stream point corresponding to the multicast traffic already exists, if not existing, creating a new one, and attaching the newly created node to the original other multicast stream point to have a sibling relationship. The notification model, the notification table generator performs update processing of the node list, where the model refers to a preset establishment node or a flow point establishment rule on the PTN device, and establishes a node or a flow point through a corresponding establishment rule. If yes, the multicast service interaction between the inbound and outbound LSP nodes and the inbound and outbound LSPs is performed.

Step 2: Create a new outgoing LSP node and an outgoing LSP flow point, attach a parent-child relationship, and attach a relationship between the lsp node and the physical port on the device according to the outgoing LSP port information, notify the model, notify the table generator, and the parent-child relationship here. Refers to the relationship between nodes and flow points, there are multiple flow points under one node.

In this embodiment, when the newly created P2MPSwitch node is a non-root node, the inbound LSP node and the inbound LSP flow point need to be established, as shown in step 3.

Step 3: The non-root node newly establishes an inbound LSP node and an LSP flow point, attaches a parent-child relationship, and attaches a parent-child relationship between the LSP node and the port according to the information of the incoming LSP port, notifies the model, and notifies the table generator;

In step 4, the parent-child relationship is connected to the LSP flow point and the multicast stream point, and the P2MPSwitch node and the multicast stream point are respectively connected to the LSP flow point, and the sibling relationship is notified to notify the model and notify the table generator;

Step 5: Configure related node attributes, notify the model, and notify the table generator.

In this embodiment, the device for implementing the multicast service of the packet transport network further includes performing real-time detection on the P2MP channel to determine whether each channel does not perform multicast service interaction for a long time, and if so, performing a channel deletion step, as follows:

Step 1: Notifying the L3 multicast command processor to process, notify the model, and the notification table generator performs update processing of the node list.

Step 2: Release the multicast stream point index, notify the model, and notify the table generator to update the node list.

Step 3: Dissolve the relationship between the incoming LSP and the port, the relationship between the outgoing LSP and the port, the relationship between the outgoing LSP flow point and the multicast streaming point, and the relationship between the P2MPSwitch node and the multicast streaming point and the incoming LSP flow point. , the notification model, and the notification table generator performs update processing of the node list.

Step 4: Delete all nodes and flow points related to the P2MP, notify the model, and notify the lister to update the node list.

In this embodiment, the P2MP channel is established between the home gateway and the PTN device at the access layer by using the above steps to facilitate the subsequent multicast service interaction. Add tags to the P2MP channel. The specific steps are as follows:

Step a, after receiving the command to add the P2MP channel label, query the label map, and process the storage of the label map;

Step b, detecting that the corresponding channel label changes, signing the inbound label corresponding to the old channel as an invalid value, notifying the model, and the notification table generator updates the changed channel label;

Step c: setting an inbound label of the P2MP channel, notifying the model, and notifying the table to perform update processing of the node list;

When the command to delete the P2MP channel label is received, the label map is queried and the corresponding channel is deleted.

Correspondingly, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication system, where the communication system includes the multicast service implementation device of the packet transport network, where the system pushes the multicast service through the P2MP channel. And to the packet transport network device, the packet transport network device is used as a querier, and performs protocol interaction with the downlink base station to implement push processing of the multicast service from the packet transport network device to the downlink base station.

In summary, the method and device for implementing the multicast service of the packet transport network provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the packet transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway device by using the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, and the packet transport network device passes The preset interaction protocol interacts with the connected base station to push the multicast service to the downlink base station. The implementation of the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the gateway directly pushes the received multicast service to the pre-set through the P2MP channel. In the process of the packet transport network device, only one service data is pushed, which greatly reduces the workload of the gateway interaction data, and also reduces the link setting between the gateway and the device, thereby reducing the waste of unnecessary resources. The cost is reduced, the processing efficiency of the gateway data is improved, and then the packet transmission network separately performs protocol interaction with the downlink base station, thereby implementing one-by-one multicast service push, ensuring the accuracy of the service promotion, and effectively utilizing the system. Resources enable flexible control of multicast service push.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or some of the steps, systems, and functional blocks/units of the methods disclosed above may be implemented as software, firmware, hardware, and suitable combinations thereof. In a hardware implementation, the division between functional modules/units mentioned in the above description does not necessarily correspond to the division of physical components; for example, one physical component may have multiple functions, or one function or step may be composed of several physical The components work together. Some or all of the components may be implemented as software executed by a processor, such as a digital signal processor or microprocessor, or as hardware, or as an integrated circuit, such as an application specific integrated circuit. Such software may be distributed on a computer readable medium, which may include computer storage media (or non-transitory media) and communication media (or transitory media). As is well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, the term computer storage medium includes volatile and nonvolatile, implemented in any method or technology for storing information, such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Sex, removable and non-removable media. Computer storage media include, but are not limited to, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), and Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EEPROM). Flash or other memory technology, CD-ROM (CD-ROM, Compact Disc Read-Only Memory), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical disc storage, magnetic box, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to store desired information and that can be accessed by a computer. Moreover, it is well known to those skilled in the art that communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and can include any information delivery media. .

The above is a detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the specific embodiments, and the specific implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the description. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be construed as being limited to the scope of the present disclosure.

Industrial applicability

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for implementing a multicast service of a packet transmission network, a device thereof, and a communication system. The gateway device directly pushes the received multicast service to a preset packet transmission network device through a P2MP channel. In this case, only one push of service data is needed, which greatly reduces the amount of data sent by the gateway, and also reduces the link setting between the gateway and the device, reduces the waste of unnecessary resources, and improves the processing efficiency of the gateway data. Then, the packet transmission network separately performs protocol interaction with the downlink base station to ensure the accuracy of the service promotion, and also effectively utilizes the system resources, thereby implementing flexible control of the multicast service push.

Claims

A method for implementing a multicast service of a packet transport network includes:

The packet transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway device through the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel;

The packet transport network device pushes the multicast service to a downlink base station.
The multicast service implementation method of the packet transport network according to claim 1, wherein the pushing the multicast service to the downlink base station by the packet transport network device comprises:

The packet transport network device pushes the multicast service to an access layer packet transport network device directly connected to at least one downlink base station, and the access layer packet transport network device sends the multicast service to the multicast service separately The downlink base station, wherein the packet transport network device is a bridge device for bridging the second layer virtual network layer L2VPN and the third layer virtual network layer L3VPN.
The multicast service implementation method of the packet transport network according to claim 1 or 2, before the packet transport network device receives the multicast service sent by the gateway device by using the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, the method further includes: querying the packet Whether the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel exists between the transport network device and the gateway device; if the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel does not exist, the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel is created according to a preset channel model .
The multicast service implementation method of the packet transmission network according to claim 3, after the creating the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel according to the preset channel model, the method further includes: adding the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel A tag, wherein the tag is used to identify the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel.
The multicast service implementation method of the packet transport network according to claim 4, wherein the pushing the multicast service to the downlink base station by the packet transport network device comprises:

The packet transport network device pushes the multicast service to the downlink base station by using a preset interaction protocol, where the interaction protocol includes an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP).
A multicast service implementation apparatus for a packet transport network, comprising: a receiving module and an interaction module;

The receiving module is configured to receive, by the packet transport network device, a multicast group service that is sent by the gateway device through a point-to-multipoint P2MP channel;

The interaction module is configured to push the broadcast group service received by the packet transport network device to the downlink base station.
The apparatus for implementing a multicast service of a packet transport network according to claim 6, wherein the interaction module is configured to push the multicast service to the directly connected base station by using the packet transport network device The inbound layer packet transport network device, wherein the access layer packet transport network device delivers the multicast service to the downlink base station, where the packet transport network device is used to bridge the second layer virtual network layer L2VPN And a bridge device of the Layer 3 virtual network layer L3VPN.
The multicast service implementation apparatus of the packet transmission network according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising a query module and a channel creation module, wherein the query module is configured to query whether the packet transport network device and the gateway device have been There is a point-to-multipoint P2MP channel; the channel creation module is configured to: if the point-to-multipoint P2MP channel does not exist between the packet transport network device and the gateway device, according to a preset channel model Create a point-to-multipoint P2MP channel.
The multicast service implementation apparatus of a packet transport network according to claim 8, further comprising a label module configured to add a label to the created point-to-multipoint P2MP channel, wherein the label is used to identify the point-to-multipoint P2MP aisle.
The apparatus for implementing a multicast service of a packet transport network according to claim 9, wherein the packet transport network device pushes the multicast service to the downlink base station by using a preset interaction protocol, wherein the interaction protocol Including the Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP.
A communication system comprising: a multicast service implementation apparatus for a packet transport network according to any one of claims 6 to 10.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the multicast service implementation method of the packet transport network of claim 1.