CN100356731C - Method for tracking communication information between net elements - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses a method for tracking communication messages among network elements. A network management device sends tracking commands comprising tracking contents to a network element; the network element receiving the tracking commands reports communication messages, which are corresponding to the tracking contents, to the network management device. The present invention can also be provided with a forwarding network element, and the network management device sends the tracking commands comprising tracking contents to the forwarding network element; the forwarding network element receiving the tracking commands forwards the tracking commands to a network element needing to be tracked; the network element receiving the tracking commands sends corresponding communication messages, which are corresponding to the tracking contents, to the forwarding network element, and the forwarding network element reports the communication messages to the network management device. If the forwarding network element is also one of the network elements needing to be tracked, the forwarding network element also reports the corresponding communication messages of itself to the network management device. The method of the present invention can simultaneously track a large amount of communication messages according with standard communication protocols among the network elements and communication messages which have other specific formats and do not accord with the standard communication protocols.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the NE management technical field, be specifically related to a kind of tracking of communication information between net elements.
Background technology
Along with development of science and technology, network has obtained application more and more widely, and this makes and is not carrying lot of data stream on the network all the time.At this moment, people more pay close attention to the fail safe of network running when considering how further to improve the network running efficiency.
People largely are embodied on the tracing management and control to message transfer between each network element the concern of network running fail safe.At present, operating personnel generally use the signaling tracing instrument of specialty to follow the tracks of the message of transmitting between each network element.The signaling tracing instrument has limited interface, can discern the message of complete conformance with standard communication protocol, the special interface of limited network element is carried out the tracking of message flow with this.
When using the signaling tracing instrument to follow the tracks of the message of transmitting between each network element, generally the signaling tracing instrument is linked to each other with one or more special interfaces of certain network element.When described network element communicates by described special interface and its corresponding net element, the signaling tracing instrument just can directly be intercepted and captured all messagings of described special interface, using the software of self again analyzes described messaging, to know corresponding information receiving and transmitting operation and message content between described network element, and these information of being known are shown to administrative staff, thereby administrative staff can be managed to the communication between described network element; And when communication between described network element when going wrong, can be according to the information problem identificatioin place of having known relevant with described messaging, and deal with problems.
Above-described method is commonly referred to the tracking of communication information between net elements, though this method can be followed the tracks of the message of sending and receiving between network element, and when communication goes wrong between network element, determines and deals with problems according to sending and receiving message; But also there is major defect:,, carry out message and follow the tracks of so can only link to each other with limited interface of some network elements because the tracking interface on the signaling tracing instrument is limited.In the time need carrying out the message tracking simultaneously to a large amount of network elements in the network, just need a large amount of signaling tracing instrument, but having hindered a large amount of signaling tracing instrument of application again, its too expensive price carries out the message Tracking Realization.
In addition, the signaling tracing instrument can only be discerned the message of complete conformance with standard communication protocol, on the standard communication protocol basis, make amendment, perfect, the upgrading message then can't discern.Yet, all existing a large amount of in any one network in season is that make amendment in the basis, the message of perfect, upgrading with the standard communication protocol through user, Virtual network operator or network development merchant, a big chunk message wherein is to network monitor and safeguard significant, but the signaling tracing instrument is when following the tracks of communication information between net elements, because can't discern these message, just can not follow the tracks of and any subsequent treatment these message.At this moment, cause network element operation irregularity even network work unusual even these message are made mistakes, the signaling tracing instrument all can't be followed the tracks of the place of pinpointing the problems by message, also just let alone according to tracking, monitoring result has carried out the maintenance of follow-up network element and network.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of tracking of communication information between net elements, the communication information that does not meet standard communication protocol that can follow the tracks of the communication information of conformance with standard communication protocol between a large amount of network elements simultaneously and have other specific format.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
The invention discloses a kind of tracking of communication information between net elements, this method may further comprise the steps:
A. network administration apparatus sends the trace command that comprises keeping track of content to network element;
B. receive the network element of trace command, determine and the corresponding communication information of this keeping track of content according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command; And report and the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content to network administration apparatus.
Among the step a, network administration apparatus is the communication interface type to the keeping track of content that network element sends, and then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the communication information that the communication interface that the communication interface type that self and trace command are comprised is identical is received and dispatched reports network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of this keeping track of content.
Among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element is the sign that comprises the unique identification different user of energy, and then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the identical communication information of user ID that comprises in user ID that comprises in the communication information that the interface that self and other network element is continuous is received and dispatched and the trace command reports network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of this keeping track of content.
Among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element be comprise communication information via route, then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, with self with communication information that the interface of other continuous network element is received and dispatched in via route and trace command in the identical communication information of described route that comprises, report network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of this keeping track of content.
Among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element is the sign that comprises communication interface type and the unique identification different user of energy, and then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the identical communication information of user ID that comprises in user ID that comprises in the communication information that the communication interface that the communication interface type that self and trace command are comprised is identical is received and dispatched and the trace command reports network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of this keeping track of content.
Among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element be comprise can unique identification different user sign and communication information via route, then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the user ID that comprises in user ID that is comprised in the communication information that the interface that self and other network element are linked to each other is received and dispatched and the trace command is identical, via route and trace command in the also identical communication information of described route that comprises, report network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of this keeping track of content.
Among the step a, network administration apparatus is that the forwarding network element transmission in network is the trace command of keeping track of content with the communication interface type, and this forwarding network element sends to the network element that links to each other with self with described trace command, and then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the communication information that the communication interface that the communication interface type that self and trace command are comprised is identical is received and dispatched sends to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; If transmit network element the identical communication interface of communication interface type that comprises with trace command is arranged, transmit network element and just simultaneously the communication information of self receiving and dispatching by described communication interface is reported network administration apparatus.
Among the step a, network administration apparatus is that the forwarding network element in network sends the trace command that is designated keeping track of content with the unique identification different user of energy, and this forwarding network element sends to the network element that links to each other with self with described trace command, and then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element is received and dispatched, the Search/Track order comprises the communication information of same subscriber sign, and this communication information is sent to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; If in the communication information that the interface of forwarding network element is received and dispatched, the communication information that comprises the same subscriber sign with trace command is arranged, transmit network element and just simultaneously the communication information of self receiving and dispatching that comprises described user ID is reported network administration apparatus.
Among the step a, network administration apparatus be the forwarding network element in network send with communication information be the trace command of keeping track of content via route, this forwarding network element sends to the network element that links to each other with self with described trace command, then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, in the communication information that the interface of the network element that self links to each other with other is received and dispatched, search via the identical communication information of described route that comprises of route and trace command, and this communication information sent to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; If transmit in the communication information that the interface of network element receives and dispatches, have via route and the identical communication information of described route that trace command comprises, transmit network element and just simultaneously this communication information reported network administration apparatus.
Among the step a, network administration apparatus is that the forwarding network element in network sends the trace command that is designated keeping track of content with communication interface type and the unique identification different user of energy, transmit network element described trace command is sent to the network element that links to each other with self, then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, judge whether the identical communication interface of communication interface type that comprises with trace command self is arranged, also judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, if network element comprises the communication interface of described type, and in the communication information of this communication interface transmitting-receiving the communication information that comprises described user ID is arranged, the communication information that described network element just will comprise described user ID sends to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; Transmit network element also according to communication interface type that comprises in the trace command and sign that can unique identification different user, judge whether the identical communication interface of communication interface type that comprises with trace command self is arranged, also judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, if transmit the communication interface that network element comprises described type, and in the communication information of this communication interface transmitting-receiving the communication information that comprises described user ID is arranged, transmit network element and report network administration apparatus with regard to the communication information that will comprise described user ID simultaneously.
Among the step a, network administration apparatus be the forwarding network element in network send with sign that can unique identification different user and communication information via route be the trace command of keeping track of content, transmit network element described trace command is sent to the network element that links to each other with self, then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, also judge communication information that self and the interface of other continuous network element receives and dispatches via route whether with trace command in the described route that comprises identical, if route is identical, and the communication information via described route comprises described user ID, and the communication information that just will comprise described user ID sends to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; Transmit network element also according to the sign of the unique identification different user of the energy that comprises in the trace command and communication information via route, judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, also judge communication information that self and the interface of other continuous network element receives and dispatches via route whether with trace command in the described route that comprises identical, if route is identical, and the communication information via described route comprises described user ID, transmits network element and reports network administration apparatus with regard to the communication information that will comprise described user ID simultaneously.
The forwarding network element reports communication information before the network administration apparatus, and step b further comprises following operation:
Set in advance cycle time, in this time cycle, transmit the communication information that the storage of network element elder generation will report network administration apparatus; When this time cycle finishes, transmit network element reports this time cycle stored again to network administration apparatus all communication informations.
Compared with prior art, the tracking of communication information between net elements provided by the present invention sends the trace command that comprises keeping track of content by network administration apparatus to network element; Receive the network element of trace command, report and the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content to network administration apparatus.The communication information that does not meet standard communication protocol that the inventive method can be followed the tracks of the communication information of conformance with standard communication protocol between a large amount of network elements simultaneously and be had other specific format.
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Fig. 1 is the tracking flow chart of the communication information between net elements of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the tracking flow chart of the communication information between net elements of another preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the realization schematic diagram of Fig. 2.
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The tracking of communication information between net elements provided by the present invention sends the trace command that comprises keeping track of content by network administration apparatus to network element; Receive the network element of trace command, report and the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content to network administration apparatus.Can also set the forwarding network element, send the trace command that comprises keeping track of content to transmitting network element by network administration apparatus; The forwarding network element of receiving trace command is transmitted to trace command the network element that needs tracking again; Receive the network element of trace command, send and the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content to transmitting network element, transmit network element and more described communication information is reported network administration apparatus, if transmit network element also is to need one of network element of following the tracks of, transmits network element and just simultaneously the respective communication message of self is also reported network administration apparatus.
The tracking operation of communication information between net elements, can carry out at different communication informations, as: the interface communication message between network element, the telex network message between network element or the communication link communication information between network element etc., tracking operation at different communication message between network element all has identical operation principle.
Below, row are the concrete operations flow process of the interface communication message between explanation tracking network element for two example two.
Embodiment one:
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the tracking flow process of the communication information between net elements of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and this flow process comprises following steps:
Step 101: in the time need following the tracks of the special interface communication information of the part network element in the network or all network elements, network administration apparatus will carry out the network element transmission trace command that message is followed the tracks of to current.Described trace command comprises the corresponding interface type information that network administration apparatus will be followed the tracks of, as: Ge interface, Gr interface etc.; Certainly, also can not comprise interface type information in the described trace command, but comprise spcial character with certain format, and set in advance the pairing distinct interface of different spcial characters by the mode of software program, as long as the network element that receives trace command can be known and need get final product to the communication information that network administration apparatus reports the interface of which type to receive and dispatch according to the interface type information that trace command comprised or the different spcial characters of corresponding different interface type.
In this step, network administration apparatus can part network element or all network elements in network send trace command, as for specifically trace command being sent to which network element, can decide on actual conditions.
Step 102: the network element of receiving trace command is according to the interface type information that trace command comprised or the different spcial characters of corresponding different interface type, knows the interface type of the communication information that need report to network administration apparatus.Afterwards, network element self with total interface that other network element connects in search with the corresponding interface of described interface type, and will report network administration apparatus by all communication informations of this interface transmitting-receiving.
In the communication information that reports except comprising the type of message of network element interface transmitting-receiving, as: outside data message, the signaling information, also comprise the data-message of interface transmitting-receiving, the content and the length of signaling message, the time of sending and receiving message and reporting message, and the information such as different network elements identifier, interface identifier of carrying out the message sending and receiving.
Step 103: after network administration apparatus is received the communication information of reported by network elements, communication information is analyzed, handled.
In this step, in the communication information that network administration apparatus is received, the complete conformance with standard communication protocol of the form of the communication information that has, the form of the communication information that has is then not in full conformity with standard communication protocol.At this moment, can network administration apparatus be provided with, make it after receiving communication information,, can also discern communication information not in full conformity with standard communication protocol except discerning the communication information of complete conformance with standard communication protocol by the mode of software program; And can pass through analyzing communication message, obtain the type of message, content, the length that comprise in the communication information, the time of sending and receiving message and reporting message, and the information such as different network elements identifier, interface identifier of carrying out the message sending and receiving.
After network administration apparatus draws above-mentioned information by the analysis to communication information, just with described information stores in the data storage device of self.Simultaneously, network administration apparatus can also be presented on the operation interface analyzing gained information, makes operating personnel know information receiving and transmitting situation between current network according to described information, and determines how operations such as follow-up management, maintenance are carried out.
When on operation interface, showing described information, the information of different network elements transmitting-receiving can be shown with different colours, shows with blue look that the information that radio network controller (RNC) is received and dispatched is with red display etc. as: the information of Home Location Register (HLR) transmitting-receiving; In like manner, the information of same network element sending and receiving can also be shown with different colours respectively.In a word, be presented at the relevant information on the operation interface,, and determine how operations such as follow-up management, maintenance get final product as long as can make operating personnel know information receiving and transmitting situation between current network.
By present embodiment as can be known, if a large amount of network element all reports communication information to network administration apparatus to real-time, the load of so whole network can be very big.In order to reduce the load of network, when each network element reports communication information in step 102, can be earlier with message compression; Then, network administration apparatus will be earlier in step 103 decompresses the communication information of receiving, analyzes afterwards again, handles and operation such as demonstration accordingly.Simultaneously, can also set in advance a time cycle, make in the step 102, each network element is in a time cycle, the described communication information that elder generation's storage will report, when this finishes time cycle, report described communication information after finishing compression, that this time cycle should report to network administration apparatus; In step 103, network administration apparatus is then wanted earlier the communication information of receiving to be decompressed, and analyzes afterwards again, handles and operation such as demonstration accordingly.
By the above as can be known, the present embodiment emphasis has been described the method that the Intra-Interface Communications message of network element is followed the tracks of, in actual applications, can also follow the tracks of a certain specific user's message between network element, at this moment, network administration apparatus just comprises this user's of energy unique identification identifier in the step 101 in the trace command that the current network element that will carry out the message tracking sends, as: IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) etc.
Then in the step 102, the network element of receiving trace command is just searched in the communication information that self links to each other with other between network element and is comprised the message of described IMSI, and the information reporting that will comprise described IMSI is given network administration apparatus.Concrete search operation can be: network element judges in the communication information that self links to each other with other between network element that whether have communication information to comprise described IMSI, if having, the communication information that just will comprise described IMSI reports network administration apparatus.Communication information at the specific user described here is followed the tracks of operation and the above-mentioned operation that communication information between network element interface is followed the tracks of, and has identical operation principle.
Certainly, can also to have between network element a certain particular way by communication link on communication information follow the tracks of, at this moment, network administration apparatus is in the trace command that the current network element that will carry out the message tracking sends in the step 101, the route that just comprises the described communication link that will follow the tracks of, as: certain communication link route between service universal grouping wireless business supporting node (SGSN) and the Service Control Point etc.
Then in the step 102, receive that the network element of trace command is just searched for the communication information via described route, and these communication informations are reported network administration apparatus.Concrete search operation can be: network element is judged in the communication information that self links to each other with other between network element according to the bottom link of transmission of messages, whether communication information is arranged via described route, if have, just will report network administration apparatus via the communication information of described route.The communication information of communication link described here is followed the tracks of operation and the above-mentioned operation that communication information between network element interface is followed the tracks of, and has identical operation principle.
As seen, the above is respectively and communicates the message tracking at one in interface, user or the communication link, in actual applications, also can look actual demand and above-mentioned any two or three communication informations are followed the tracks of operation combine, follow the tracks of operation as a communication information and use.Communication information after the combination described here is followed the tracks of operation and above-mentioned at one in interface, user or communication link operation that communicates the message tracking, has identical operation principle.
By embodiment one as can be known, the network element that network administration apparatus will be followed the tracks of in network respectively sends trace command, receives that the network element of trace command directly reports communication information to network administration apparatus respectively.When wanting tracked NE quantity big, network administration apparatus can directly send trace command to a large amount of network elements, the network element of a large amount of trace commands also can report communication information to network administration apparatus in real time, this makes the Data-carrying overload of whole network, and the operating efficiency of whole network is had certain influence.In order to address this problem, existing again for an embodiment.
Embodiment two:
Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the tracking flow process of the communication information between net elements of another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and this flow process comprises following steps:
Step 201: in the time need following the tracks of to the special interface communication information of the part network element in the network or all network elements, the network administration apparatus just special network element in whole network sends trace command, is carried out the operation that reports of order forwarding and communication information by this special network element.Described special network element is commonly called the forwarding network element, and in one network, transmitting network element can have one, two or more, NE quantity that concrete quantity view network comprises and concrete working condition and decide.
Present cordless communication network totally is divided into wireless access network (RAN) and core net (CN), in the time need following the tracks of the special interface communication information of part network element among RAN and the CN or all network elements in the whole wireless network, network administration apparatus just can forwarding network element and the forwarding network element among the CN in RAN send trace command.As: network administration apparatus is RNC in RAN and the transmission of the HLR among CN trace command respectively.
Described trace command comprises the corresponding interface type information that network administration apparatus will be followed the tracks of, as: Ge interface, Gr interface etc.; Certainly, also can not comprise interface type information in the described trace command, but comprise spcial character with certain format, and set in advance the pairing distinct interface of different spcial characters by the mode of software program, as long as the network element that receives trace command can be known and need get final product to the communication information that network administration apparatus reports the interface of which type to receive and dispatch according to the interface type information that trace command comprised or the different spcial characters of corresponding different interface type.
In addition, trace command also comprises network element address and the interface IP address that network administration apparatus will carry out the message tracking.
Step 202: the forwarding network element of receiving trace command is by reading this trace command, according to the network element address that comprises in the trace command, trace command is transmitted to described network element address corresponding net element, and these network elements are exactly the current network element that will carry out the message tracking of network administration apparatus.Certainly, the forwarding network element of receiving trace command may also be the current network element that will carry out the message tracking of network administration apparatus, so, just comprises the address and the corresponding interface address of described forwarding network element in the trace command.
Step 203: the network element of trace command of receiving forwarding is known the interface type of the communication information that need report according to the interface type information that trace command comprised or the different spcial characters of corresponding different interface type.Afterwards, network element self with total interface that other network element connects in search with the corresponding interface of described interface type, and will send to described forwarding network element by all communication informations of this interface transmitting-receiving.
In the described communication information except comprising the type of message of network element interface transmitting-receiving, as: outside data message, the signaling information, also comprise the data-message of interface transmitting-receiving, the content and the length of signaling message, the time of sending and receiving message and reporting message, and the information such as different network elements identifier, interface identifier of carrying out the message sending and receiving.
Step 204: described forwarding network element reports network administration apparatus with these communication informations after receiving the communication information that other network element sends.
Certainly, if the forwarding network element in the step 202 is when transmitting trace command, find also to comprise the address and the corresponding interface address of transmitting network element self in the trace command by reading trace command, then transmit network element and know it self also is one of network administration apparatus network element that will communicate the message tracking.At this moment, described forwarding network element also reports network administration apparatus with all communication informations of described interface transmitting-receiving, and the communication information content that reports and report the identical of mode and other network element.
Step 205: network administration apparatus is analyzed, is handled communication information after receiving the communication information of transmitting reported by network elements.The concrete operations of this step are identical with the operation of step 103 among the embodiment one.
By present embodiment as can be known, if report the communication information of a large amount of network elements to network administration apparatus, the load of so whole network can be very big with transmitting the network element real-time.In order to reduce network load, each network element in step 203 when described forwarding network element sends communication information, can be earlier with message compression; Then, transmit network element in step 204 after network administration apparatus reports described communication information, network administration apparatus will decompress the communication information of receiving earlier in step 205, analyze afterwards again, will handle and operation such as demonstration accordingly.Simultaneously, can also set in advance a time cycle, make in the step 204, described forwarding network element is in a time cycle, the described communication information that storage earlier receives, when this finishes time cycle, report described communication information after finishing compression, that this time cycle should report to network administration apparatus again; In step 205, network administration apparatus is then wanted earlier the communication information of receiving to be decompressed, and analyzes afterwards again, handles and operation such as demonstration accordingly.
By the above as can be known, the present embodiment emphasis has been described the method that the Intra-Interface Communications message of network element is followed the tracks of, in actual applications, can also follow the tracks of a certain specific user's message between network element, at this moment, network administration apparatus just comprises this user's of energy unique identification identifier in the step 201 in the trace command that described forwarding network element sends, as: IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) etc.
Then in the step 203, the network element of receiving the trace command of forwarding is just searched in the communication information that self links to each other with other between network element and is comprised the message of described IMSI, and the message that will comprise described IMSI sends to described forwarding network element.Concrete search operation can be: network element judges in the communication information that self links to each other with other between network element that whether have communication information to comprise described IMSI, if having, the communication information that just will comprise described IMSI sends to described forwarding network element.Communication information at the specific user described here is followed the tracks of operation and the above-mentioned operation that communication information between network element interface is followed the tracks of, and has identical operation principle.
Certainly, can also to have between network element a certain particular way by communication link on communication information follow the tracks of, at this moment, network administration apparatus is in the trace command that described forwarding network element sends in the step 201, the route that just comprises the described communication link that will follow the tracks of, as: certain communication link route between SGSN and the service control point (SCP) etc.; Then in the step 203, receive that the network element of the trace command of forwarding is just searched for the communication information via described route, and these communication informations are sent to described forwarding network element.Concrete search operation can be: network element judges in the communication information that self links to each other with other between network element whether communication information is arranged via described route, if having, just will send to described forwarding network element via the communication information of described route.The communication information of communication link described here is followed the tracks of operation and the above-mentioned operation that communication information between network element interface is followed the tracks of, and has identical operation principle.
As seen, the above is respectively and communicates the message tracking at one in interface, user or the communication link, in actual applications, also can look actual demand and above-mentioned any two or three communication informations are followed the tracks of operation combine, follow the tracks of operation as a communication information and use.Communication information after the combination described here is followed the tracks of operation and above-mentioned at one in interface, user or communication link operation that communicates the message tracking, has identical operation principle.
Certainly, among the embodiment one, each network element also can be transmitted reported by network elements communication information separately by certain, that is: each network element communication information that will report network administration apparatus sends to described forwarding network element, by this forwarding network element described communication information is reported network administration apparatus, concrete transmission and report operating principle and embodiment two steps 203,204 described principles identical.Certainly, in order to make the network element of receiving trace command communication information can be sent to described forwarding network element, and communication information is reported network administration apparatus by this forwarding network element, will in trace command, be provided with or add relevant parameter, after making network element receive trace command, by reading this parameter, know that self can send to communication information described forwarding network element; And make the forwarding network element of receiving communication information successfully communication information be reported network administration apparatus.
In like manner, in embodiment two steps 203, receive the network element of the trace command of forwarding, also can communication information not sent to described forwarding network element, and directly communication information be reported network administration apparatus, enter step 205 again.Certainly, for the network element that makes the trace command of receiving forwarding can directly report network administration apparatus with communication information, will in trace command, be provided with or add relevant parameter, after making network element receive the trace command of forwarding, by reading this parameter, know that self can directly report network administration apparatus with communication information.
At last, understand for convenience, the tracking flow process of communication information between net elements of the present invention is simply described in conjunction with Fig. 2.
Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the realization schematic diagram of Fig. 2.Wherein, RAN 301 comprises network element A, B, C, D, and links to each other in twos between each network element; CN 302 comprises network element W, X, Y, Z, and links to each other in twos between each network element; RAN 301 links to each other with CN 302.
In addition, network administration apparatus 300 links to each other with RAN 301, CN 302 respectively, the expression network administration apparatus 300 respectively with RAN 301 in network element A, B, C, D and CN 302 in network element W, X, Y, Z link to each other.
Now suppose between network element A, B, C, the D and network element W, X, Y, Z between all have network administration apparatus 300 to follow the tracks of communication information, and network element A is the forwarding network element that carries out corresponding forwarding operation among the RAN 301, and network element W is the forwarding network element that carries out corresponding forwarding operation among the CN 302, then when needs communicated the message tracking to network element A, B, C, D and network element W, X, Y, Z, network administration apparatus 300 sent trace command to network element A, network element W respectively.
After network element A receives trace command, this trace command is transmitted to network element B, C, D.The corresponding keeping track of content that network element B, C, D comprise according to the trace command of receiving respectively sends and the corresponding communication information of keeping track of content to network element A.In like manner, after network element W receives trace command, this trace command is transmitted to network element X, Y, Z.The corresponding keeping track of content that network element X, Y, Z comprise according to the trace command of receiving respectively sends and the corresponding communication information of keeping track of content to network element W.
Afterwards, network element A and network element W only stored the communication information from network element B, C, D and network element X, Y, Z respectively, and do not report these communication informations to network administration apparatus 300 in a time cycle; In addition, network element A and network element W also only stored respectively in the communication information of self transmitting-receiving and the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content, and do not report these communication informations to network administration apparatus 300 in the above-mentioned time cycle.
When the above-mentioned time cycle finishes, network element A and network element W report described communication information from network element B, C, D and network element X, Y, Z to network administration apparatus 300 respectively, also report in the communication information of network element A self and network element W self transmitting-receiving and the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content to network administration apparatus 300 respectively.
Network administration apparatus 300 carries out processing such as follow-up analysis, demonstration after receiving the described communication information that network element A and network element W report to described communication information.
By the above as can be seen, network element message tracking provided by the present invention, the communication information that does not meet standard communication protocol that can follow the tracks of the communication information of conformance with standard communication protocol between a large amount of network elements simultaneously and have other specific format.The above only is process of the present invention and method embodiment, in order to restriction the present invention, all any modifications of being made within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is not equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of tracking of communication information between net elements is characterized in that, this method may further comprise the steps:
A. network administration apparatus sends the trace command that comprises keeping track of content to network element;
B. receive the network element of trace command, determine and the corresponding communication information of this keeping track of content according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command; And report and the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content to network administration apparatus.
2, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step a, network administration apparatus is the communication interface type to the keeping track of content that network element sends, and then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the communication information that the communication interface that the communication interface type that self and trace command are comprised is identical is received and dispatched reports network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content.
3, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element is the sign that comprises the unique identification different user of energy, and then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the identical communication information of user ID that comprises in user ID that comprises in the communication information that the interface that self and other network element is continuous is received and dispatched and the trace command reports network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content.
4, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element be comprise communication information via route, then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, with self with communication information that the interface of other continuous network element is received and dispatched in via route and trace command in the identical communication information of described route that comprises, report network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content.
5, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element is the sign that comprises communication interface type and the unique identification different user of energy, and then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the identical communication information of user ID that comprises in user ID that comprises in the communication information that the communication interface that the communication interface type that self and trace command are comprised is identical is received and dispatched and the trace command reports network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content.
6, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step a, the keeping track of content that network administration apparatus sends to network element be comprise can unique identification different user sign and communication information via route, then step b comprises:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the user ID that comprises in user ID that is comprised in the communication information that the interface that self and other network element are linked to each other is received and dispatched and the trace command is identical, via route and trace command in the also identical communication information of described route that comprises, report network administration apparatus as what determine with the corresponding communication information of described keeping track of content.
7, the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, among the step a, network administration apparatus is that the forwarding network element transmission in network is the trace command of keeping track of content with the communication interface type, this forwarding network element sends to the network element that links to each other with self with described trace command, and then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, the communication information that the communication interface that the communication interface type that self and trace command are comprised is identical is received and dispatched sends to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; If transmit network element the identical communication interface of communication interface type that comprises with trace command is arranged, transmit network element and just simultaneously the communication information of self receiving and dispatching by described communication interface is reported network administration apparatus.
8, the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, among the step a, network administration apparatus is that the forwarding network element in network sends the trace command that is designated keeping track of content with the unique identification different user of energy, this forwarding network element sends to the network element that links to each other with self with described trace command, and then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element is received and dispatched, the Search/Track order comprises the communication information of same subscriber sign, and this communication information is sent to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; If in the communication information that the interface of forwarding network element is received and dispatched, the communication information that comprises the same subscriber sign with trace command is arranged, transmit network element and just simultaneously the communication information of self receiving and dispatching that comprises described user ID is reported network administration apparatus.
9, the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, among the step a, network administration apparatus be the forwarding network element in network send with communication information be the trace command of keeping track of content via route, this forwarding network element sends to the network element that links to each other with self with described trace command, and then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, in the communication information that the interface of the network element that self links to each other with other is received and dispatched, search via the identical communication information of described route that comprises of route and trace command, and this communication information sent to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; If transmit in the communication information that the interface of network element receives and dispatches, have via route and the identical communication information of described route that trace command comprises, transmit network element and just simultaneously this communication information reported network administration apparatus.
10, the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, among the step a, network administration apparatus is that the forwarding network element in network sends the trace command that is designated keeping track of content with communication interface type and the unique identification different user of energy, transmit network element described trace command is sent to the network element that links to each other with self, then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, judge whether the identical communication interface of communication interface type that comprises with trace command self is arranged, also judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, if network element comprises the communication interface of described type, and in the communication information of this communication interface transmitting-receiving the communication information that comprises described user ID is arranged, the communication information that described network element just will comprise described user ID sends to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; Transmit network element also according to communication interface type that comprises in the trace command and sign that can unique identification different user, judge whether the identical communication interface of communication interface type that comprises with trace command self is arranged, also judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, if transmit the communication interface that network element comprises described type, and in the communication information of this communication interface transmitting-receiving the communication information that comprises described user ID is arranged, transmit network element and report network administration apparatus with regard to the communication information that will comprise described user ID simultaneously.
11, the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, among the step a, network administration apparatus be the forwarding network element in network send with sign that can unique identification different user and communication information via route be the trace command of keeping track of content, transmit network element described trace command is sent to the network element that links to each other with self, then step b comprises following operation:
Receive the network element of trace command, according to the keeping track of content in this trace command and the trace command, judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, also judge communication information that self and the interface of other continuous network element receives and dispatches via route whether with trace command in the described route that comprises identical, if route is identical, and the communication information via described route comprises described user ID, and the communication information that just will comprise described user ID sends to the forwarding network element;
Transmit network element the communication information that receives is reported network administration apparatus; Transmit network element also according to the sign of the unique identification different user of the energy that comprises in the trace command and communication information via route, judge in the communication information that the interface that self links to each other with other network element receives and dispatches, whether there is the user ID that comprises in user ID that communication information comprises and the trace command identical, also judge communication information that self and the interface of other continuous network element receives and dispatches via route whether with trace command in the described route that comprises identical, if route is identical, and the communication information via described route comprises described user ID, transmits network element and reports network administration apparatus with regard to the communication information that will comprise described user ID simultaneously.
As each described method of claim 7 to 11, it is characterized in that 12, the forwarding network element reports communication information before the network administration apparatus, step b further comprises following operation:
Set in advance cycle time, in this time cycle, transmit the communication information that the storage of network element elder generation will report network administration apparatus; When this time cycle finishes, transmit network element reports this time cycle stored again to network administration apparatus all communication informations.
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