Embodiment
The invention provides various embodiments such as network element management method, network element managing system and Element management system,, respectively these embodiment are described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
At first in conjunction with Fig. 2, the embodiment of network element management method provided by the invention is described.As shown in Figure 2, comprising:
Step S201: respectively between network element managing system and the network element device, set up maintenance channel between described network element managing system and the inner connection device.The network element device here can be Universal Media Gateway (UMG, Universal Media Gateway), Softswitch or attaching position register (HLR, Home Location Register), and inner connection device can be a switch.
The mode of setting up maintenance channel has a lot, for example, can pass through Telnet (a member in the TCP/IP protocol suite, be the standard agreement and the main mode of the service of Internet telnet, be the login and the simulated program of TCP/IP network) order, also can pass through the mode of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP, Simple NetworkManagement Protocol), certainly, other modes can also be arranged.
In addition, can between network element managing system and inner connection device, set up through maintenance channel, also can between network element managing system and inner connection device, set up the transfer maintenance channel by other equipment.For example, between network element managing system and an equipment, set up a maintenance channel, between this equipment and inner connection device, set up a maintenance channel, so just be equivalent between network element managing system and inner connection device, to have a maintenance channel, more specifically, this equipment between network element managing system and inner connection device can be network element device, promptly, between network element managing system and network element device, set up a maintenance channel, between network element device and inner connection device, set up a maintenance channel, so also be equivalent between network element managing system and inner connection device, to have a maintenance channel.Certainly, the maintenance channel of setting up between network element managing system and network element device also can be through maintenance channel or transfer maintenance channel.
In the practical application, maintenance channel of setting up between network element managing system and network element device and the maintenance channel of setting up between network element managing system and inner connection device can be identical, also can be inequality.For example, a maintenance channel can use the telnet command mode to set up, and another maintenance channel can select to use telnet command or SNMP mode; A maintenance channel can be through maintenance channel, and another maintenance channel can be through maintenance channel or transfer maintenance channel.
In addition, no matter be between network element managing system and network element device, still between network element managing system and inner connection device, can set up a plurality of maintenance channels, these maintenance channels can make in a like fashion and set up, and also can use different modes to set up, these maintenance channels can all be through maintenance channels, can all be the transfer maintenance channel also, can also be existing through maintenance channel, and the transfer maintenance channel is arranged again.
In a word, between network element managing system and the network element device and the mode of the maintenance channel of between network element managing system and inner connection device, setting up and type can select arbitrarily or make up, setting up effective maintenance channel as long as guarantee between network element managing system and the network element device and between network element managing system and inner connection device.
Step S202: described network element managing system manages network element device and inner connection device respectively by the described maintenance channel of setting up respectively.
Because in the prior art, the network element managing system can manage network element device, so how managed network element equipment repeats no more to the network element managing system here.
In practice, inner connection device may break down.If inner connection device breaks down, then inner connection device can directly report the information or the direct report and alarm information of relevant fault by maintenance channel.Certainly, the network element managing system can monitor inner connection device, if find inner connection device operation exception, then the network element managing system can produce warning information.In addition, if the maintenance channel that is arranged between network element managing system and the inner connection device is a gangway for transhipment, at least one equipment that then is arranged between network element managing system and the inner connection device also can be monitored inner connection device, if find inner connection device operation exception, then this or these equipment can report the information or the direct report and alarm information of relevant fault to the network element managing system.In addition, if the maintenance channel that is arranged between network element managing system and the inner connection device is a gangway for transhipment, the information of the relevant fault that at least one equipment between network element managing system and the inner connection device that then is arranged on also can directly report by maintenance channel according to inner connection device or the warning information that directly reports report the information of relevant fault or direct report and alarm information to the network element managing system.
Be example with flow chart shown in Figure 3 below, illustrate how the network element managing system obtains the fault message of relevant inner connection device.As shown in Figure 3, the maintenance channel between network element managing system and inner connection device is a gangway for transhipment, by the back management equipment as transferring equipment.
As shown in Figure 3, if the state of inner connection device changes, then the state change information with self is notified to the back management equipment.Back management equipment is packaged into warning information with state change information after receiving the notice of inner connection device.Back management equipment is given the network element managing system with alarming information report again.The flow process how network element managing system shown in Figure 3 obtains the fault message of relevant network element device does not repeat them here.
In addition, can be defined as follows the alarm of type for inner connection device according to inner connection device state variation situation:
1? |
The port negotiation alarm |
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2? |
Inner connection device communication disruption |
Maintenance channel generation physical discontinuity between back management equipment and the inner connection device |
3? |
Inner connection device communication disruption is recovered |
Maintenance channel between back management equipment and the inner connection device is become normal by interruption |
4? |
Inner connection device cold start-up |
Inner connection device has been carried out cold start |
5? |
Inner connection device warm start |
Inner connection device has been carried out the warm start operation |
6? |
The port link disconnects |
Disconnection has taken place in the link of inner certain port of connection device |
7? |
The port link disconnects and recovering |
The chain route of inner certain port of connection device disconnects and becomes recovery |
8? |
The port migration is blocked state |
The state of inner certain port of connection device becomes obstruction |
9? |
The port migration is forwarding state |
The state of inner certain port of connection device becomes forwarding state |
10? |
Inner connection device configuration changes |
Variation has taken place in the configuration of inner connection device |
Table 1
Alarm type shown in the table 1 only is several examples of alarm, and those skilled in the art can define various alarm type fully according to actual needs.
After the network element managing system received the information or warning information of relevant fault, processing can respond.For example, with alarm shield, perhaps analyze the information or the warning information of relevant fault, so that carry out fault location.
The description of above-mentioned processing alarm only is a kind of mode of the inner connection device of network element managing system management, and in actual applications, the network element managing system can adopt multiple mode that inner connection device is managed.
A kind of mode wherein is, the running status of the inner connection device of remote inquiry, and running status is presented on the simulated panel, wherein, simulated panel can show the running status and the port performance of inner connection device.The running status of inner connection device can comprise the operational factor, electric power thus supplied of inner connection device etc., simulated panel shows that the form of running status can have a variety of, when the running status of inner connection device changed, the running status that simulated panel shows also can correspondingly change.In addition, after the running status of the inner connection device of network element managing system queries, also can analyze running status in view of the above, can also carry out fault location, for example, if it is lower to inquire the current voltage of inner connection device, then can analyze accordingly, determine which or which link has occurred unusually.
The performance data of inner each port of connection device can also be inquired about by the network element managing system, carries out state analysis and fault location.
According to the maintenance management requirement of inner connection device, the performance data of inner connection device port can be divided into following classification: port receives byte number, port sends byte number, the unicast packet number that port receives, the multicast bag number that port receives, the broadcast packet number that port receives, the broadcast/multi broadcast bag number that port receives, port is because the wrong reception bag number that abandons of causing, port is because the agreement problem causes the reception bag number that abandons, the unicast packet number that port sends, the multicast bag number that port sends, the broadcast packet number that port sends, port is because the wrong bag number that can not send of causing, the transmission bandwidth availability ratio of port, the reception bandwidth availability ratio of port etc.
If certain port should have connection physically, and the result of inquiry does not connect, and can determine tentatively that then the connection of this port takes place unusual.Concrete, above-mentioned port performance data can adopt bulk billing system to count, when the aggregate-value of certain port of inquiry in a period of time, can be earlier by the performance data zero clearing of Protection Counter Functions to certain port, after this, the performance data of this port will be started from scratch and be added up, and the network element managing system can determine whether the connection of port takes place unusually by the means of this data analysis.
The performance data of port can be presented on the simulated panel in a variety of forms, and when the performance data of port changed, the port performance that simulated panel shows also can correspondingly change.For example, can the size of time period can also be set according to actual needs, for example 5 minutes, 30 minutes etc. by the performance data in patterned each time period of mode display port.The network element managing system can be in each time period cumulative data, the data of accumulative total can be used as a data point, last starting point and terminal point at the appointed time is presented at the data point of statistics on the simulated panel in patterned mode.
The running log and/or the port history performance data of inner connection device can also be inquired about by the network element managing system, so that the fault that occurs is recalled.For example, if abnormal conditions such as outage take place, need restart the network element managing system, after then starting the network element managing system, the historical record of inner connection device can be inquired about by the network element managing system, can inquire like this when inner connection device not being monitored, whether inner connection device takes place unusually.
The network element managing system can also carry out Remote configuration to inner connection device by issuing generic command.Concrete, if the maintenance channel between network element managing system and inner connection device is through maintenance channel, then the network element managing system can directly be issued to order inner connection device, after inner connection device receives order, operates accordingly according to order; If the maintenance channel between network element managing system and inner connection device is a gangway for transhipment, then the network element managing system can be issued to order some or certain a few equipment between network element managing system and inner connection device, and this or these equipment is configured inner connection device according to these orders.
Be example with flow chart shown in Figure 4 below, illustrate how the network element managing system is configured inner connection device by issuing generic command.As shown in Figure 4, the maintenance channel between network element managing system and inner connection device is a gangway for transhipment, by the back management equipment as transferring equipment.
As shown in Figure 4, the network element managing system sends configuration order, and after back management equipment received configuration order, resolve command was configured inner connection device according to analysis result.How network element managing system shown in Figure 4 does not repeat them here the flow process that inner connection device is configured by issuing generic command.
Described above is method embodiment of the present invention, embodiment is not difficult to find out by said method, no matter be to set up maintenance channel, still inner connection device is managed, the network element managing system all plays very important effect therein, for inferior, the present invention also provides the embodiment of network element managing system.
The embodiment of a kind of network element managing system, comprising: maintenance channel is set up the unit, is used for setting up maintenance channel with network element device and inner connection device respectively; Device management unit is used for setting up the maintenance channel that the unit is set up by described maintenance channel, respectively network element device and inner connection device is managed.
Maintenance channel is set up the unit and is set up the mode of maintenance channel and have a lot, for example, can also can certainly, other modes can also be arranged by the mode of SNMP by telnet command.
In addition, maintenance channel set up the unit can and inner connection device between set up through maintenance channel, also can be by setting up the transfer maintenance channel between other equipment and the inner connection device.
Maintenance channel is set up the mode and the type of the maintenance channel of setting up between unit and network element device and the inner connection device and can be selected arbitrarily or make up, as long as set up effective maintenance channel between assurance and network element device and the inner connection device.
Device management unit can comprise: the network element managing unit is used for network element device is managed; Inner connection device administrative unit is used for inner connection device is managed.
Inner connection device administrative unit can be by a variety of modes of forming.
A kind of inner connection device administrative unit can comprise: monitoring unit is used for inner connection device is monitored in real time; Data collection module is used for collecting the running state data of inner connection device and/or the performance data of each port according to the monitoring of described monitoring unit to inner connection device; The simulated panel administrative unit, be used for according to the running state data of described data collection module collection and/or the performance data of each port, the performance of running status and/or each port is presented in the simulated panel, wherein, described simulated panel is used to show the running status and the port performance of inner connection device.
A kind of inner connection device administrative unit can comprise: monitoring unit is used for inner connection device is monitored in real time; Data collection module is used for collecting the running state data of inner connection device and/or the performance data of each port according to the monitoring of described monitoring unit to inner connection device; Failure location unit is used for according to the running state data of described data collection module collection and/or the performance data of each port fault being positioned.
A kind of inner connection device administrative unit can comprise: historical record query unit, the running log and/or the port history performance data that are used to inquire about inner connection device; The fault trace unit is used for running log and/or port history performance data according to described historical record query unit record, and historical failure is recalled.
A kind of inner connection device administrative unit can comprise: generic command issues the unit, is used to send generic command; The Remote configuration unit is used for issuing the generic command that the unit sends according to described generic command, and inner connection device is carried out Remote configuration.
Need to prove that above-mentioned several inner connection device administrative units can independently exist, also can combination in any, form a new inside connection device administrative unit, like this, the inside connection device administrative unit after the combination just has a lot of functions.
In addition, need to prove also that device management unit can also comprise: the interface management unit is used to provide the device panel of network element device and the simulated panel of inner connection device are integrated interface displayed.Show if the simulated panel of the device panel of network element device and inner connection device is integrated on the interface, for the attendant, can check the ruuning situation of network element device and inner connection device simultaneously, and then simultaneously managed network element equipment and inner connection device very easily.
Described above is the embodiment of method embodiment of the present invention and network element managing system, and these embodiment can be applied in the Element management system, so the present invention also provides the embodiment of Element management system.
Traditional Element management system comprises maintenance system, network element device and the inner connection device that network element managing system, inner connection device carry, network element managing system management network element device, the maintenance system managing internal connection device that inner connection device carries.
The embodiment of a kind of Element management system provided by the invention as shown in Figure 5, comprise network element managing system 501, network element device 502 and inner connection device 503, wherein, be respectively arranged with maintenance channel between network element managing system 501 and network element device 502 and the inner connection device 503, network element managing system 501 can pass through maintenance channel, respectively network element device 502 and inner connection device 503 is managed.
The set-up mode of maintenance channel has a lot, for example, can also can pass through the SNMP mode by telnet command, certainly, other modes can also be arranged.
In the practical application, the maintenance channel of setting can be identical between the maintenance channel that is provided with between network element managing system 501 and the network element device 502 and network element managing system 501 and the inner connection device 503, also can be inequality.For example, one of them maintenance channel can use the telnet command mode to be provided with, and another maintenance channel can select to use telnet command or SNMP mode.
In addition, no matter be between network element managing system 501 and the network element device 502, or between network element managing system 501 and the inner connection device 503, a plurality of maintenance channels can be set, these maintenance channels can make in a like fashion and be provided with, and also can use different modes to be provided with.
Because in the prior art, network element managing system 501 can manage network element device 502, so how managed network element equipment 502 repeats no more to network element managing system 501 here.
In practice, inner connection device 503 may break down.If inner connection device 503 breaks down, then inner connection device 503 can directly report the information or the direct report and alarm information of relevant fault by maintenance channel.Certainly, network element managing system 501 can monitor inner connection device 503, if find inner connection device 503 operation exceptions, then network element managing system 501 can produce warning information.
In addition, can be defined as follows the alarm of type for inner connection device 503 according to inner connection device 503 state variation situations:
Sequence number |
Alarm name |
Describe |
Sequence number |
Alarm name |
Describe |
1? |
The port negotiation alarm |
? |
2? |
Inner connection device 503 communication disruption |
And the maintenance channel generation physical discontinuity between the inner connection device 503 |
3? |
Inner connection device 503 communication disruption are recovered |
And the maintenance channel between the inner connection device 503 is become normal by interruption |
4? |
Inner connection device 503 cold start-ups |
Inner connection device 503 has been carried out cold start |
5? |
Inner connection device 503 warm starts |
Inner connection device 503 has been carried out the warm start operation |
? |
? |
State |
6? |
The port link disconnects |
Disconnection has taken place in the link of inner connection device 503 certain port |
7? |
The port link disconnects and recovering |
The chain route of inner connection device 503 certain port disconnects and becomes recovery |
8? |
The port migration is blocked state |
The state of inner connection device 503 certain port becomes blocked state |
9? |
The port migration is forwarding state |
The state of inner connection device 503 certain port becomes forwarding state |
10? |
Inner connection device 503 configurations change |
Variation has taken place in the configuration of inner connection device 503 |
Table 2
Alarm type shown in the table 2 only is several examples of alarm, and those skilled in the art can define various alarm type fully according to actual needs.
After network element managing system 501 received the information or warning information of relevant fault, processing can respond.For example, with alarm shield, perhaps analyze the information or the warning information of relevant fault, so that carry out fault location.
In addition, network element managing system 501 can remote inquiry the running status of inner connection device 503, and running status is presented on the simulated panel.The running status of inner connection device 503 can comprise the operational factor, electric power thus supplied of inner connection device 503 etc., simulated panel shows that the form of running status can have a variety of, when the running status of inner connection device 503 changed, the running status that simulated panel shows also can correspondingly change.In addition, after the running status of the inner connection device 503 of network element managing system 501 inquiries, also can analyze running status in view of the above, can also carry out fault location, for example, if it is lower to inquire the current voltage of inner connection device 503, then can analyze accordingly, determine which or which link has occurred unusually.
The performance data of inner connection device 503 each ports can also be inquired about by network element managing system 501, carries out state analysis and fault location.
According to the maintenance management requirement of inner connection device 503, the performance data of inner connection device 503 ports can be divided into following classification: port receives byte number, port sends byte number, the unicast packet number that port receives, the multicast bag number that port receives, the broadcast packet number that port receives, the broadcast/multi broadcast bag number that port receives, port is because the wrong reception bag number that abandons of causing, port is because the agreement problem causes the reception bag number that abandons, the unicast packet number that port sends, the multicast bag number that port sends, the broadcast packet number that port sends, port is because the wrong bag number that can not send of causing, the transmission bandwidth availability ratio of port, the reception bandwidth availability ratio of port etc.
If certain port should have connection physically, and the result of inquiry does not connect, and can determine tentatively that then the connection of this port takes place unusual.Concrete, above-mentioned port performance data can adopt bulk billing system to count, when the aggregate-value of certain port of inquiry in a period of time, can be earlier by the performance data zero clearing of Protection Counter Functions to certain port, after this, the performance data of this port will be started from scratch and be added up, and network element managing system 501 can determine whether the connection of port takes place unusually by the means of this data analysis.
The performance data of port can be presented on the simulated panel in a variety of forms, and when the performance data of port changed, the port performance that simulated panel shows also can correspondingly change.For example, can the size of time period can also be set according to actual needs, for example 5 minutes, 30 minutes etc. by the performance data in patterned each time period of mode display port.Network element managing system 501 can be in each time period cumulative data, the data of accumulative total can be used as a data point, last starting point and terminal point at the appointed time is presented at the data point of statistics on the simulated panel in patterned mode.
The running log and/or the port history performance data of inner connection device 503 can also be inquired about by network element managing system 501, so that the fault that occurs is recalled.For example, if abnormal conditions such as outage take place, need restart network element managing system 501, after then starting network element managing system 501, the historical record of inner connection device 503 can be inquired about by network element managing system 501, can inquire like this when inner connection device 503 not being monitored, whether inner connection device 503 takes place unusually.
Network element managing system 501 can also carry out Remote configuration to inner connection device 503 by issuing generic command.Concrete, network element managing system 501 can directly be issued to order inner connection device 503, after inner connection device 503 receives order, operates accordingly according to order.
Embodiment shown in Figure 5 is a kind of embodiment of Element management system of the present invention, and in actual applications, the way of realization of network element managing system is not limited to form shown in Figure 5.
So the present invention also provides the embodiment of second kind of Element management system.As shown in Figure 6, the embodiment of this Element management system comprises network element managing system 601, network element device 602, inner connection device 603 and back management equipment 604, wherein, network element managing system 601 and back are provided with first maintenance channel between the management equipment 604, are respectively arranged with second maintenance channel between described back management equipment 604 and network element device 602 and the inner connection device 603 and the third dimension is protected passage; The order that back management equipment 604 can be sent by first maintenance channel according to network element managing system 601 is protected passage by second maintenance channel and the third dimension and respectively network element device 602 and inner connection device 603 is managed; Back management equipment 604 also protects network element device 602 and inner connection device 603 from the information that passage sends by second maintenance channel and the third dimension respectively, offers network element managing system 601 by first maintenance channel.
The set-up mode of maintenance channel has a lot, for example, can also can certainly, other modes can also be arranged by the mode of SNMP by telnet command.
In the practical application, the maintenance channel of setting can be identical between maintenance channel, back management equipment 604 and the inner connection device 603 that is provided with between the maintenance channel that is provided with between network element managing system 601 and the back management equipment 604, back management equipment 604 and the network element device 602, also can be inequality.For example, one of them maintenance channel can use the telnet command mode to be provided with, and other maintenance channel can select to use telnet command or SNMP mode.
As mentioned above, owing to be provided with maintenance channel between network element managing system 601 and the back management equipment 604, be provided with maintenance channel respectively between back management equipment 604 and network element device 602 and the inner connection device 603, so be equivalent to be provided with maintenance channel respectively between network element managing system 601 and network element device 602 and the inner connection device 603, like this, network element managing system 601 can carry out unified management to network element device 602 and inner connection device 603 by maintenance channel.
Back management equipment 604 can have following function:
(1) interface mechanism that provides by inner connection device 603, inner connection device 603 is monitored in real time, and according to the situation of change of inner connection device 603 states, encapsulate the alarm type of a trocar, initiatively report relevant warning information to network element managing system 601 to inner connection device 603.
(2) interface mechanism that provides by inner connection device 603 is monitored in real time to inner connection device 603, collects the running state data of inner connection device 603, and these running state data are offered network element managing system 601.
(3) interface mechanism that provides by inner connection device 603 is monitored in real time to inner connection device 603 each ports, collects the performance data of each port, and these performance datas are offered network element managing system 601.
(4) interface mechanism that provides by inner connection device 603 obtains the running log and the port history performance data of inner connection device 603, and running log and port history performance data are offered network element managing system 601.
(5) receive the generic command that network element managing system 601 issues, inner connection device 603 is configured according to generic command.
Network element managing system 601 can have following function:
(1) uses simulated panel that the relevant situation of inner connection device 603 is shown, further, the device panel of simulated panel and network element device 602 can also be integrated in an interface display.
(2) provide the alarm Presentation Function, the warning information of inner connection device 603 and the warning information of network element device 602 are shown with unified form.
(3) show the performance of inner connection device 603 each ports, can also analyze the performance data of inner connection device 603 each ports.
(4) running log and the port history performance data of the inner connection device 603 of inquiry determine whether inner connection device 603 breaks down before and the specifying information of fault.
(5) issue generic command, inner connection device 603 is managed.
Need to prove that network element managing system 601 can repeat no more with identical by the mode of back management equipment 604 managing internal connection devices 603 by the mode of back management equipment 604 managed network element equipment 602 here.
Except that the embodiment of Fig. 5 and Element management system shown in Figure 6, the present invention also provides the embodiment of the third Element management system as shown in Figure 7.As shown in Figure 7, the embodiment of this Element management system comprises network element managing system 701, network element device 702 and inner connection device 703, wherein, be provided with first maintenance channel between network element managing system 701 and the network element device 702, be provided with second maintenance channel between network element device 702 and the inner connection device 703, network element managing system 701 is by the first maintenance channel managed network element equipment 702, and network element managing system 701 is by first maintenance channel and the second maintenance channel managing internal connection device 703.
Working method between the type of maintenance channel and set-up mode, Element management system 701 and network element device 702 and the inner connection device 703 is all basic identical with the description of embodiment shown in Figure 5, difference only is that the managerial demand of 701 pairs of inner connection devices 703 of Element management system is via network element device 702 transfers.
In the embodiment of network element management method of the present invention, network element managing system and Element management system, since the network element managing system can and inner connection device between maintenance channel is set, again because network element managing system itself just can managed network element equipment, so the network element managing system among these embodiment is managed network element equipment and inner connection device simultaneously.And in the prior art, the network element managing system can only managed network element equipment, the management maintenance personnel can only manage network element device and inner connection device respectively, this just requires the management maintenance personnel must be familiar with the maintenance system that network element managing system and inner connection device carry simultaneously, so, in the prior art, to the mode more complicated of NE management, management maintenance personnel's technical ability is had relatively high expectations.This shows that embodiment provided by the invention can reduce the complexity of NE management, also need not management maintenance personnel's technical ability is proposed too high requirement.
In the embodiment of network element management method of the present invention, network element managing system and Element management system, the network element managing system can receive the fault message about inner connection device, so not only can fault take place clear and definite inner connection device, what fault can also clearly take place.And in the prior art, do not report mechanism about the fault message of inner connection device, if break down, whether the management maintenance personnel can only at first judge in the network element managing system alarm relevant for network element device, if whether no, then investigate is that fault has appearred in inner connection device again.This shows that embodiment provided by the invention can reduce the difficulty of fault location, help in time pinpointing the problems.
In the embodiment of network element management method of the present invention, network element managing system and Element management system, the network element managing system can be configured inner connection device by issuing generic command, has realized the telemanagement to inner connection device.And in the prior art, because the difference that network ip address is divided, the management maintenance personnel usually can't be at the direct managing internal connection device of far-end, in addition, consideration for internet security and other factors, the agency can not directly be set, and this just requires the management maintenance personnel need arrive the scene just can be configured inner connection device.This shows that embodiments of the invention have reduced the complexity of telemanagement with respect to prior art.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.