Embodiment
The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention comprises: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function is set, and center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and SPDF, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function are through the SPDF interconnection.
Wherein, this this locality Access-Resource and Admission Control Function is used for Access Network is carried out the control of distributed user side resource; This center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function is used for Access Network is carried out the control of on-line file side resource; This this locality Access-Resource and Admission Control Function is accomplished Access Network distribution of resource formula session edge controlled function with this center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function jointly; This SPDF is used for the result according to the control of distributed conversation edge, adopts the policing rule based on business that resource request is carried out the strategy decision.
In embodiments of the present invention; The concrete grammar of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function comprises: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function are through the SPDF interconnection; And; Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function (that is, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can direct interconnection, also not direct interconnection).
Be described in detail below in conjunction with the concrete realization of accompanying drawing the embodiment of the invention.
The concrete realization of first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 4 a and Fig. 4 b, and wherein Fig. 4 a is the system construction drawing of first embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 b is the connection layout between the Access Network shown in the first embodiment of the invention.Comprise: be arranged at local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, SPDF and AF among the AN, be arranged at the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function among the Controller (controller).
In AN, can also comprise: RCEF, L2TP (layer two terminal note) and Access Border Gateway Function.
Center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and SPDF through the interconnection of e4 interface, pass through the interconnection of Ds interface through the interconnection of the Rq between AN and controller between controller and the CN (core net) between AN and the CN.
Shown in Fig. 4 b, through Rq ' interface with different AN (such as: as the AN of Home Domain (territory, local) with as the AN in Visited Domain (visit territory)) in the SPDF interconnection.
In addition, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
The embodiment of the invention goes for the scene of polygon edge, though promptly Access Network has a plurality of Access Network fringe nodes, carries out centralized control by unified controller.
The concrete realization of second embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b, and wherein Fig. 5 a is the system construction drawing one of second embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 5 b is the system construction drawing two of second embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is on the basis of first embodiment, and ARF (inserting the transfer functional entity) further is set in AN, and AMF (access management function entity) (shown in Fig. 5 a) further is being set in the controller; CLF (connectivity session positioning function entity) (shown in Fig. 5 b) can also further be set in the controller.Controller also can be realized the CNGCF function.
ARF and AMF are through the interconnection of the e1 interface between AN and the controller, and AMF and CN are through a1 between controller and the CN and the interconnection of a3 interface; CLF and CN are through the a2 between controller and the CN, a4 and e2 interconnection.Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
The concrete realization of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention is as shown in Figure 6, and Fig. 6 is the system construction drawing of third embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is on the basis of first embodiment; AMF (access management function entity) further is set in AN, in controller, further be provided with NACF (network access configuration function entity) (such as: the DHCP function) and UAAF (user access authorization function entity) (such as: AAA (authentication and authorization charging) function).In addition, controller also can be realized the CNGCF function.
ARF and controller are through a1 between AN and the controller and the interconnection of a3 interface, and NACF and CLF are through the interconnection of the a2 between controller and the CLF, and UAAF and CLF are through a4 between controller and the CLF or the interconnection of a3 interface.Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
The concrete realization of the 4th embodiment of the present invention is as shown in Figure 7, and Fig. 7 is the system construction drawing of four embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is on the basis of first embodiment, and AMF (access management function entity) further is set in AN, and CLF (connectivity session positioning function entity) further is set in controller.In addition, controller also can be realized the CNGCF function.
CLF and CN are through a2 between controller and the CN and the interconnection of a4 interface, and CLF and AF are through the interconnection of the e2 between controller and the AF.Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
The concrete realization of the 5th embodiment of the present invention comprises shown in Fig. 8 a-8e:
Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, RCEF and SPDF are set in AN;
Center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and SPDF are set in the IP fringe node, AF, RCEF, L2TP and Access Border Gateway Function (shown in Fig. 8 a) further can also be set; Perhaps, on the architecture basics shown in Fig. 8 a,, can AF be arranged at (shown in Fig. 8 b) outside the IP fringe node for the ease of independent control to AF; Perhaps,, center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, SPDF and AF are arranged in the controller, RCEF, L2TP and Access Border Gateway Function are arranged on (shown in Fig. 8 c) in the IP fringe node in order to adapt to the needs of polygon edge scene; Perhaps, on the architecture basics shown in Fig. 8 c, AF is arranged on controller outer (shown in Fig. 8 d); Perhaps, on the architecture basics shown in Fig. 8 d, BGF is arranged on (shown in Fig. 8 e) in the core net.
Realize interconnection through the interface between AN and BC or the IP Edge between the SPDF.Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
The concrete realization of the 6th embodiment of the present invention is on the basis of the 5th embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 9 a-9c, controller is set, and the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function is arranged in this separate controller.
Can also can pass through Rq ' the interface direct interconnection between AN and IP Edge or AN and the BS through the interconnection of the Rq between controller and IP Edge or controller and the BC between the SPDF.In addition, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
The concrete realization of the 7th embodiment of the present invention is shown in figure 10; Be on the basis of first embodiment; Except that distributed SBC is set in AN, also realize centralized SBC at Core Border Node (core net fringe node), AN can directly insert core net through Access Border Gateway Function; Further also have IPEdge and realize RCEF and L2TP (this moment, Controller and IP Edge can be combined into an equipment); This moment, AN did not comprise Access Border Gateway Function; AN need insert core net through IP Edge, and CPE can be chosen in AN or do session control at Core Border Node.
In addition, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and the selectable direct interconnection of center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
In of the present invention first to the 7th embodiment, all can be on local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function one or more Remote AN of cascade and/or terminal equipment, access node carries out resource control through local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function to Remote AN and/or terminal equipment; Also can in the Remote of cascade AN, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, SPDF and RCEF be set, to realize the distributed conversation edge controlled function under the cascade AN.At least one Remote AN resource management interface and/or terminal equipment resource management interface specifically can be set in access node, and this this locality Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out resource control through this Remote AN resource management interface and/or terminal equipment resource management interface to Remote AN and/or terminal equipment.
Any one implementation in of the present invention first to the 7th the described distributed conversation of embodiment edge control system can realize all that terminal wireless inserts, the function of wired access and multicast control; Respectively under this each function, the concrete function of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function is described in detail below.
Under the situation of terminal wireless access network, its radio access node is BS (base station); In this case, the Access Network fringe node comprises: anchor point Access Network fringe node and service Access Network fringe node.Usually the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function by anchor point Access Network fringe node carries out policy authorization, and the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function of service Access Network fringe node is transmitted the policy authorization of the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function of anchor point Access Network fringe node.
Particularly, providing under the situation of wireless access function, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function comprises the service flow management unit, is used to carry out the processing of wireless traffic stream, and this processing specifically comprises: establishment, permission, activation, modification and the deletion of wireless traffic stream; This service flow management unit specifically can comprise: AC (admitting control) functional unit, and related local resource information; This AC functional unit is used for judging whether to create a new Business Stream according to existing Radio Resource and local resource information.
Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise radio resource managing unit, is used to carry out RRM; Said RRM comprises: the measurement of Radio Resource, and the processing of wireless resource information.
Particularly, the measurement of Radio Resource comprises: trigger the relevant measurement activity of Radio Resource, the measurement activity is undertaken by MAC (medium access control) layer, PHY (physics) layer and the MS (mobile radio station) of each BS.These measurements relate to each BS and each MS that uses Radio Resource; Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can be submitted measurement report to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function through SPDF.
The reception of wireless resource information comprises: help other functional entity of BS to obtain wireless resource information, and send wireless resource information to MS; Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can receive the contiguous BS information (such as receiving through the Ha interface) from the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, for local BS uses; Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can receive the contiguous BS information (such as receiving through the Pa interface) from local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function group, for local BS uses.
Be provided with under the situation of RRM, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise switch control unit, is used to carry out the interior switching controls of BS of Radio Resource, and/or the switching controls between BS.
Particularly, providing under the situation of wireless access function, the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function comprises the service flow authorization unit, be used for SPDF mutual, acquisition strategy authorization message or authorize, and the permission control of responsible network level according to local policy.
The center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise the radio resource agent unit, is used for radio resource managing unit alternately, accomplishes radio resource management function; This radio resource management function comprises: control local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, safeguard the radio resource data storehouse, apply for measurement report and handle wireless resource information.
Wherein, controlling local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can comprise: through the local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function among the SPDF control BS;
Safeguard that the radio resource data storehouse can comprise: Radio Resource uses database in the maintenance area; This database is associated with the contiguous BS set of using Radio Resource;
The application measurement report can comprise: the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can be through SPDF to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function application measurement report;
Handling wireless resource information can comprise: the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can be collected wireless resource information relevant with switching controls in the Access Network through SPDF, can also give local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function through the information of the contiguous BS of SPDF download.
Under the situation that the radio resource agent unit is set, the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise: switch control unit is used for carrying out between BS or the switching controls between the Access Network fringe node according to the result of radio resource agent unit.
Be provided with under the situation of switch control unit, the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise position control unit, is used under the cooperation of switch control unit, carries out the location registers of the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function of Radio Resource and controls with upgrading.
Under the situation of terminal cable access network, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function comprises local cable resource admission control cell, and the local cable resource that is used to carry out based on Business Stream or user is admitted control.Under the situation of guaranteed qos, this this locality cable resource admission control cell specifically comprises in wired access:
Local service is controlled the threshold value acquiring unit, is used for obtaining from SPDF the control threshold value of local physical resource and/or service resources;
The QoS rm-cell is used to receive the QoS resource request of SPDF, carries out the local resource of AN and/or Remote AN user side and admits control;
First qos policy is provided with the unit, is used to be provided with the qos policy on the AN, and control AN is based on the strategy execution at Business Stream or terminal, with the uplink traffic of supervisory terminal.
Under the situation of cascade Remote AN on the AN; This this locality cable resource admission control cell can also comprise: second qos policy is provided with the unit; Be used to be provided with the qos policy on the Remote AN, control Remote AN or CPE are based on the strategy execution at Business Stream or terminal.
In embodiments of the present invention, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise: local cable resource Topology Management unit is used to carry out the resource topology management of AN and/or Remote AN user side.
Under the situation of terminal cable access network, the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function comprises center cable resource admission control cell, is used for Access Network is carried out the resource and admission control based on type of service.Under the situation of guaranteed qos, this center cable resource admission control cell specifically comprises in wired access:
Center QoS rm-cell is used to receive the QoS resource request of SPDF, carries out the admittance control of Backhaul network side;
The center qos policy is provided with the unit, is used on IP Edge, being provided with the L2/L3 qos policy, and control Access Network fringe node is based on the strategy execution of type of service, with the downlink traffic of supervisory terminal.
In embodiments of the present invention, the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise cable resource Topology Management unit, center, is used to carry out the resource topology management of network side.
Provide under the professional situation of Multicast (multicast) at network; Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function comprises that multicast group inserts the authority control unit; Support IGMP Proxy (IGMP agency); Be used under the situation of non-multicast first application, carry out the multicast group access control, legal terminal place port is added into the multicast forward table of AN; Under the situation of multicast application first, transmit the IGMP message to IP Edge.
In embodiments of the present invention, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function can also comprise: the fast channel switch unit, be used for control result according to multicast group access authority control unit, and carry out the fast channel handoff functionality.
Provide under the professional situation of Multicast at network, the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function comprises: multicast group access control unit, be used under the situation of carrying out the multicast application first, and carry out the access control of multicast group.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of distributed conversation edge control method, is used for cooperating with the distributed conversation edge control system of the embodiment of the invention, and to accomplish distributed edge controlled function, this method comprises:
Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out the control of distributed user side resource to Access Network, and will control the result through SPDF and be sent to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function; Said local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function receives the control result that said center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function sends through SPDF, and according to said control result Access Network is carried out the control of distributed user side resource;
The center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out on-line file side resource control to Access Network, and will control the result through SPDF and be sent to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function; Said center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function receives the control result that said local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function sends through SPDF, and according to said control result Access Network is carried out the control of on-line file side resource;
SPDF adopts the policing rule based on business that resource request is carried out the strategy decision according to the result of said distributed user side resource control and the control of on-line file side resource.
The distributed conversation edge control method that the embodiment of the invention provides can realize terminal wireless access, wired access and multicast controlled function, respectively the concrete implementation method that realizes each function is described in detail below.
The embodiment of the invention can trigger wired or wireless access by terminal, center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function or AF.Respectively wired or wireless access procedure is described in detail below.
Wireless or the wired access process that is triggered by the terminal of the embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 11 a-11c; Wherein, Figure 11 a is that the resource request that initiate at the terminal is controlled in the threshold value in the resource of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, and perhaps resource request is the situation of non-multicast first application, specifically comprises the steps:
Step 1-2: trigger access process by the terminal, initiate resource request message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 3-6: the resource request that initiate at the terminal is in the resource control threshold value of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, and local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function directly carries out user side and admits control, after the success of AN set inside strategy, returns resource confirmation message to the terminal; Perhaps,
In resource request is under the situation of non-multicast first application, and local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function directly carries out the multicast group access control, and validated user place port will be added into the multicast forward table of AN, and, selectively return resource confirmation message to the terminal.That is, the resource request of initiating at the terminal is under the situation of non-multicast first application, adopts the flow process shown in Figure 11 a, can realize the multicast controlled function to the terminal.
Figure 11 b is that the resource request that initiate at the terminal is controlled outside the threshold value in the resource of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, and perhaps resource request is the situation of multicast application first, specifically comprises the steps:
Step 1-2: trigger access process by the terminal, initiate resource request message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 3: resource request is outside the resource control threshold value of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, and perhaps resource request is under the situation of multicast application first, and local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function is initiated strategy request message to SPDF;
Step 4-5:SPDF carries out policy authorization, and initiates resource request message to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 6-9: the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out network side and admits control, after the success of IP fringe node Provisioning Policy, returns resource confirmation message to SPDF;
Step 10:SPDF returns tactful response message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 11-14: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out user side and admits control, after the success of AN set inside strategy, returns resource confirmation message to the terminal; Perhaps,
Local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out the multicast group access control, and the user belongs to the multicast forward table that port will be added into AN, and selectively returns resource confirmation message to the terminal.That is, the resource request of initiating at the terminal is under the situation of multicast application first, adopts the flow process shown in Figure 11 b, can realize the multicast controlled function to the terminal.
Figure 11 c is that the resource request that initiate at the terminal is controlled outside the threshold value in the resource of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, and perhaps resource request is other a kind of terminal trigger process figure of the situation of multicast application first, specifically comprises the steps:
Step 1-2: trigger access process by the terminal, initiate resource request message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 3: resource request is outside the resource control threshold value of local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, and when perhaps resource request was for multicast application first, local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function was transmitted resource request message to SPDF;
Step 4-5:SPDF carries out policy authorization, returns strategy to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and replys;
Step 6-9: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out user side and admits control, after the success of AN set inside strategy, sends the resource request acknowledge message to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 10-13: the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out network side and admits control, after the success of IP fringe node Provisioning Policy, returns resource confirmation message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 14: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function returns resource confirmation message to the terminal.
Wireless or the wired access process that is triggered by the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function of the embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 12 a and 12b, and wherein, the access process one shown in Figure 12 a specifically comprises the steps:
Step 1-2: trigger access process by the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, initiate strategy request message to SPDF;
Step 3-4:SPDF carries out policy authorization, initiates resource request message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 5-8: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out user side and admits control, after the success of AN set inside strategy, returns resource confirmation message to SPDF;
Step 9-12:SPDF returns strategy to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function and replys, and the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out network side and admits control, at IP fringe node Provisioning Policy.
Access process two shown in Figure 12 b specifically comprises the steps:
Step 1-2: trigger access process by the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, initiate strategy request message to SPDF;
Step 3-4:SPDF carries out policy authorization, returns tactful response message to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 5-8: the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out network side and admits control, after the success of IP fringe node Provisioning Policy, initiates resource request message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 9-12: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out user side and admits control, after the success of AN set inside strategy, initiates resource confirmation message to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function.
Wireless or the wired access process that is triggered by AF of the embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 13 a and 13b, and wherein, the access process one shown in Figure 13 a specifically comprises the steps:
Step 1-2: service trigger, AF business request information;
Step 3-4:SPDF carries out policy authorization, initiates resource request message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 5-8: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out user side and admits control, after the success of AN set inside strategy, replys resource confirmation message to SPDF;
Step 9-13:SPDF initiates resource request message to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function, and the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out network side and admits control, after the success of IP fringe node Provisioning Policy, replys resource confirmation message to SPDF;
Step 14:SPDF replys professional acknowledge message to AF.
Access process two shown in Figure 13 b specifically comprises the steps:
Step 1-2: service trigger, AF business request information;
Step 3-4:SPDF carries out policy authorization, initiates resource request message to local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 5-8: local Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out user side and admits control, after the success of AN set inside strategy, initiates resource request message to the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function;
Step 9-13: the center Access-Resource and Admission Control Function carries out network side and admits control, after the success of IP fringe node Provisioning Policy, replys resource confirmation message step by step;
Step 14:SPDF replys professional acknowledge message to AF.
In sum, the embodiment of the invention adopts a kind of distributed conversation edge control device, system and method, can realize the control of distributed conversation edge, and cascade AN is provided, supports wireless access function and optimizes the support to multicast; Help RACS apply and operator carries out various business.
The above; Be merely the preferable embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, any technical staff who is familiar with the present technique field is in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; The variation that can expect easily or replacement all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claims.