CN101677291A - Method, device and system for automatically configuring network element equipment - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method, a device and a system for automatically configuring network element equipment. The method comprises the following steps: automatically collecting decision informationfor network element configuration, and generating service configuration information of the network element according to the decision information; and distributing the service configuration information to the network element, so that the network element can provide services to the external after completing the service configuration. The embodiment of the invention automatically decides the serviceconfiguration information for the network element, and distributes the service configuration information to the network and synchronously to the related network elements of the local domain and the adjacent domains, thereby realizing the automatic configuration of the network element equipment.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, particularly a kind of network element device automatic configuration method, Apparatus and system.
Background technology
The characteristics of network element device application layer configuration are that parameter is many, hundreds of at least usually, at most several thousand.With mobile core network net element business GPRS Support Node (SGSN, Serving GPRS Support Node, wherein GPRS refers to GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)) be example, the application layer configuration parameter that it needs comprises hardware system, veneer, clock, port, backup relation, software systems, interface protocol, traffic performance, interface/service IP address, gateway/route, POOL configuration, maintain configuration etc.Application layer disposes that not only parameter is many, and the relevance between parameter is strong, and parameter type difference is big, and the configuration value influences by the network current state not only, also is subjected to the influence of peripheral network element configuration.
In communication network, the networking of network element configuration and operating reshuffling, the overwhelming majority is by manually finishing by maintenance console control.Complicated along with network configuration and Network Element Function, especially adopt under the situation of pond (POOL) structure in core net, dynamic and real-time requirement to network element configuration are more and more higher, press for the manual intervention that reduces in the layoutprocedure, realize network element and the automatic configuration feature of network.
Existing have a kind of automatic configuration method, the method comprising the steps of: first equipment of A, local area network (LAN) reports its sign to the automatic inking device (ACS) of the Internet; B, ACS are set to described sign in the dynamic territory analyzing server (DDNS), and the DDNS server of local area network (LAN) obtains the IP address of first equipment; And described step B also comprises: ACS is set to described sign in second equipment of first equipment of will visiting, described second equipment is preserved described sign, so that second equipment goes out the IP address of first equipment according to described sign by the DDNS server parses, and visit first equipment.
The inventor finds in to prior art research, there is following problem at least in said method: the automatic configuration of said method is only at the parameter in IP address, what solve is the transport layer allocation problem, purpose just makes equipment be connected into network on transport layer, only reached the purpose that connects network after promptly configuration is finished, still need artificial manual configuration for application layer, that is to say, can not solve application layer and adopt the big and numerous and diverse problem of manual configuration workload with hundreds of even several thousand parameters.
Existing a kind of base station automatic configuration method that also exists, this method comprises: by the base station in the system, router and base station configuration information place system are constituted a multicast domain, the base station obtains the IP address of base station configuration information place system, and sends the IP registration bag that carries Base Station Identification to base station configuration information place system by the IP address that obtains; Base station configuration information place system is according to the Base Station Identification inquiry of carrying in the IP registration bag that receives and obtain the configuration information of this base station, and sends to the base station by multicast IP bag; The base station obtains the configuration information of self from the multicast IP bag that receives, realized the automatic configuration of base station.
The inventor finds in the research of above-mentioned prior art, there is following problem at least said method in it: said method only is confined to the base station, and each base station is taken as a specific installation and disposes, and the source of configuration result also sets in advance, rather than dynamically produce.More complicated when latticed form, the relevance between network element is bigger, especially exists under the situation of POOL networking, not only will be configured network element itself, will consider that also neighbours dispose and the neighborhood network element configuration.This method can not solve the application layer with hundreds of even several thousand parameters equally and adopt the big and numerous and diverse problem of manual configuration workload.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of network element device automatic configuration method, Apparatus and system, thinks that network element device disposes automatically.
A kind of network element device automatic configuration method that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Automatically collect the decision information that is used for network element configuration, generate the service configuration information of described network element according to described decision information;
Described network element described service configuration information is handed down to described network element, so that can externally provide service after finishing described business configuration.
A kind of automatic inking device that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
A kind of automatic inking device is characterized in that, comprising:
Configuration information is collected generation unit, collects the decision information that is used for network element configuration automatically, generates the service configuration information of described network element according to described decision information;
Configuration information issues the unit, is used for described service configuration information is handed down to described network element.
A kind of network element device that the embodiment of the invention provides is the system of configuration automatically, comprising:
Automatically inking device is collected the decision information that is used for network element configuration automatically, generates the service configuration information of described network element according to described decision information, and described service configuration information is handed down to described new network element;
Network element receives described service configuration information, carries out business configuration, and configuration is finished possesses the ability that service externally is provided.
The embodiment of the invention is many at the operation layer parameter, parameter association strong, parameter type difference is big, value is subjected to characteristics such as network state and related network elements influence, by the automatic acquisition of information of automatic inking device in the network, automatically be the network element configuration information of making a strategic decision out, be handed down to described network element, and, be handed down to the related network elements of Home Network territory and adjacent domains synchronously, realized automatic configuration to network element device, after the collocation method of using the embodiment of the invention disposed and finishes, network element can externally provide service.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention, the accompanying drawing of required use is done to introduce simply in will describing embodiment below, apparently, accompanying drawing in describing below only is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, can also obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the Organization Chart that the network element device of the embodiment of the invention disposes automatically;
Fig. 2 is the network element device automatic configuration method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the Organization Chart that network element device disposes automatically in the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 4 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 1 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one;
Fig. 5 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 2 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one;
Fig. 6 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 3 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one;
Fig. 7 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 4 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one;
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of the automatic inking device of the embodiment of the invention.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
There is the independently automatic inking device of a logic in the applied network of the embodiment of the invention, is responsible for the configuration monitoring and the management of all network elements in the Home Network.If a network is divided into several subnets, then each subnet has an automatic inking device, cooperates the automatic configuration effort of finishing all network elements each other.
Automatically be configured to the specific implementation process that example illustrates the embodiment of the invention with what the network element device to new networking carried out application layer below, below for sake of convenience, abbreviate the network element device that newly networks as new network element.
Referring to Fig. 1, it is the Organization Chart of the automatic configuration of network element of the embodiment of the invention.A kind of network element device is the system of configuration automatically, comprising: networking service unit 100, the automatic inking device 200 in the net territory, new network element place, new network element 300.The net territory at above-mentioned new network element place is meant the sub-network of seeing from management view, is the network range of being administered by a cover Element management system.Usually the network element in the different network domains is accepted the management of different network management systems.Wherein, networking service unit 100 is used to find new network element, the secure transmission tunnel that being used between foundation and the described new network element disposes automatically; Automatic inking device 200 in the net territory, new network element place, be used to collect the decision information of described new network element configuration, generate the complete application layer configuration information of described new network element according to described decision information, described complete application layer configuration information is handed down to described new network element by described secure transmission tunnel; New network element 300 is used to set up the required secure transmission tunnel of automatic configuration, receives described complete application layer configuration information.
Described new network element 300 can also be used for described complete application layer configuration information is kept at this locality.
The described decision information that is used for new network element configuration comprises at least: there be the complete application layer configuration information of network element in all that are used in the basic parameter, in-site measurement information, network planning information, the configuration information of adjacent domains, net territory, new network element place of application layer configuration.
Described networking service unit 100 comprises: NE management node 110 and authentication center 120.Wherein, NE management node 110 is used for connecting with described new network element, receives from the basic security of described new network element to share key, described basic security is shared key be sent to authentication center 120; After receiving authentication success notice, set up secure transmission tunnel with described new network element 300 from authentication center 120; Authentication center 120 is used for sharing key by described basic security described new network element is authenticated, authentication by after notify described NE management node 110.It can be that shared key can also be a certificate that above-mentioned basic security is shared key.
Described networking service unit 100 can also comprise: software server 140 is used to provide software version; Described NE management node 110 also is used for providing to described new network element 300 the IP address of described software server 140; Described new network element 300 also is used for connecting according to described IP address and described software server 140, downloads and the software version that self mates, and loads described software version.
Described networking service unit 100 can also comprise: address assignment center 130 is used for being described new network element 300 distributing IP addresses by described NE management node 110.
The said network element equipment system of configuration automatically can also comprise: network planning service unit 400, be used to receive request from described automatic inking device 200, and provide network planning information to described automatic inking device 200.
Described automatic inking device 200 also is used to upgrade in the Home Network territory because the adding of described new network element and the affected configuration information that has had network element, will upgrade that the back configuration information is handed down to because the adding of new network element and the affected network element that existed.For example, because the adding of new network element 300, the configuration information of network element 1 and network element 2 will inevitably be affected in the Home Network territory, at this moment, need be handed down to the affected already present network element owing to the adding of new network element with upgrading the back configuration information, as network element 1 and network element 2.Concrete, for example, originally exist in the core net in the mobile management entity pond (MME Pool) two network element MME1 and MME2 have been arranged, then after a new MME3 adds Pool, NE management node 110 will upgrade the configuration information of MME1 and MME2, comprise increasing and back up relationship change etc. in the IP of MME3 address, the Pool between network element number of variations, network element, then amended configuration information is handed down to MME1 and MME2 again.
Described automatic inking device 200 also is used to receive the configure-ack message that comprises check information from described new network element, receives from described owing to new network element adds and the affected configure-ack message that comprises check information that has had network element; According to described check information configuration result is carried out verification.
Described automatic inking device 200 also is used to monitor the network change state in net territory, place, upgrades because network state changes and the configuration information of affected network element, and is handed down to described because network state changes and affected network element.
The said network element equipment system of configuration automatically can also comprise: the automatic inking device 500 of neighborhood; Automatic inking device 200 in the net territory, described new network element place also is used for the configuration information of described new network element and neighborhood intercorrelation connection is sent to the automatic inking device 500 of described neighborhood; The automatic inking device 500 of described neighborhood, be used to receive described information after, in described neighborhood net, be configured.
Need to prove that the icon that uses among Fig. 1 is not to refer in particular to a certain network element.Described Organization Chart of the embodiment of the invention and method are applicable to the all-network type, as conventional wireless communication systems (UMTS, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) etc.
The network element device automatic configuration method that the embodiment of the invention is provided is elaborated below.
Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the network element device automatic configuration method flow chart of the embodiment of the invention.
Step 1, network side are found new network element automatically, set up the required secure transmission tunnel of configuration automatically;
Step 2 is collected the decision information that is used for described new network element configuration, generates the complete application layer configuration information of described new network element according to described decision information; The described decision information that is used for described new network element configuration comprises at least: there be the complete application layer configuration information of network element in all that are used in the basic parameter, in-site measurement information, network planning information, the configuration information of adjacent domains, net territory, new network element place of application layer configuration.
Step 3 is handed down to described new network element through described secure transmission tunnel with described complete application layer configuration information; Can also comprise in this step: described automatic inking device upgrades in the Home Network territory because the adding of described new network element and the affected configuration information that has had network element, will upgrade that the back configuration information is handed down to because the adding of network element newly and the affected network element that existed.
Step 4, the automatic inking device in the net territory, new network element place is monitored the network change state of this territory net, upgrades because network state changes and the configuration information of affected network element, and is handed down to described network element; Wherein, described network change state comprises state variation, network management incident, the planning update event of described automatic inking device place net domain network element, one of them or combination in any in the neighborhood config update incident.This step is an optional step, is in order to make the method for the invention more dynamically and in real time, and then further reduces the network operation workload.
The embodiment of the invention is many at the application layer parameter, parameter association is strong, parameter type difference is big, value is subjected to characteristics such as network state and related network elements influence, automatically collect new network element preset information by the automatic inking device of concentrating in the network, the configuration information of existing network element, network planning information, neighborhood configuration information etc., automatically be the application layer configuration information that new network element is made a strategic decision out complete, be handed down to new network element, and be handed down to the related network elements of Home Network territory and adjacent domains synchronously, realized that the network element device to new networking carries out the automatic configuration of application layer, after making that using collocation method configuration of the present invention finishes, network element can externally provide service.When network state changes, can also be configured automatically and revise and issue again.The present invention is by to the automation of network element configuration process, makes the network element configuration can be more dynamically and in real time, and reduces the network operation workload greatly.
Fig. 3 is the Organization Chart that network element device disposes automatically in the embodiment of the invention one.It is to be example with mobile network, has a new mobile management entity (MME) will add network in core network domain.Fig. 4 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 1 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one.New MME correspondence among Fig. 3 be new network element among Fig. 4.New MME begins to start after finishing on-the-spot the installation, some basic configuration parameters that the equipment that detects from local storage presets when presetting with on-the-spot the installation when dispatching from the factory, comprising: hardware version, single board list, port clock information, default software version, initial transmission layer address, basic security are shared key etc.Above-mentioned basic configuration parameter can also comprise date of manufacture, system running pattern.These configuration parameters are that new MME self starts and the prerequisite that is connected network.In the present embodiment, Web portal is the NE management node.Specify the process of new network element access network below.
Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, network side is found new network element automatically, and the concrete steps of setting up the required secure transmission tunnel of configuration automatically are as follows:
Step 1.1～1.2, the NE management node connects with new MME.
The NE management node is found new MME, sends the information of finding new network element to new MME.New MME inserts request to NE management node initiating equipment, comprises the transport layer initial address in this request, connects with described NE management node.
The NE management node can be that dual mode is arranged with the process that new MME connects:
Mode one: NE management node issue comprises the message that new network element inserts that is used for of self IP address, after new network element listens to described message, send the connection request that comprises the transport layer initial address to described NE management node, connect with described NE management node.
Mode two: new MME starts the back according to pre-configured NE management IP addresses of nodes, sends the connection request that comprises the transport layer initial address to the NE management node, connects with described NE management node.
Step 1.3～1.4, the NE management node is finished device authentication to new MME by authentication center, after authentication is passed through, the transmission channel of NE management node and new MME negotiation to establish safety.
Concrete, the NE management node receives from the basic security of described new network element shares key, this basic security is shared key send authentication center to, described new network element is authenticated to sharing key by authentication center by basic security, after authentication is passed through, the transmission channel of NE management node and new MME negotiation to establish safety.It specifically can be safe key or certificate etc. that this basic security is shared key.
If desired, after authentication was passed through, dynamic IP addressing (if desired, then the address assignment center is that new MME redistributes dynamic IP addressing again, does not need then need not distribute) can also be redistributed for new MME in the address assignment center.
The public network (can have public network between the maintenance network at the business network at network element place and management node place, also can not have public network) that can exist between the business network at above-mentioned secure transmission tunnel leap network element place and the maintenance network at management node place.The NE management node is as the inlet of maintenance network, can be the shielding of functional entitys such as automatic inking device, software server in the maintenance network inside of safety, and provide the safe transmission guarantee alternately for these functional entitys and network element.
Step 1.5 NE management node inserts response to new MME transmitting apparatus, wherein comprises the software server address and the address of inking device automatically, and so new MME just can be directly and these server communications.
The new MME of step 1.6 connects according to the IP address and the software server of software server, downloads the software with self coupling.Software is hardware-related, can have influence on the value of configuration parameter simultaneously.
The new MME of step 1.7 loads new software in this locality, get ready for disposing automatically.
Fig. 5 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 2 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one.Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, collect the decision information be used for described new network element configuration, the step of complete application layer configuration information that generates described new network element according to described decision information is as follows:
The new MME of step 2.1 sends automatic configuring request to automatic inking device, wherein comprise own in this locality the detected basic parameter that is used for the application layer configuration, as hardware version, single board list, port clock information, software version, can also comprise date of manufacture, system running pattern etc., these information will be with the value of other configuration that decides new MME.
If step 2.2 inking device automatically needs new MME that the information that are used for configuration decisions are provided more, especially need the information of in-site measurement, it will send the measurement parameter request to new MME.New MME also can measure in advance according to some requirements of presetting, and the result is issued automatic inking device together in company with configuring request.
After the new MME of step 2.3 receives the measurement parameter request, content by appointment is finished in-site measurement, then measurement result is issued automatic inking device by the measurement parameter response message, this information is stored in automatic inking device inside, is used for follow-up automatic configuration decisions.
If step 2.4 inking device automatically need be used for reference network planning information, and these information self can not find, it will be to request of network planning device and the new relevant projecting parameter of MME, as planning parameters such as interface IP address, services addresses, route, gateway, Pool.These parameters are generally directly set by Virtual network operator, may be applied to comprising the whole network of a plurality of subnets.Network planning device itself may be a self-contained unit, also may belong to the part of network top management node.
Step 2.5 network planning device returns the planning information that it needs to automatic inking device.This information is stored in automatic inking device inside, is used for follow-up automatic configuration decisions.
If the automatic inking device of step 2.6 also needs to use for reference the configuration information of adjacent domains, perhaps need to do some configuring negotiations, it will be by setting up good passage to the automatic inking device request of neighborhood in advance.
The automatic inking device of step 2.7 neighborhood returns relevant configuration information and negotiation result.In general, the configuration that neighborhood consults be need carry out and transport layer bandwidth, service quality (QOS) parameter, QOS mapping algorithm etc. comprised.The purpose of neighborhood configuring negotiation is to keep the configuration conformance between the sub-network.
So far, automatically inking device has been collected the configuration information of the basic parameter that is used for the application layer configuration, in-site measurement information, network planning information, adjacent domains.In the above-described embodiments, the configuration information of network planning information and adjacent domains obtains from network planning device and the automatic inking device of neighborhood respectively, in actual applications, if inking device this locality has been preserved the configuration information of needed network planning information and adjacent domains automatically, also can directly obtain, and no longer get in touch with network planning device and the automatic inking device of neighborhood from this locality.
Step 2.8, except above-mentioned from collected outside to the decision information that is used for described new MME configuration, automatically inking device also in the Home Network territory is preserved in this locality all to have had the complete application layer configuration information of network element (as the MME1 among Fig. 3, MME2 and SGW (SGW)) be that in the net territory, new MME place all have existed the complete application layer configuration information of network element, these also are that automatic inking device is used to determine that new MME disposes the important reference of value.After the decision information of waiting the described new MME configuration that is useful on was collected and finished, inking device was the required complete application layer configuration information of new MME generating run according to preset rule automatically.This preset rule can be that operator and/or user are provided with in advance.
Fig. 6 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 3 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one.Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 6, the step that described complete application layer configuration information is handed down to described new network element is as follows through described secure transmission tunnel:
Step 3.1, inking device is handed down to new MME through the secure transmission tunnel of aforementioned foundation by automatic configuration response message with the complete application layer configuration information of new MME automatically; And automatically inking device also adds the configuration to new MME during own this locality stores, and is used for subsequent modification or other network element adds fashionable reference.After new MME receives complete configuration, finish local configuration.
Described complete application layer configuration information is handed down to new MME can also be comprised afterwards:
Step 3.2, new MME returns the configuration result acknowledge message to automatic inking device; For fear of configuration data issue with application process in occur unusual, cause key configuration conflict between network element, some key item values in the configuration parameter that new MME will use send back to automatic inking device as check information, and inking device will be configured verification as a result after configuration distributing is all finished automatically.
Step 3.3, if inking device is judged the operation that affiliation influences other network element in the Home Network territory that adds owing to new MME automatically, for example MME1 and MME2 are needed to increase the POOL information about firms, for SGW need upgrade and POOL between annexation or the like, automatically inking device will be revised MME1, the MME2 of local storage and the configuration of SGW, and described amended configuration is carried in the configuration update message, issue other network element in the Home Network territory that influences owing to the adding of MME newly, as MME1, MME2 and SGW;
Step 3.4, inking device sends configuration update message respectively to MME1, MME2 and SGW automatically;
For example, inking device sends the updating message that comprises increase POOL information about firms to MME1 and MME2 automatically, sends the updating message that comprises annexation between renewal and the POOL to SGW.That is to say that automatically inking device need upgrade because the adding of new MME and the affected configuration information that has had network element in Home Network the territory in, will upgrade that the back configuration information is handed down to because the adding of network element newly and the affected network element that existed.
Step 3.5, MME1, MME2 and SGW return configuration result to automatic inking device and confirm, wherein also comprise the required check information of configuration verification;
Step 3.6, inking device carries out verification to the network element configuration in the Home Network territory automatically, prevents to occur conflicting at aspects such as apparatus logic sign, address, overlay area, capacity butt joint, interface features, traffic performances; If conflict appears in check results, inking device will be made amendment and will be handed down to problematic network element again configuration information automatically.The configuration information here comprises the complete application layer configuration information of new MME, or because new network element adds configuration information after the affected renewal that has had network element.
In network operation process, inking device also can require network element regularly to report the configuration check information automatically, with the configuration conflict that prevents to cause because of operation.
Step 3.7, if inking device is judged the operation that affiliation influences the network element of adjacent domains that adds owing to new MME automatically, for example new MME need notify all evolved base station that are connected to MME POOL (eNodeB) to set up the S1 interface with it and be connected as a member new among the MME POOL.The automatic inking device of core net sends to the automatic accessing device of neighborhood by the passage set up in advance with the configuration information of new MME, and the automatic accessing device of this neighborhood is the automatic inking device of Access Network in this example.The general inter-related that part of configuration information of exchange both sides (the IP address that for example is used for the new MME of eNodeB access) that only needs of configuration synchronization between the neighborhood, promptly inking device need send to the automatic inking device of neighborhood with the configuration information with neighborhood intercorrelation connection of new MME automatically.
The new MME configuration information that the automatic inking device of step 3.8 Access Network will be received is kept at this locality, and sends to the eNodeB that all are connected to this MME POOL, also is other network element in the accompanying drawing.For the follow-up new eNodeB that joins Access Network, in the complete configuration that it generated, just comprised this new MME address of front in the automatics of Access Network.
Fig. 7 is based on the particular flow sheet of step 4 among the described method embodiment of Fig. 2 of embodiment one, referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 7, automatic inking device in the net territory, new network element place is monitored the network change state of this territory net, upgrade because network state changes and the configuration information of affected network element, and it is as follows to be handed down to the step of described network element:
Step 4.1～4.7, in network operation process, inking device monitor network variable condition is upgraded because network state changes and the configuration information of affected network element automatically, and is handed down to because network state changes and affected network element.
Described network change state comprises state variation, network management incident, the planning update event of described automatic inking device place net domain network element, one of them or combination in any in the neighborhood config update incident.
Automatically the network element that receives configuration information in the inking device place net territory returns the configuration result affirmation to automatic inking device, wherein also comprises the required check information of configuration verification.Automatically inking device carries out verification to the network element configuration in the Home Network territory, prevents to occur conflicting at aspects such as apparatus logic sign, address, overlay area, capacity butt joint, interface features, traffic performances.If conflict appears in check results, inking device will be made amendment and will be handed down to the network element that conflict occurs again configuration information automatically.
Above-mentioned because network state changes and affected network element may be the network element that the automatic inking device in the net territory, new MME place is administered, and also may be that the network element in the neighborhood in territory is netted at new network element place.
The embodiment of the invention is newly gone into the basic configuration parameter of network element by automatic collection, in conjunction with the configuration parameter of the network planning and existing network element, carries out application layer and disposes automatically for newly going into network element automatically.
Need to prove, above embodiment is at the network element device of new networking, when already present network element device is reshuffled in the present networks, method provided by the present invention is used equally, and implementation method and aforementioned similar, difference only is not need to set up the required secure transmission tunnel of automatic configuration, and concrete layoutprocedure all is identical, and the process that existing network element device in the net territory is reshuffled is carried out simple declaration below.
Automatic inking device in the net territory is collected the decision information that is used for network element configuration automatically, generates the configuration information of described network element according to described decision information; Described configuration information is handed down to described network element, can externally provides service after described network element configuration is finished.Already present network element in said network element is network, the above-mentioned decision information that is used for network element configuration comprises at least: the state variation of network element, network management incident, planning update event and neighborhood config update incident one of them or combination in any.
Similarly, above-mentioned configuration information is handed down to described network element by the automatic inking device in the net territory, network element place; After described configuration information is handed down to described network element, further comprise: the automatic inking device in the net territory, described network element place is kept at this locality with the configuration information of described network element.
Automatically inking device is same receives from the configure-ack message that comprises check information that has had network element in the net territory; According to described check information configuration result is carried out verification, and upgrade in the Home Network territory because the configuration variation of described network element and the configuration information of affected network elements is handed down to the affected network element owing to the configuration variation of described network element with the configuration information after upgrading; Afterwards, receive the configure-ack message comprise check information, this configure-ack message from described owing to the influenced network element that upgrades configuration information; According to described check information configuration result is carried out verification.
If conflict appears in check results, then inking device is made amendment to configuration information and is issued again automatically.
Same, inking device carries out corresponding configuration with having existed the configuration information with neighborhood intercorrelation connection of network element to send to the automatic inking device of neighborhood in the described net territory by the automatic inking device of neighborhood automatically.
Same, the automatic inking device monitor network variable condition in the net territory is upgraded because network state changes and the configuration information of affected network element, and is handed down to described network element.Above-mentioned network change state comprises state variation, network management incident, the planning update event of described automatic inking device place net domain network element, one of them or combination in any in the neighborhood config update incident.
As seen, the embodiment of the invention can also be configured modification automatically and issue again when network state changes.The embodiment of the invention is by to the automation of network element configuration process, can externally provide service after making network element configuration being finished automatically, thereby makes that network element configuration can be more dynamically and in real time, and reduces the network operation workload greatly.
The network element device shown in Figure 1 automatically system of configuration is equally applicable to net the application that existing network element device is reshuffled in the territory in, just has the participation of authentication center 120, address assignment center 130 and software server 140 in the service unit 100 that do not need when network element device is reshuffled to network in the net territory.The function of other each entities is constant.
Need to prove that method provided by the present invention is not only applicable to the configuration to the application layer of network element, suitable equally as the configuration of transport layer for other layers of network element, the concrete configuration process does not repeat them here with aforementioned identical.
Need to prove, automatically can externally provide service to the application layer of network element after configuration is finished in the embodiment of the invention, thereby it is configuration to business that the configuration of this application layer also can be understood as, and promptly network element can externally provide service after the service configuration information configuration that receives is finished.Described service configuration information comprises the application layer configuration parameter.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step that realizes in the said method execution mode is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, described program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, this program can comprise the content of each execution mode of communication means of the aforementioned MIP of the present invention is based on technology when carrying out.Here the alleged storage medium that gets, as: ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of automatic inking device, referring to Fig. 8, comprising:
Configuration information is collected generation unit 801, collects the decision information that is used for network element configuration automatically, generates the service configuration information of described network element according to described decision information;
Configuration information issues unit 802, is used for described service configuration information is handed down to described network element.
Described automatic inking device also comprises: memory cell 803 is used for the service configuration information of described network element is kept at this locality.
Described automatic inking device also comprises: configuration information update unit 804 is used to upgrade in the Home Network territory because the configuration variation of described network element and the configuration information of affected network elements;
Described configuration information issues unit 802, also is used for being handed down to the affected network element owing to the configuration variation of described network element with upgrading the back configuration information.
Described automatic inking device also comprises: verification unit 805, be used to receive the configure-ack message that comprises check information from described network element, and according to described check information configuration result is carried out verification.
Described configuration information update unit 804 also is used for when conflict appears in check results configuration information being made amendment; Described configuration information issues unit 802, also is used for described amended configuration information is issued again.
Described automatic inking device also comprises: neighborhood interactive unit 806 is used for the configuration information with neighborhood intercorrelation connection of described network element is sent to the automatic inking device of neighborhood.
Described automatic inking device also comprises: monitoring unit 807, be used for the monitor network variable condition, and when monitoring the network state variation, notify described configuration information update unit 804; Described configuration information update unit 804 also is used for according to the network state change notification that receives, and upgrades because network state changes and the configuration information of affected network element; Described configuration information issues unit 802, also is used for the configuration information of described renewal is handed down to because network state changes and affected network element.
Described network change state comprises state variation, network management incident, the planning update event of described automatic inking device place net domain network element, one of them or combination in any in the neighborhood config update incident.
Described method of automatic configuration of above-mentioned all embodiment and device are not only applicable to the application layer configuration, are equally applicable to the configuration of transport layer.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention.All any modifications of being done within the spirit and principles in the present invention, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all be included in protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of network element device automatic configuration method is characterized in that, comprising:
Automatically collect the decision information that is used for network element configuration, generate the service configuration information of described network element according to described decision information;
Described network element described service configuration information is handed down to described network element, so that can externally provide service after finishing described business configuration.
2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described network element is the new new network element that networks, and the described decision information that is used for network element configuration comprises at least: there has been the complete configuration information of network element in all in the configuration information of the basic parameter that is used to dispose, in-site measurement information, network planning information, adjacent domains and the net territory, new network element place; Perhaps,
Described network element is an already present network element in the network, and the described decision information that is used for network element configuration comprises at least: one of them of the state variation of network element, network management incident, planning update event and neighborhood config update incident or combination in any.
3, method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Described service configuration information is handed down to described network element by the automatic inking device in the net territory, network element place.
4, method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, further comprises:
Described automatic inking device receives the configure-ack message that comprises check information from described network element, according to described check information configuration result is carried out verification.
5, method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, further comprise: described automatic inking device upgrades in the Home Network territory because the configuration variation of described network element and the configuration information of affected network elements is handed down to the affected network element owing to the configuration variation of described network element with the configuration information after upgrading.
6, method according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, further comprise: described automatic inking device receives the configure-ack message that comprises check information, according to described check information configuration result is carried out verification, described acknowledge message from described owing to the influenced network element that upgrades configuration information.
7, method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, further comprises: described automatic inking device sends to the automatic inking device of neighborhood with described network element and service configuration information neighborhood intercorrelation connection.
8, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described network element is the new new network element that networks, and described collection is used for also comprising before the decision information of network element configuration: set up the required secure transmission tunnel of configuration automatically.
9, a kind of automatic inking device is characterized in that, comprising:
Configuration information is collected generation unit, collects the decision information that is used for network element configuration automatically, generates the service configuration information of described network element according to described decision information;
Configuration information issues the unit, is used for described service configuration information is handed down to described network element.
10, automatic inking device according to claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The configuration information update unit is used to upgrade in the Home Network territory because the configuration variation of described network element and the configuration information of affected network elements;
Described configuration information issues the unit, also is used for being handed down to the affected network element owing to the configuration variation of described network element with upgrading the back configuration information.
11, automatic inking device according to claim 10 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Verification unit is used to receive the configure-ack message that comprises check information from described network element, according to described check information configuration result is carried out verification;
Described configuration information update unit also is used for when conflicting appears in the result of described verification, and the configuration information that conflict occurs is made amendment;
Described configuration information issues the unit, also is used for described amended configuration information is issued again.
12, automatic inking device according to claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The neighborhood interactive unit is used for the service configuration information of described network element and neighborhood intercorrelation connection is sent to the automatic inking device of neighborhood.
13, the system of the automatic configuration of a kind of network element device is characterized in that, comprising:
Automatically inking device is collected the decision information that is used for network element configuration automatically, generates the service configuration information of described network element according to described decision information, and described service configuration information is handed down to described new network element;
Network element receives described service configuration information, carries out business configuration, and configuration is finished possesses the ability that service externally is provided.
14, system according to claim 13 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Network planning service unit is used to receive the request from described automatic inking device, provides network planning information to described automatic inking device.
15, system according to claim 13, it is characterized in that, described automatic inking device, also be used to upgrade in the Home Network territory because the configuration variation of described network element and the configuration information of affected network element, will upgrade that the back configuration information is handed down to because the configuration variation of described network element and affected network element; Reception is carried out verification according to described check information to configuration result from the configure-ack message that comprises check information of described network element.
16, system according to claim 13, it is characterized in that described automatic inking device also is used to monitor the network change state that the territory is netted at the place, upgrade because network state changes and the configuration information of affected network element, and be handed down to described because network state changes and affected network element.
17, system according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described system also comprises: the automatic inking device of neighborhood;
Automatic inking device in the net territory, described network element place also is used for the configuration information with neighborhood intercorrelation connection of described network element is sent to the automatic inking device of described neighborhood;
The automatic inking device of described neighborhood, be used to receive described information after, in described neighborhood net, be configured.
18, system according to claim 13 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The networking service unit, when being used for described network element for the new new network element that networks, set up with described new network element between being used for the secure transmission tunnel that disposes automatically.
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