CN104134122A

CN104134122A - Method and device for applying for license

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Publication number: CN104134122A
Application number: CN201410371470.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孟宪杰
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-07-30
Filing date: 2014-07-30
Publication date: 2014-11-05
Anticipated expiration: 2034-07-30
Also published as: WO2016015558A1; CN104134122B

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for applying for a license. The method includes the steps of obtaining parameter information of the specific service function needing to be achieved; obtaining software information of target software for achieving the specific service function from a preset information database according to the parameter information, wherein the parameter information is carried by the software information; sending the software information to a target device to enable the target device to obtain a target license file from a supply device for supply the target license file of the target software according to the software information, wherein the target license file is the file for licensing the target software to achieve the specific service function; obtaining the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device. The embodiment of the invention further discloses a device for applying for the license. By means of the method and device, the cost of the license application process can be reduced, and the time spent on the license application and deployment processes can be shortened.

Description

A kind of licence application method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technical field, relate in particular to a kind of licence application method and device.

Background technology

Along with the development of the communication technology, the business demand of operator is more and more diversified, corresponding, and the communication facilities that equipment supplier develops according to these business demands also trends towards maximizing and be complicated.At present, the communication facilities that equipment supplier provides belongs to the equipment of software and hardware integration mostly, and these communication facilitiess provide multinomial service function, but some function just can be used corresponding service after need obtaining the authorization.Therefore, operator is buying after communication facilities, need again to buy from equipment supplier according to the actual requirements the license file (License) of respective service function, wherein, license file is authorized for the service function that communication facilities is provided, thereby ensures that communication facilities can provide corresponding service according to actual grant situation.

Operator is in the time of licensing file according to the actual requirements, usually need equipment installation personnel and operator to link up, obtain the parameter information that needs the specific service of licensing on bought communication facilities, then submit the license file application of this specific service to equipment supplier to.After application is passed through, license file is downloaded in the website that equipment installation personnel provides from equipment supplier again, and further, the license file that download is come is loaded in the target software of communication facilities, activates the specific service on this communication facilities.Visible, the licence application process in above-mentioned technology needs artificial treatment, causes licence application process length consuming time, and it is high to complete the cost compare of licence application.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of licence application method and device, can reduce the cost of licence application process and shorten the licence spent time of application.

First aspect, the invention provides a kind of licence application method, comprising:

Obtain the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing;

The software information that obtains the target software of realizing described particular service functionality according to described parameter information from default information database, described software information carries described parameter information;

Send described software information to target device, so that described target device obtains described target license file according to described software information from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality;

Obtain the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment.

In the possible implementation of the first of first aspect, described in obtain the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment, comprising:

Receive the described target license file that described target device pushes; Or

Receive the download notice of the described target license file of described target device transmission, download described target license file according to described download notice from described target device.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of first aspect or first aspect, in the possible implementation of the second of first aspect, described in obtain and need the parameter information of particular service functionality realized, comprising:

Obtain the parameter information of the particular service functionality that destination server need to realize;

Described obtain the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment after, described method also comprises:

If detect on described destination server described target software be installed, described target license file is loaded in described target software.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of first aspect or first aspect, in the third possible implementation of first aspect, described in obtain and need the parameter information of particular service functionality realized, comprising:

If detect on described destination server described target software is not installed, send the request message that obtains described target software to described target device, so that described target device response described request message;

Obtain the described target software on described target device;

In described destination server, application is for installing the device resource of described target software;

Described target software is arranged in the device resource of applying for, and described target license file is loaded in described target software.

Second aspect, the invention provides a kind of licence application method, comprising:

The software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality that reception sources equipment sends, described software information carries the parameter information of realizing described particular service functionality;

According to described software information, obtain described target license file from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality;

Send described target license file to described source device.

In the possible implementation of the first of second aspect, describedly send described target license file to described source device, comprising:

Push described target license file to described source device; Or

Send the download notice of described target license file to described source device, so that described source device is downloaded described target license file according to described download notice.

In the possible implementation of the second of second aspect, described method also comprises:

Receive the request message that obtains described target software that described source device sends;

Obtain described target software from described supply equipment;

Push described target software to described source device; Or

Send the download notice of described target software to described source device, so that described source device is downloaded described target software according to described download notice.

In conjunction with the first of second aspect or second aspect to any the possible implementation in the second, in the third possible implementation of second aspect, described according to described software information, obtain described target license file from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality, comprising:

The supply equipment specified to described software information sends ID authentication request, so that described supply equipment carries out authentication to the specified equipment of described ID authentication request;

After described authentication, submit the sequence information of described target license file to described supply equipment according to described software information, so that described supply equipment generates described target license file according to described sequence information;

Obtain described target license file from described supply equipment.

The third aspect, the invention provides a kind of licence application device, comprising: the first acquiring unit, second acquisition unit, transmitting element and the 3rd acquiring unit;

Described the first acquiring unit, for obtaining the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing;

Described second acquisition unit, for obtain the software information of the target software of realizing described particular service functionality from default information database according to described parameter information, described software information carries described parameter information;

Described transmitting element, for sending described software information to target device, so that described target device obtains described target license file according to described software information from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality;

Described the 3rd acquiring unit, the described target license file obtaining from described supply equipment for obtaining described target device.

In the possible implementation of the first of the third aspect, described the 3rd acquiring unit specifically for:

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of the third aspect or the third aspect, in the possible implementation of the second of the third aspect, described the first acquiring unit specifically for:

Described device also comprises the first loading unit, and described the first loading unit is used for:

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of the third aspect or the third aspect, in the third possible implementation of the third aspect, described the first acquiring unit specifically for:

Described device also comprises the second loading unit, and described the second loading unit is used for:

Obtain the described target software on described target device;

Fourth aspect, the invention provides a kind of licence application device, comprising: receiving element, acquiring unit and transmitting element;

Described receiving element, the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality sending for reception sources equipment, described software information carries the parameter information of realizing described particular service functionality;

Described acquiring unit, be used for according to described software information, obtain described target license file from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality;

Described transmitting element, for sending described target license file to described source device.

In the possible implementation of the first of fourth aspect, described transmitting element specifically for:

Push described target license file to described source device; Or

In the possible implementation of the second of fourth aspect, described receiving element also for:

Described acquiring unit also for:

Obtain described target software from described supply equipment;

Described transmitting element also for:

Push described target software to described source device; Or

In conjunction with the first of fourth aspect or fourth aspect to any the possible implementation in the second, in the third possible embodiment of fourth aspect, described acquiring unit specifically for:

Obtain described target license file from described supply equipment.

In technique scheme, obtain after the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to default information database, this software information carries parameter information; Send software information to target device, so that obtain the target license file of the target software of realizing particular service functionality on the supply equipment that target device goes to specify according to software information; Obtain the target license file that target device obtains from supply equipment.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application.

Brief description of the drawings

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, below the accompanying drawing of required use during embodiment is described is briefly described, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the Technical Architecture of a kind of NFV of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of fourth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of fifth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is the structural representation of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is another structural representation of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is the another structural representation of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a structural representation again of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is a structural representation again of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 12 is a structural representation again of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the present invention, instead of whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of licence application method and device, implementation procedure comprises the interactive operation between source device, target device and supply equipment, wherein, source device, for obtaining the particular service functionality that needs realization, further obtains the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to the parameter information of particular service functionality; Target device obtains this target software and realizes the target license file of described particular service functionality to supply equipment according to this software information; Source device obtains this target license file from target device.The particular service functionality that the embodiment of the present invention can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of the target software of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application.

What deserves to be explained is, term " source device " in the embodiment of the present invention, " target device " and " supply equipment " are only for describing object, in real process, " source device " can be to be integrated in a functional module in communication facilities or a station server of setting up separately, the former can be for all service functions on this communication facilities of layout, and the latter can be for all service functions in the whole Operation Network of layout; " target device " can be to be integrated in operation support system (Operational Support System, or business support system (Business Support System OSS), BSS) functional module in or a station server of setting up separately, be used for docking between " source device " and " supply equipment ", receive the software information of " source device ", obtain target license file from " supply equipment ", target license file is sent to " source device "; " supply equipment " can be a station server of being set up by equipment supplier or third party software dealer, for generating target license file according to the request of " target device ".Further; the communication facilities that " source device " is positioned at can be virtualization of function Network Based (Network Function Virtualization; NFV) server (Technical Architecture of NFV as shown in Figure 1) that common hardware resource forms; also can be existing proprietary hardware device; concrete; the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any restrictions, as long as the method for the treatment scheme licensing based on the embodiment of the present invention all belongs to the protection domain of the embodiment of the present invention.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing 1, the Technical Architecture of NFV is introduced, refers to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the Technical Architecture of a kind of NFV of providing of the embodiment of the present invention.The target of network function Intel Virtualization Technology is the function of providing services on the Internet in standard server, software and hardware is separated, thereby allow software and hardware independent development.

According to (the Europe telecommunications Standards Institute of ETSI that promotes NFV standard formulation work, ETSI) normative document that tissue disengages, the Technical Architecture of NFV as shown in Figure 1, can be summarized as altogether five mac function, comprise: NFVI (Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure, the virtual infrastructure of network function), VNF (Virtualized Network Function, virtual network function), NFV MANO (NFV Management and Orchestration, network function virtual management and layout), OSS (Operation Support System, operation support system) and BSS (Business Support Systems, business support system), Service, VNF and Infrastructure Description (service, virtual network function and infrastructure are described), below will be introduced respectively each mac function.

The virtual infrastructure of network function (NFVI):

NFVI is the most basic infrastructure in NFV framework, mainly comprise Hardware Resources (hardware resource), Virtualization Layer (virtual level), three mac function of Virtualized Resources (virtual resource), concrete, can be formed by some common hardware resources.Wherein, hardware resource comprises calculating (Computing), stores (Storage) and network (Network, such as router, wired or wireless link etc.) hardware resource, virtual level is between hardware resource and virtual resource, by the virtual hardware resource virtual resource that turns to capable of dynamic request use, comprise virtual computational resource (Virtual Computing), virtual store resource (Virtual Storage) and virtual network resource (Virtual Network).

Virtual network function (VNF):

This mac function, by various virtual network function VNF and EMS (Element Management System, Element management system) composition, is called again Network Element Layer.Various virtual network function is to realize by the form of software the function that in originally traditional non-virtual network, disparate networks hardware (being existing proprietary hardware device) possesses, for example EPC (Evolved Packet Core network, Evolved Packet Core) in MME (Mobility Management Entity, Mobility Management Entity), SGW (Serving Gateway, gateway), PGW (Packet Data Network Gateway, packet data network gateway) etc. function, RGW (Residential Gateway in home network, home gateway) function, or DHCP (the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol in legacy network function, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), the functions such as fire wall.

A VNF can be configured in one or more virtual machines (Virtual Machines, VM) on, be responsible for operation and the management of VNF by EMS, common each VNF possesses separately corresponding EMS it is manipulated, also can be that an EMS manages multiple VNF simultaneously, the compounding practice of EMS and VNF replaces the operating mode of legacy network, no longer need build various network-specific hardware by cloth.

All VNF and EMS are all set up on NFVI, in NFVI, no matter are virtual level or hardware resource, from the angle of VNF, are all regarded as one, in order to the required virtual resources of VNF to be provided.

Network function virtual management and layout (NFV Management and Orchestration):

NFV MANO mac function is the key player who carries out overall management and control and layout in NFV Technical Architecture, mainly comprise three parts of Orchestrator (layout), VNF Manager (VNF management) and VIM (Virtualized Infrastructure Manager, virtual infrastructure management).In the time having the demand of software and hardware resource, NFV MANO, by the request of layout, checking and mandate related resource, is in charge of the life cycle (Lifecycle) of VNF etc. simultaneously.

Operation support system/enterprise support system (OSS/BSS):

This mac function is representing operator's operation support system and business support system separately.For network service or telecom operators, adopt NFV Technical Architecture to carry out fast, flexibly network design business, so that the various convenient service of user to be provided when, must consider operation business model and the charging principle of self.Therefore, NFV MANO carry out resource allocation take task time, carry out layout configuration with reference to the angle of operation support system and business support system.

Service/virtual network function and infrastructure are described (Service, VNF and Infrastructure Description):

Because NFV system will be towards across manufacturer or across business development, in its related service and overall operation process, involve the processing computing of many data, when NFV MANO carries out layout management, must identification and with reference to related data, these information are just defined in service, virtual network function and infrastructure are described in data shelves (Data-set), content may contain VNF deployment template (Deployment Template), VNF passes on figure (Forwarding Graph), NFVI information model (Information Model) and various service relevent information etc.

Next the licence application method in connection with each accompanying drawing, the embodiment of the present invention being provided and device describe in detail respectively, first introduce this licence application method from the angle of " source device ".

Refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of first embodiment of the invention, and in embodiments of the present invention, the method can comprise the following steps.

S101: obtain the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing.

The communication facilities that operator buys from equipment supplier, conventionally can carry a lot of service functions, these service functions have been integrated in communication facilities, part service function needs just can use after equipment supplier's of operator mandate, thereby operator still needs again to buy according to actual business demand or network demand the license file (License) that needs the particular service functionality realizing after buying these communication facilitiess, this license file is authorized for the software of communication facilities being realized to particular service functionality, make target software in the communication facilities service function after can use authority, corresponding network service is provided, thereby, operator can provide corresponding business or network to user by this equipment.For convenience of description, in the embodiment of the present invention, software and the corresponding device resource of in communication facilities, realizing service function are called to network element, wherein, realize a certain business or network function and may comprise 1 or 1 above network element.What deserves to be explained is, communication facilities can be existing proprietary hardware device, conventionally, a corresponding network element of proprietary hardware device, also can be virtualization of function Network Based (Network Function Virtualization, NFV) server that common hardware resource forms, conventionally, in the common hardware resource of this server, can move multiple software, described software is for realizing existing certain function that proprietary hardware device possesses, wherein, the corresponding network element of each software.Concrete, the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any restrictions, as long as the method for the treatment scheme licensing based on the embodiment of the present invention all belongs to the protection domain of the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, obtain the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, this parameter information, for identifying this concrete particular service functionality, can comprise the information such as equipment Serial Number (Equipment Sequence Number, ESN), number of users, service name.Wherein, the particular service functionality that needs realization can be that the keeper of operator inputs according to practical business demand, for example: increase a certain service function (being Function Extension) newly or the service function of having authorized is carried out to scale dilatation, capacity reducing or duration etc.Also can be communication facilities in operation process, when the actual use specification that gets the service function of having authorized exceedes or approach the use specification that former license file specifies, initiatively initiate according to the dilatation rule setting in advance.For example: suppose that former license file is to permit that the VoLTE at 100 general-purpose families (is Voice over Long Term Evolution, it is the speech business based on IMS, high-quality audio frequency and video call can be provided) network, therefore, former license file can be supported 100 general-purpose families to access VoLTE network simultaneously and use speech business, exceed 1,000,000 user if detect and want to access VoLTE network in actual operation process, can initiatively initiate to need according to the dilatation rule setting in advance the particular service functionality of realization, as being the VoLTE network at 150 general-purpose families by the VoLTE network capacity extension at 100 general-purpose families.

S102: obtain the software information of the target software of realizing described particular service functionality from default information database according to described parameter information, described software information carries described parameter information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the facility information that source device provides the equipment supplier who cooperates with operator is in advance kept in information database, wherein, facility information can comprise the information such as the service function that software, dbase, software version and the software that can install on service function that supplier information, device name, equipment provides, equipment provide.Obtained by step S101 after the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, from default information data, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to this parameter information, wherein, software information carries this parameter information, can also comprise supplier information, realize the information such as target software title or target software release of particular service functionality.Concrete, the embodiment of the present invention is not restricted this, and the specified supply equipment of software information can generate target license file according to this software information, and wherein, this target license file is the file that license target software is realized this particular service functionality.

S103: send described software information to target device, so that described target device obtains described target license file according to described software information from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software.

In the embodiment of the present invention, source device is obtained by step S102 after the software information of the target software that needs the particular service functionality realizing, this software information is sent to target device, so that target device goes to obtain target software on the specified supply equipment of described software information and realizes the target license file of this particular service functionality according to this software information, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality, wherein, described supply equipment can provide target software and target license file.

S104: obtain the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment.

In the embodiment of the present invention, source device, target device and supply equipment are separate, source device obtains the business demand that needs the particular service functionality realizing, and obtains the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality, and send to target device according to this business demand; Target device obtains the target license file of realizing this particular service functionality to the specified supply equipment of software information according to this software information, the target license file getting is issued source device by target device again, thereby source device can be realized particular service functionality according to target license file license target software.Give an account of in the past and continue knownly, the treatment scheme standardization of the licence application method that the embodiment of the present invention provides, is convenient to unified management.

In the licence application method of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, obtain after the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to default information database, this software information carries this parameter information; Send this software information to target device, so that obtain the target license file of the target software of realizing particular service functionality on the supply equipment that target device goes to specify according to this software information; Obtain the target license file that target device obtains from supply equipment.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application.

Refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of second embodiment of the invention, and in embodiments of the present invention, the method can comprise the following steps.

S201: the parameter information that obtains the particular service functionality that destination server need to realize.

In the embodiment of the present invention, this destination server can be a certain communication facilities or virtualization of function Network Based (the Network Function Virtualization in existing proprietary hardware device, NFV) server that common hardware resource forms etc., concrete, the embodiment of the present invention is not restricted this.Source device obtains the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing on this destination server, and wherein, source device can be to be integrated in a functional module in this destination server or a station server of setting up separately.Parameter information, for identifying the particular service functionality that needs realization, can comprise the information such as number of users, service name.

S202: obtain the software information of the target software of realizing described particular service functionality from default information database according to described parameter information, described software information carries described parameter information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the facility information that source device provides the equipment supplier who cooperates with operator is in advance kept in information database, wherein, facility information can comprise the information such as the service function that software, dbase, software version and the software that can install on service function that supplier information, device name, equipment provides, equipment provide.From default information database, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality according to this parameter information.For example: suppose that dbase can realize this particular service functionality for the software of " software one ", can to get the target software of realizing this particular service functionality be " software one " to above-mentioned source device, further obtains other software information of this target software.For example: the software information getting can comprise: equipment Serial Number, dbase, software version number, supplier information, service name, number of users.Make the specified supply equipment of software information generate target license file according to this software information, this target license file is the file that this target software of license is realized this particular service functionality, wherein, target license file can only load on and possess in the communication facilities of this equipment Serial Number, prevents that a license file is simultaneously for many communication facilitiess.

S203: send described software information to target device, so that described target device obtains described target license file according to described software information from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software.

For example: after the software information that target device reception sources equipment sends, generate the sequence information of target license file according to software information, submit this sequence information to the specified supply equipment of software information, so that supply equipment generates target license file according to the licence sequence information receiving, and this target license file is returned to target device.What deserves to be explained is, supply equipment also can return to target software in the lump, thereby target device can get target software from supply equipment simultaneously and permit this target software to realize the target license file of particular service functionality, source device can get target software and target license file simultaneously, and loads according to actual needs this target software and target license file.

S204: obtain the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment.

In step S203, target device, after supply equipment obtains target license file, is saved to this target license file in the local storage unit of target device.Further, target device can directly be pushed to source device by the target license file getting, and source device receives the target license file that this target device pushes; Also can be that target device sends and downloads notice to source device, download the download address that carries this target license file in notice, the download notice of the target license file that source device receiving target equipment sends, downloads this target license file according to downloading notice from target device; Can also be that target device is after supply equipment obtains this target license file, this file is saved in the storage unit of making an appointment with source device, source device removes this target license file of this storage unit active obtaining in target device after Preset Time.Concrete, the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any restrictions this.

S205: detect whether described target software has been installed on described destination server.

Detect on destination server whether this target software has been installed, if so, illustrate on destination server and had this target software, execution step S208, is directly loaded on target license file in target software; If not, illustrate on destination server and do not have this target software, execution step S206 installs after target device obtains this target software, again target license file is loaded in mounted target software, thereby completes the automatic deployment of target license file.

S206: send the request message that obtains described target software to described target device, so that described target device response described request message.

Above-mentioned target software is not installed in destination server if detect, and in destination server, there is not the installation source file of this target software, send the request message that obtains this target software to target device, so that target device receives after this request message, target software is pushed to source device or sends the download notice of this target software to source device, source device is downloaded target software according to this download notice from target device.

S207: obtain the described target software on described target device, and install.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the mode of obtaining the target software on target device can be the target software that receiving target equipment pushes; Or the download of the target software that receiving target equipment sends notice, then downloads target software according to this download notice from target device.

What deserves to be explained is, also can be that source device also obtains accordingly target software in the time that target device obtains target license file, target software is kept in the storage unit of destination server, when detecting while this target software not being installed in destination server, in the storage unit of directly going to specify, obtain this target software.Accordingly, target software in target device can be that target device receives the target software that the backward supply equipment of request message of source device gets, and can be also the target software that target device gets in the lump in the time that supply equipment obtains target license file.Concrete, the embodiment of the present invention is not restricted this.

Get after the installation source file of target software,,, if apply for successfully this target software is arranged in the device resource of applying for for the device resource of described target software is installed to destination server application.As a kind of possible embodiment of the present invention, if error message is returned in the failure of application device resource, prompting keeper checks whether destination server occurs extremely.

S208: described target license file is loaded in described target software.

Target license file is loaded in mounted target software, authorizes this target software to realize above-mentioned particular service functionality, thereby make destination server can realize the particular service functionality of expection.

In the licence application method of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, obtain after the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to default information database, this software information carries this parameter information; Send this software information to target device, so that obtain the target license file of the target software of realizing particular service functionality on the supply equipment that target device goes to specify according to this software information; Obtain the target license file that target device obtains from supply equipment.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application process.

Next introduce this licence application method from the angle of " target device ".

Refer to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of third embodiment of the invention, and in embodiments of the present invention, the method can comprise the following steps.

S301: the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality that reception sources equipment sends, described software information carries the parameter information of realizing described particular service functionality.

In the embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned parameter information can comprise equipment Serial Number (Equipment Sequence Number, ESN), the information such as number of users, service name, above-mentioned software information is except carrying this parameter information, can also comprise supplier information, realize the information such as target software title or target software release of this particular service functionality.The specified supply equipment of software information can generate target license file according to this software information, and wherein, this target license file is the file that license target software is realized this particular service functionality.

S302: according to described software information, obtain described target license file from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality.

In the embodiment of the present invention, according to the software information receiving, obtain target software and realize the target license file of this particular service functionality to the specified supply equipment of software information.What deserves to be explained is, can be also when obtaining target license file, to obtain target software.

S303: send described target license file to described source device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, target device, after supply equipment obtains target license file, is saved to target license file in local storage unit, pushes this target license file to above-mentioned source device; Or send the download notice of this target license file to above-mentioned source device, so that source device is downloaded this target license file according to downloading notice.What deserves to be explained is, can be also in the time that source device sends target license file, to send target software.Concrete, the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any restrictions.

As a kind of possibility embodiment of the present invention, the request message that obtains target software that target device reception sources equipment sends, detects in target device whether stored this target software, if so, directly from local storage unit, obtains this target software; If not, from software information, specified supply equipment obtains this target software.Get after target software, push this target software to source device; Or send the download notice of this target software to source device, so that source device is downloaded this target software according to downloading notice.

What deserves to be explained is, " target device " can be to be integrated in operation support system (Operational Support Syatem, or business support system (Business Support System OSS), BSS) functional module in or a station server of setting up separately, be used for docking between " source device " and " supply equipment ", obtain target license file from " supply equipment ", target license file is sent to " source device ".

In the licence application method of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality sending according to source device, the target license file that obtains this target software and realize this particular service functionality to supply equipment, then sends to source device by target license file.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, can be according to the software information of target software of realizing particular service functionality, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application process.

Refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of fourth embodiment of the invention, and in embodiments of the present invention, the method can comprise the following steps.

S401: the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality that reception sources equipment sends.

In the embodiment of the present invention, software information carries the parameter information of realizing above-mentioned particular service functionality, this parameter information can comprise equipment Serial Number (Equipment Sequence Number, ESN), the information such as number of users, service name, above-mentioned software information is except carrying this parameter information, can also comprise supplier information, realize the information such as target software title or target software release of this particular service functionality.The specified supply equipment of software information can generate target license file according to this software information, and wherein, target license file is the file that license target software is realized this particular service functionality.

S402: the supply equipment specified to described software information sends ID authentication request, so that described supply equipment carries out authentication to the specified equipment of described ID authentication request.

Target device receives after the software information of above-mentioned source device transmission, the supply equipment specified to software information sends ID authentication request, wherein, this ID authentication request carries the identity information of target device, so that supply equipment carries out authentication to this target device, the security while communicating between raising target device and supply equipment.Concrete identification authentication mode can be digital certificate or key etc., and the embodiment of the present invention is not restricted this.

S403: after described authentication, submit the sequence information of described target license file to described supply equipment according to described software information, so that described supply equipment generates described target license file according to described sequence information.

Target device is by after the authentication of supply equipment, realize the sequence information of the target license file of particular service functionality according to software information generation target software, submit this sequence information to supply equipment, so that supply equipment generates above-mentioned target license file according to the sequence information receiving, and push this target license file or push target software simultaneously to target device; Or send the download notice of this target license file and target software to target device.For example: suppose to sign protocols having between operator and software vendors, the concrete expense of the target license file that agreement target device obtains from supply equipment was settled accounts according to certain cycle, therefore, target device is submitted to after sequence information to supply equipment, supply equipment generates the target license file of the target software of realizing the specified particular service functionality of this sequence information according to sequence information, and returns to this target license file and target software to target device.When billing cycle is during near the phase, remind target device to pay the bill to the target license file obtaining in billing cycle.

As one of the present invention preferred embodiment, target device is submitted to after sequence information to supply equipment, supply equipment verifies that whether this sequence information is effective, if checking is not passed through, return to corresponding error message to target device, if be verified, return to the cost information of this target license file to target device.Target device receives after the cost information that supply equipment returns, and confirms that according to the reimbursement of expense rule pre-setting the sequence information of submitting to also completes payment.Supply equipment receives after the confirmation of target device, generates target license file, and return to this target license file to target device according to sequence information.Optionally, the reimbursement of expense rule pre-setting can be that the situation that is less than the default amount of money for the situation such as dilatation or capacity reducing of service function or expense is carried out and automatically confirmed and pay the bill; Be no less than the situation implementation manual confirmation of the default amount of money and pay the bill for newly-increased service function or expense, to improve the level of security of transaction.

S404: obtain described target license file from described supply equipment.

Receive the target license file of supply equipment propelling movement or receive the download notice that supply equipment sends, download above-mentioned target license file according to downloading to notify from supply equipment.

As a kind of preferred implementation of the present invention, receive the target software of supply equipment propelling movement or download target software according to downloading notice from supply equipment.

S405: send described target license file to described source device.

As a kind of preferred implementation of the present invention, push target license file and target software to above-mentioned source device; Or send the download notice of target license file and target software to above-mentioned source device, so that source device is downloaded target license file and downloads according to actual needs target software according to downloading notice.

In the licence application method of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality sending according to source device, the target license file that obtains this target software and realize this particular service functionality to supply equipment, then sends to above-mentioned source device by target license file.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, can be according to the software information of target software of realizing particular service functionality, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application process.

For further setting forth the present invention, next with virtual (the Network Function Virtualization of network function, NFV) Technical Architecture is example, comes together to introduce this licence application method from the angle of " source device ", " target device " and " supply equipment ".

In conjunction with the content of Fig. 1 and foregoing description, can be using a functional module of source device layout Orchestrator in NFV framework in the embodiment of the present invention, target device is as a functional module in OSS/BSS, the software sales platform that supply equipment provides for equipment supplier or third party software dealer.For convenience of description, in the embodiment of the present invention, the VNF1 in NFV framework (or VNF2, VNF3) is called to network element, virtual the network function in NFV framework infrastructure NFVI, virtual network function VNF, network function virtual management and layout NFV MANO and service, virtual network function and infrastructure description are made to the as a whole NFV of being called server.Known in the NFV server based on NFV framework, NFVI is the hardware resource of NFV server; Network Element Layer VNF is the software resource of NFV server, and Network Element Layer is realized various network services device function based on NFVI; MANO is used for hardware resource and software resource manages and layout.Conventionally, increase network service function newly in NFV server time, obtain target license file at the corresponding network element of VNF deploy, and according to specific service function, the target license file getting is loaded in network element software, thereby realizes the particular service functionality that needs realization.

Refer to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of licence application method of fifth embodiment of the invention, and in embodiments of the present invention, the method can comprise the following steps.

S501:Orchestrator obtains the software information of the target software that needs the particular service functionality realizing.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the described particular service functionality that needs realization can be dilatation or the capacity reducing to existing service function, can be also newly-increased service function or the upgrading to network element software etc.In NFV framework, in the time that NFV server need to be realized some service function, normally dispose one or more network elements at Network Element Layer, corresponding network element software is installed, and is loaded these network element softwares and realize the license file of respective service function.For convenience of description, the embodiment of the present invention is taking the VoLTE network of disposing 100 general-purpose families as example, but the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this, the described particular service functionality that needs realization can be to realize by the form of software any function that in originally traditional non-virtual network, all kinds of proprietary hardware devices possess.

After user's input demand, Orchestrator obtains the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, for example: number of users is 1,000,000, and service function name is called VoLTE network.Further, Orchestrator obtains the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality from default information database according to this parameter information, wherein, in default information database, record all net element informations or the network information that software sales platform provides.For example: the solution of VoLTE network is by CSCF (Call Session Control Function, CSCF) and TAS (Telephony Application Server, voice application server) form, wherein, CSCF is used for controlling user's registration, realizes the functions such as session control, TAS is used for providing business service, provide business service according to the signing business datum of user for user, in the NFV server based on NFV framework, CSCF and TAS realize by different software.Therefore, the VoLTE network of realizing 100 general-purpose families needs the CSCF at 100 general-purpose families and the TAS at 100 general-purpose families, supposes to inquire about from information database to such an extent that the CSCF at 100 general-purpose families is realized by software one, and the TAS at 100 general-purpose families is realized by software two.Known, the VoLTE network of realizing 100 general-purpose families in the NFV server based on NFV framework need increase the network element one of software one correspondence and the network element two of software two correspondences newly in Network Element Layer, simultaneously, for newly-increased network element, need generate according to the concrete create-rule of equipment Serial Number the equipment Serial Number (Equipment Sequence Number, ESN) of this network element of unique identification.What deserves to be explained is, if existing VoLTE network is carried out to dilatation or capacity reducing, directly obtain the equipment Serial Number of existing network element.Further, Orchestrator obtains the software information of the target software (software one and software two) that needs the particular service functionality (the VoLTE networks at 100 general-purpose families) realizing, so that OSS/BSS obtains approval software one and realize the license file one of the CSCF at 100 general-purpose families to software sales platform according to the software information of software one, obtain approval software two and realize the license file two of the TAS at 100 general-purpose families to software sales platform according to the software information of software two.For example: the software information of software one can be: equipment Serial Number, dbase and version, supplier information, service name, number of users.

S502:Orchestrator sends software information to OSS/BSS.

Orchestrator gets after the software information of the target software that needs the particular service functionality realizing, this software information is sent to OSS/BSS, so that OSS/BSS goes the software sales platform of specifying to obtain target software and realize the target license file of this particular service functionality according to the supplier information of carrying in software information, this target license file is the file that license target software is realized particular service functionality.For example: approval software one realizes the file of CSCF at 100 general-purpose families or approval software two and realize the file of the TAS at 100 general-purpose families.

Software sales platform specified in S503:OSS/BSS and software information carries out authentication.

OSS/BSS receives after the software information of Orchestrator transmission, obtain the supplier information of the target software carrying in software information, software sales platform to this supplier information association sends ID authentication request, wherein, this software sales platform is used for providing license file and software, this ID authentication request carries the identity information of OSS/BSS, so that software sales platform carries out authentication to OSS/BSS, thereby improves the transaction security between OSS/BSS and software sales platform.Concrete identification authentication mode can be the mode such as digital certificate or key, and the embodiment of the present invention is not restricted this.

S504:OSS/BSS and software sales platform by authentication after, submit the sequence information of target license file to software sales platform.

OSS/BSS and software sales platform by after both sides' authentication, just can communicate between OSS/BSS and software sales platform mutually.Concrete, OSS/BSS by authentication after, submit the sequence information of the target license file of target software to software sales platform according to software information, so that software sales platform returns to target license file and target software according to sequence information, wherein, target license file is the file that license target software is realized above-mentioned particular service functionality.

S505:OSS/BSS and software sales platform are confirmed submitted to sequence information.

Conventionally, OSS/BSS obtains software and license file need pay certain expense to software sales platform, concrete, and OSS/BSS and software sales platform can be to the make an appointment single clearing or settle accounts by the fixed cycle of the modes of payments of expense.If the latter, when OSS/BSS submits sequence information to software sales platform in billing cycle, software sales platform can be software and the license file that directly returns to appointment according to this sequence information, software sales platform can be also the cost information that returns to target license file and target software according to sequence information to OSS/BSS, OSS/BSS receives after cost information to software sales platform and sends and confirm that the information bought, software sales platform receive OSS/BSS and sends really to subscribe and return to target license file and target software after the information of buying to OSS/BSS again.Optionally, OSS/BSS can set in advance acknowledgement of orders rule, for example: the situation such as dilatation or capacity reducing or expense for service function are less than the situation implementation confirmation automatically of presetting the amount of money; Be no less than for newly-increased service function or expense the situation implementation manual confirmation of presetting the amount of money, to improve the level of security of transaction.If the former, OSS/BSS receives after the cost information that software sales platform returns, and confirms payment, and software sales platform gets after payment information, then generates target license file according to sequence information.

S506: software sales platform generates target license file according to the sequence information of target license file.

The sequence information that software sales platform sends according to OSS/BSS, generates license target software and realizes the target license file of above-mentioned particular service functionality, and obtain target software.

S507: software sales platform transmission target license file and target software are to OSS/BSS.

In the embodiment of the present invention, can be that software sales platform is directly pushed to OSS/BSS by target license file and target software, also can be that the download that sends target license file and target software is notified to OSS/BSS, thereby OSS/BSS go to the memory location of specifying in software sales platform to download described target license file and target software according to the download notice receiving.OSS/BSS gets after target license file and target software, is kept in local storage unit.

S508:OSS/BSS transmission target license file and target software are to NFV Orchestrator.

In the embodiment of the present invention, can be that OSS/BSS is directly pushed to NFV Orchestrator by target license file and target software, also can be that the Orchestrator to NFV is notified in the download that sends target license file and target software, thereby NFV Orchestrator go to the memory location of specifying in OSS/BSS to download described target license file and target software according to the download notice receiving.NFV Orchestrator gets after target license file and target software, is kept in the virtual resource of NFV server.

S509:Orchestrator disposes network element, and target license file is loaded in target software.

NFV Orchestrator gets after the target software and target license file of realizing particular service functionality, indicates virtual infrastructure management VIM to apply for that to the virtual infrastructure NFVI of network function virtual resource is to install this target software.If VIM successfully applies for corresponding virtual resource, return to an expression and successfully apply for the status information of resource to Orchestrator, Orchestrator instruction VNF Manager is arranged on target software in Network Element Layer, and target license file is loaded in this target software.

In the licence application method of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that NFV Orchestrator realizes as required, obtains the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality, and sends to OSS/BSS; OSS/BSS obtains target license file and the target software of realizing this particular service functionality to software sales platform according to this software information, the target license file getting and target software are returned to NFV Orchestrator by OSS/BSS again, and Orchestrator completes network element deployment.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized target software and the target license file of this particular service functionality, and completes automatic deployment, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application process.

Be apparatus of the present invention embodiment below, apparatus of the present invention embodiment is for carrying out the method for first embodiment of the invention to the five embodiment, for convenience of explanation, only show the part relevant to the embodiment of the present invention, concrete ins and outs do not disclose, please refer to the description of first embodiment to the five embodiment of the inventive method, repeat no longer one by one herein.

Refer to Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is the structural representation of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention, and in embodiments of the present invention, this device comprises: the first acquiring unit 101, second acquisition unit 102, transmitting element 103 and the 3rd acquiring unit 104.

The first acquiring unit 101, for obtaining the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing.

For example: increase service function (being Function Extension) newly or the service function of having authorized is carried out to scale dilatation, capacity reducing or duration etc.Parameter information, for identifying the particular service functionality that needs realization, can comprise the information such as equipment Serial Number (Equipment Sequence Number, ESN), number of users, service name.

Second acquisition unit 102, for obtain the software information of the target software of realizing described particular service functionality from default information database according to described parameter information, described software information carries described parameter information.

For example: the software information getting can comprise: equipment Serial Number, dbase, software version number, supplier information, service name, number of users.Make the specified supply equipment of software information generate target license file according to this software information, this target license file is the file that this target software of license is realized particular service functionality.

Transmitting element 103, for sending described software information to target device, so that described target device obtains described target license file according to described software information from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality.

The 3rd acquiring unit 104, the described target license file obtaining from described supply equipment for obtaining described target device.

In the licence application device of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, obtain after the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to default information database, this software information carries this parameter information; Send this software information to target device, so that obtain the target license file of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality on the supply equipment that target device goes to specify according to this software information; Obtain the target license file that this target device obtains from supply equipment.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application.

Refer to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 is another structural representation of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention, in embodiments of the present invention, this device comprises: the first acquiring unit 201, second acquisition unit 202, transmitting element 203, the 3rd acquiring unit 204 and the first loading unit 205.

The first acquiring unit 201, for obtaining the parameter information of the particular service functionality that destination server need to realize.

Above-mentioned destination server can be the server that the common hardware resource of a certain communication facilities in existing proprietary hardware device or virtualization of function Network Based (Network Function Virtualization, NFV) forms.

Second acquisition unit 202, for obtain the software information of the target software of realizing described particular service functionality from default information database according to described parameter information, described software information carries described parameter information.

Transmitting element 203, for sending described software information to target device, so that described target device obtains described target license file according to described software information from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality.

The 3rd acquiring unit 204, the described target license file obtaining from described supply equipment for obtaining described target device.

The first loading unit 205, if described target software has been installed for detecting on described destination server, is loaded on described target license file in described target software.

As the optional embodiment of one, the 3rd acquiring unit 204 can also be used for receiving the described target license file that described target device pushes; Or receive the download notice of the described target license file of described target device transmission, download described target license file according to described download notice from described target device.

In the licence application device of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, obtain after the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to default information database, this software information carries this parameter information; Send this software information to target device, so that obtain the target license file of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality on the supply equipment that target device goes to specify according to this software information; Obtain the target license file that this target device obtains from supply equipment.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application process.

Refer to Fig. 9, Fig. 9 is the another structural representation of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention, in embodiments of the present invention, this device comprises: the first acquiring unit 301, second acquisition unit 302, transmitting element 303, the 3rd acquiring unit 304 and the second loading unit 305.

The first acquiring unit 301, for obtaining the parameter information of the particular service functionality that destination server need to realize.

Second acquisition unit 302, for obtain the software information of the target software of realizing described particular service functionality from default information database according to described parameter information, described software information carries described parameter information.

Transmitting element 303, for sending described software information to target device, so that described target device obtains described target license file according to described software information from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality.

The 3rd acquiring unit 304, the described target license file obtaining from described supply equipment for obtaining described target device.

The second loading unit 305, if described target software is not installed for detecting on described destination server, sends the request message that obtains described target software to described target device, so that described target device response described request message; Obtain the described target software on described target device; In described destination server, application is for installing the device resource of described target software; Described target software is arranged in the device resource of applying for, and described target license file is loaded in described target software.

As the optional embodiment of one, the 3rd acquiring unit 304 can also be used for receiving the described target license file that described target device pushes; Or receive the download notice of the described target license file of described target device transmission, download described target license file according to described download notice from described target device.

Refer to Figure 10, Figure 10 is a structural representation again of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention, and in embodiments of the present invention, this device comprises: receiving element 401, acquiring unit 402 and transmitting element 403.

Receiving element 401, the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality sending for reception sources equipment, described software information carries the parameter information of realizing described particular service functionality.

Acquiring unit 402, be used for according to described software information, obtain described target license file from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality.

Transmitting element 403, for sending described target license file to described source device.

As the optional embodiment of one, transmitting element 403 can also be used for pushing described target license file to described source device; Or send the download notice of described target license file to described source device, so that described source device is downloaded described target license file according to described download notice.

As the optional embodiment of one, receiving element 401 can also be used for receiving the request message that obtains described target software that described source device sends; Acquiring unit 402 can also be used for obtaining described target software from described supply equipment; Transmitting element 403 can also be used for pushing described target software to described source device; Or send the download notice of described target software to described source device, so that described source device is downloaded described target software according to described download notice.

As the optional embodiment of one, acquiring unit 402 can also be used for sending ID authentication request to the specified supply equipment of described software information, so that described supply equipment carries out authentication to the specified equipment of described ID authentication request; After described authentication, submit the sequence information of described target license file to described supply equipment according to described software information, so that described supply equipment generates described target license file according to described sequence information; Obtain described target license file from described supply equipment.

In the licence application device of describing in the embodiment of the present invention, the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality sending according to source device, the target license file that obtains this target software and realize this particular service functionality to supply equipment, then sends to source device by target license file.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, can be according to the software information of target software of realizing particular service functionality, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application process.

Refer to Figure 11, Figure 11 is a structural representation again of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention, be used for carrying out the disclosed licence application method of the embodiment of the present invention, this device comprises: at least one processor 11, for example CPU, at least one network interface 14 or other user interfaces 13, storer 15, at least one communication bus 12.Communication bus 12 is for realizing the connection communication between these assemblies.Wherein, user interface 13 optionally can comprise USB interface and other standards interface, wireline interface.Network interface 14 optionally can comprise Wi-Fi interface and other wave points.Storer 15 may comprise high-speed RAM storer, also may also comprise non-unsettled storer (non-volatile memory), for example at least one magnetic disk memory.Storer 15 optionally can comprise at least one and be positioned at the memory storage away from aforementioned processing device 11.As shown in figure 11, in the storer 15 as a kind of computer-readable storage medium, can comprise operating system 151 and application program 152.

In some embodiments, storer 15 has been stored following element, executable module or data structure, or their subset, or their superset:

Operating system 151, comprises various system programs, for realizing various basic businesses and processing hardware based task;

Application program 152, the various application programs such as the comparison program of data block and the delete program of target data block in the setting program of the deblocking parameter that comprises objective network data, partition program, target data block and the database of target data block, for realizing various applied business.

Particularly, processor 11, for calling the program of storer 15 storages, is carried out following operation:

In one embodiment, to carry out above-mentioned operation of obtaining the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment can be to receive the described target license file that described target device pushes to processor 11; Also can be the download notice that receives the described target license file of described target device transmission, download described target license file according to described download notice from described target device.

In one embodiment, processor 11 obtains the parameter information of the particular service functionality that destination server need to realize; After obtaining the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment, if detect on described destination server, described target software is installed, described target license file has been loaded in described target software.

In one embodiment, processor 11 obtains the parameter information of the particular service functionality that destination server need to realize; After obtaining the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment, described target software is not installed on described destination server if detect, send the request message that obtains described target software to described target device, so that described target device response described request message; Obtain the described target software on described target device; In described destination server, application is for installing the device resource of described target software; Described target software is arranged in the device resource of applying for, and described target license file is loaded in described target software.

In technique scheme, obtain after the parameter information that needs the particular service functionality realizing, obtain the software information of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality according to default information database, this software information carries this parameter information; Send this software information to target device, so that obtain the target license file of the target software of realizing this particular service functionality on the supply equipment that target device goes to specify according to this software information; Obtain the target license file that this target device obtains from supply equipment.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, the particular service functionality that can realize as required, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application.

Refer to Figure 12, Figure 12 is a structural representation again of a kind of licence application device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention, be used for carrying out the disclosed licence application method of the embodiment of the present invention, this device comprises: at least one processor 21, for example CPU, at least one network interface 24 or other user interfaces 23, storer 25, at least one communication bus 22.Communication bus 22 is for realizing the connection communication between these assemblies.Wherein, user interface 23 optionally can comprise USB interface and other standards interface, wireline interface.Network interface 24 optionally can comprise Wi-Fi interface and other wave points.Storer 25 may comprise high-speed RAM storer, also may also comprise non-unsettled storer (non-volatile memory), for example at least one magnetic disk memory.Storer 25 optionally can comprise at least one and be positioned at the memory storage away from aforementioned processing device 21.As shown in figure 12, in the storer 25 as a kind of computer-readable storage medium, can comprise operating system 251 and application program 252.

In some embodiments, storer 25 has been stored following element, executable module or data structure, or their subset, or their superset:

Operating system 251, comprises various system programs, for realizing various basic businesses and processing hardware based task;

Application program 252, the various application programs such as the comparison program of data block and the delete program of target data block in the setting program of the deblocking parameter that comprises objective network data, partition program, target data block and the database of target data block, for realizing various applied business.

Particularly, processor 21, for calling the program of storer 25 storages, is carried out following operation:

Send described target license file to described source device.

In one embodiment, processor 21 pushes described target license file to described source device; Or send the download notice of described target license file to described source device, so that described source device is downloaded described target license file according to described download notice.

In one embodiment, processor 21 receives the request message that obtains described target software that described source device sends;

Obtain described target software from described supply equipment;

Push described target software to described source device; Or send the download notice of described target software to described source device, so that described source device is downloaded described target software according to described download notice.

In one embodiment, processor 21 is according to described software information, obtains described target license file from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, is specially:

Obtain described target license file from described supply equipment.

In technique scheme, the software information of the target software of realizing particular service functionality sending according to source device, the target license file that obtains this target software and realize this particular service functionality to supply equipment, then sends to source device by target license file.Adopt the embodiment of the present invention, can be according to the software information of target software of realizing particular service functionality, automatic acquisition is realized the target license file of this particular service functionality, reduces the cost of licence application process and shortens the licence spent time of application process.

Unit in all embodiment of the present invention, can pass through general integrated electric network, for example CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit), or realize by ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, special integrated electric network).

Step in embodiment of the present invention method can be carried out according to actual needs order and adjusted, merges and delete; Unit in embodiment of the present invention device can merge according to actual needs, divides and delete.In addition,, not conflicting in the situation that, those skilled in the art can carry out combination and combination by the feature of the different embodiment that describe in this instructions or example and different embodiment or example.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process realizing in above-described embodiment method, can carry out the hardware that instruction is relevant by computer program to complete, described program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program, in the time carrying out, can comprise as the flow process of the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only store-memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or random store-memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.

Above disclosed is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, certainly can not limit with this interest field of the present invention, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process that realizes above-described embodiment, and the equivalent variations of doing according to the claims in the present invention, still belong to the scope that invention is contained.

Claims

1. a licence application method, is characterized in that, comprising:

2. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, described in obtain the described target license file that described target device obtains from described supply equipment, comprising:

3. method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is characterized in that, described in obtain and need the parameter information of particular service functionality realized, comprising:

4. method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is characterized in that, described in obtain and need the parameter information of particular service functionality realized, comprising:

Obtain the described target software on described target device;

5. a licence application method, is characterized in that, comprising:

Send described target license file to described source device.

6. the method as described in right 5, is characterized in that, describedly sends described target license file to described source device, comprising:

Push described target license file to described source device; Or

7. the method as described in right 5, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:

Obtain described target software from described supply equipment;

Push described target software to described source device; Or

8. the method as described in right 5-7 any one, it is characterized in that, described according to described software information, obtain described target license file from the supply equipment of the target license file of supplying described target software, described target license file is the file that the described target software of license is realized described particular service functionality, comprising:

Obtain described target license file from described supply equipment.

9. a licence application device, is characterized in that, comprising: the first acquiring unit, second acquisition unit, transmitting element and the 3rd acquiring unit;

10. device as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, described the 3rd acquiring unit specifically for:

11. devices as described in claim 9 or 10, is characterized in that, described the first acquiring unit specifically for:

12. devices as described in claim 9 or 10, is characterized in that, described the first acquiring unit specifically for:

Obtain the described target software on described target device;

13. 1 kinds of licence application devices, is characterized in that, comprising: receiving element, acquiring unit and transmitting element;

14. devices as described in right 13, is characterized in that, described transmitting element specifically for:

Push described target license file to described source device; Or

15. devices as described in right 13, is characterized in that, described receiving element also for:

Described acquiring unit also for:

Obtain described target software from described supply equipment;

Described transmitting element also for:

Push described target software to described source device; Or

16. devices as described in right 13-15 any one, is characterized in that, described acquiring unit specifically for:

Obtain described target license file from described supply equipment.