CN104601351A

CN104601351A - Method for capacity allocation of network equipment, network equipment and system

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Publication number: CN104601351A
Application number: CN201310529587.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周韡; 王文学
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-10-30
Filing date: 2013-10-30
Publication date: 2015-05-06
Anticipated expiration: 2033-10-30
Also published as: CN104601351B

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for capacity allocation of network equipment, the network equipment and a system. The method for capacity allocation of the network equipment, which is provided by the invention, comprises the following steps that first network equipment sends a capacity transmission request message to second network equipment; the first network equipment receives a capacity package, which is sent by the second network equipment after the second network equipment receives the capacity transmission request message; and the first network equipment carries out capacity allocation on the capacity package, so that the first network equipment has capacity corresponding to the capacity package. According to the embodiment of the invention, the pressure of a central server is reduced.

Description

Network equipment capacity scheme method, the network equipment and system

Technical field

The embodiment of the present invention relates to the communication technology, particularly relates to a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method, the network equipment and system.

Background technology

For improving network rate and function optimization, at Access Network, service supplier (Service Provider, be called for short SP) client-side and server side both provide a large amount of network accelerations and network optimization equipment, such as application delivery controller (Application Delivery Controller, be called for short ADC), wan optimization controller (WAN Optimization Controller, be called for short WOC) etc.These network equipments are all adopt distributed, autonomous network configuration to carry out networking, each network equipment needs configuration separately, work alone, information asymmetry between the network equipment, capacity scheme is also inconsistent, thus cause lacking cooperation between the network equipment, business performs difficulty or redundancy, makes the handling property of whole network low.And the producer of the network equipment and application platform different, synchronously propose challenge to the ability between distinct device.

Prior art, in network system, the ability of each network equipment is all issue configuration by the packing of central server entirety.Heterogeneous networks equipment is when carrying out Business Processing, first both sides exchange respective ability, then within both sides' ability is occured simultaneously, one is selected for implementing the ability of this business, namely only when both sides possess certain ability, just can perform corresponding business, if both sides do not exist common factor, abandon using this ability process business, or directly abandon this business.

Configure the ability of each network equipment by the pack mode that issues of central server whole capability, make central server pressure excessive, easily cause the collapse of system.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method, the network equipment and system, with when carrying out capacity scheme to the network equipment, alleviating central server pressure excessive, easily causing the problem of system crash.

First aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method, comprising:

First network equipment is to second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message;

Described first network equipment receives the ability bag that described second network equipment sends after receiving described capable transport request message; Wherein said ability bag corresponds to ability;

Described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, and possesses ability corresponding to described ability bag to make described first network equipment.

In the first mode in the cards of first aspect, described first network equipment, to before described second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message, also comprises:

Described first network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of described second network equipment;

Described first network equipment, according to the ability information of the ability information of self and described second network equipment, is determined the ability bag self needed, and the mark of the ability bag of described needs is carried in described capable transport request message.

According to the first mode in the cards of first aspect or first aspect, in the second of first aspect mode in the cards, described first network equipment receives the ability handbag that described second network equipment sends after receiving described capable transport request message and draws together:

At least one transmission means that the described second network equipment that described first network equipment obtains the transmission of described second network equipment is supported;

Described first network equipment is selected to determine a kind of transmission means from least one transmission means of described second network equipment support, and informs described second network equipment;

Described first network equipment receives the described ability bag of the transmission means transmission that described second network equipment adopts described selection to determine.

In the third mode in the cards of first aspect, described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, and comprising:

If described first network equipment is identical with the system architecture of described second network equipment, described first network equipment determination capacity scheme mode is plug-in unit mode;

If described first network equipment is different from the system architecture of described second network equipment, described first network equipment determination capacity scheme mode is virtual machine mode;

Described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to described ability bag and the described capacity scheme mode determined.

According to the third mode in the cards of described first aspect, in the 4th kind of mode in the cards, described ability handbag draws together virtual environment configuration file and executable file; Described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to described ability bag and the described capacity scheme mode determined, comprising:

If the application configuration mode determined described is virtual machine mode, and described first network equipment runs the virtual environment configuration file in described ability bag, for the executable file in described ability bag provides the virtual hardware environment that can run;

The business process that described first network device replication is current, forms new business process;

Described executable file is registered to described new business process by described first network equipment;

The stream information of described current business process is copied to described new business process by described first network equipment;

Business process process business new described in described first network device start;

Current business process described in described first network device shutdown.

According to the third mode in the cards of first aspect, in the 5th kind of mode in the cards, executable file drawn together by described ability handbag; Described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to described ability bag and the described capacity scheme mode determined, comprising:

If the application configuration mode determined described is plug-in unit mode, the business process that described first network device replication is current, forms new business process;

Executable file in described ability bag is registered to described new business process by described first network equipment;

Current business process described in described first network device shutdown.

According to the first mode in the cards of first aspect, in the 6th kind of mode in the cards, described first network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of second network equipment comprise:

Described first network equipment sends the ability information of described first network equipment to described second network equipment by the first transmission control protocol TCP message;

Described first network equipment receives the ability information of the described second network equipment that described second network equipment is sent by the second TCP message;

Ability information and the ability information of described second network equipment of described first network equipment comprise the numbering of each ability bag that described first network equipment and described second network equipment have, title and corresponding ambient parameter information respectively; Described ambient parameter information at least comprises following one: device type, operation system information and hardware configuration information.

Second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method, comprising:

Second network equipment receives the capable transport request message that first network equipment sends;

Described second network equipment, to described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, to make described first network equipment carry out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, thus possesses ability corresponding to described ability bag; Wherein said ability bag corresponds to ability.

In the first mode in the cards of second aspect, described second network equipment also comprises before receiving the capable transport request message of first network equipment transmission:

Described second network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of described first network equipment, to make described first network equipment according to the ability information of the ability information of self and described second network equipment, determine the ability bag self needed, and the mark of the ability bag of described needs is carried in described capable transport request message.

According to the first mode in the cards of second aspect or second aspect, in the second mode in the cards, described second network equipment, to before described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, also comprises:

Described second network equipment sends the transmission means information supported to described first network; Described transmission means information comprises at least one transmission means;

Described second network equipment receives a kind of transmission means that described first network equipment is selected to determine after receiving described transmission channel information;

Described second network equipment sends described ability bag by the transmission means that described selection is determined.

According to the first mode in the cards of second aspect, in the third mode in the cards, described second network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of described first network equipment, comprising:

Described second network equipment receives the ability information of the described first network equipment that described first network equipment is sent by the first transmission control protocol TCP message;

Described second network equipment sends the ability information of described second network equipment to described first network equipment by the second TCP message;

The third aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of network equipment, comprising:

Sending module, for second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message;

Receiver module, for receiving the ability bag that described second network equipment sends after receiving described capable transport request message; Wherein said ability bag corresponds to ability;

Processing module, for carrying out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, possesses ability corresponding to described ability bag to make first network equipment.

In the first mode in the cards of the third aspect, the described network equipment, also comprises:

Interactive module, for the ability information respective alternately with described second network equipment;

Described processing module, also for according to the ability information of described first network equipment self and the ability information of described second network equipment, determines the ability bag self needed, and the mark of the ability bag of described needs is carried in described capable transport request message.

According to the third aspect or the first mode in the cards of the third aspect, in the second mode in the cards, described receiver module, specifically for,

At least one transmission means that the described second network equipment obtaining the transmission of described second network equipment is supported;

Select to determine a kind of transmission means from least one transmission means of described second network equipment support, and inform described second network equipment;

Receive the described ability bag of the transmission means transmission that described second network equipment adopts described selection to determine.

According to the third aspect, in the third mode in the cards, described processing module, specifically for:

If described first network equipment is identical with the system architecture of described second network equipment, determine that capacity scheme mode is plug-in unit mode;

If described first network equipment is different from the system architecture of described second network equipment, determine that capacity scheme mode is virtual machine mode;

Capacity scheme is carried out according to described ability bag and the described capacity scheme mode determined.

According to the third mode in the cards of the third aspect, in the 4th kind of mode in the cards, described ability handbag draws together virtual environment configuration file and executable file;

Described processing module, specifically for:

If the application configuration mode determined described is virtual machine mode, runs the virtual environment configuration file in described ability bag, for the executable file in described ability bag provides the virtual hardware environment that can run;

Copy current business process, form new business process;

Described executable file is registered to described new business process;

The stream information of described current business process is copied to described new business process;

Start described new business process process business;

Close described current business process.

According to the third mode in the cards of the third aspect, in the 5th kind of mode in the cards, executable file drawn together by described ability handbag;

Described processing module, specifically for:

If the application configuration mode determined described is plug-in unit mode, copies current business process, forms new business process;

Executable file in described ability bag is registered to described new business process;

Start described new business process process business;

Close described current business process.

According to the first mode in the cards of the third aspect, in the 6th kind of mode in the cards, described interactive module, specifically for:

Sent the ability information of described first network equipment to described second network equipment by the first transmission control protocol TCP message;

Receive the ability information of the described second network equipment that described second network equipment is sent by the second TCP message;

Fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of network equipment, comprising:

Receiver module, for receiving the capable transport request message that first network equipment sends;

Sending module, for described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, to make described first network equipment carry out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, thus possesses ability corresponding to described ability bag; Wherein said ability bag corresponds to ability.

In the first mode in the cards of fourth aspect, the described network equipment, also comprises:

Interactive module, for before the capable transport request message of described receiver module reception first network equipment transmission, the ability information respective alternately with described first network equipment, to make described first network equipment according to the ability information of the ability information of self and second network equipment, determine the ability bag self needed, and the mark of the ability bag of described needs is carried in described capable transport request message.

According to the first mode in the cards of fourth aspect or fourth aspect, in the second mode in the cards, described sending module, also for before described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, sends the transmission means information supported to described first network; Described transmission means information comprises at least one transmission means;

Described receiver module, also for receiving a kind of transmission means that described first network equipment is selected to determine after receiving described transmission channel information;

Described sending module, the transmission means also for being determined by described selection sends described ability bag.

According to the first mode in the cards of fourth aspect, in the third mode in the cards, described interactive module, specifically for, receive the ability information of the described first network equipment that described first network equipment is sent by the first transmission control protocol TCP message;

Sent the ability information of described second network equipment to described first network equipment by the second TCP message;

5th aspect, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of network system, at least comprises: the first network equipment as described in above-mentioned any embodiment and the second network equipment as described in above-mentioned any embodiment.

Network equipment capacity scheme method, the network equipment and system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, before two network equipments need process business, by first network equipment to second network equipment transmitting capacity transmission request, and carry out application configuration according to the ability package informatin of receiving, and issue ability without the need to being carried out timed node equipment by central server, reduce the pressure of central server.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, introduce doing one to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art simply below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.

The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one;

The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two;

Virtual machine mode is adopted to carry out the method flow diagram of capacity scheme in the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three;

Plug-in unit mode is adopted to carry out the method flow diagram of capacity scheme in the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three;

The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four;

The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five;

The structural representation of the network equipment that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention six;

The structural representation of the network equipment that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the present invention seven;

The structural representation of the network system that Fig. 9 provides for the embodiment of the present invention eight.

Embodiment

For making the object of the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearly, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, instead of whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art, not making the every other embodiment obtained under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

The method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can be applicable to 3-G (Generation Three mobile communication system), as universal mobile telecommunications system (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, be called for short UMTS), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (WCDMA, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) communication system, code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple Access2000, be called for short CDMA) communication system; The scene of the mobile communication system such as Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution is called for short LTE) communication system; Also can be applicable to Intranet system, (Internet Service Provider is called for short: the ISP) scene of the multiple computer network system such as network Internet service provider.

Embodiment one

The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one.The method of the present embodiment is applicable to any two need in network to be possessed ability for user and provides the situation needing to carry out Business Processing between the network equipment of business service.The method is performed by first network equipment.The method of the present embodiment comprises the steps:

Step 101, first network equipment are to second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message.

Step 102, described first network equipment receive the ability bag that described second network equipment sends after receiving described capable transport request message.Wherein, described ability bag corresponds to ability.

Step 103, described first network equipment carry out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, and possess ability corresponding to described ability bag to make described first network equipment.

Particularly, distinguish close to still close with server angle with client from business flow path direction, each network equipment can be called client-side device or server-side device.First network equipment can be client-side device, and second network equipment can be server-side device.First network equipment also can be server-side device, and second network equipment also can be client device.Client-side device can be the gateway of client, and server-side device can be the gateway of server.

Such as, under Intranet system scenarios, the gateway of client can be the egress gateways of internal network, is the bridge between Intranet and external the Internet, and the gateway of server can be the IAD of external the Internet.

ISP network scene refers to the scene of multiple ISP network by interconnection accessing Internet, the gateway of client also can be the egress gateways of ISP network, multiple ISP network has an egress gateways, the gateway of server can be Internet data center (Internet Data Center, being called for short IDC) equipment or application delivery controller (Application Delivery Controller is called for short ADC) deployed with devices is at the convergent point of the network equipment.

Client device and server if desired process business, then need the gateway of client and the gateway of server end, and namely first network equipment and second network equipment have the ability processed required for this business.Such as, when needing to do delivery acceleration to the Business Stream in network, compress by the content of first network equipment to Business Stream, the Business Stream content after transmission compression, then need the second network equipment receiving this Business Stream to have the ability of decompression.And if second network equipment does not have the ability adding compression, therefore cannot the traffic data received be decompressed, thus Internet Transmission acceleration cannot be realized.

For ensureing that first network equipment and second network equipment all have the ability of corresponding process business, prior art is carried out entirety by central server and is packed to issue and be configured.But due to the chain of command bandwidth of core net narrower, make the hardware resource of central server and memory source occupancy excessive, thus make central server pressure excessive, easily cause system crash.

In the present embodiment, when first network equipment and second network equipment need to carry out Business Processing, the process action that first network equipment needs according to current business, to second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message, to ask the ability bag required for this Business Processing.This ability can be one, also can be multiple.

It should be noted that, in embodiments of the present invention, an ability bag corresponds to a kind of ability, such as correspond to network equipment SSL (Secure Sockets Layer, SSL) the SSL ability bag of encryption and decryption ability, corresponding to the compressed capability bag of HTTP compressed capability, etc.; The different ability that different ability bags is corresponding.Ability can be specifically the small businesses module that can run, as compression, decompression, encryption, deciphering etc., or various rule base, as identified storehouse, resolving storehouse and policy library etc.Ability can also be comprise the AKU that the network equipment optimizes signaling.After the network equipment must carry out capacity scheme according to ability bag, just possesses the ability that this ability bag is corresponding.

Ability bag corresponding to the ability that this ability bag is asked for this first network equipment.

First network equipment is after receiving ability bag, and the ability bag according to receiving carries out capacity scheme.

The network equipment capacity scheme method that the present embodiment one provides, before two network equipments need process business, by first network equipment to second network equipment transmitting capacity transmission request, and carry out capacity scheme according to the ability bag of receiving, and issue ability without the need to being carried out timed node equipment by central server, reduce the pressure of central server.The present embodiment also can ensure first network equipment and second network capacity of equipment synchronously real-time simultaneously.

Because each network equipment is owing to processing the difference of business, may need different abilities, the method provided by the present embodiment, to network equipments configuration ability, also avoid the wasting of resources caused by central processing unit uniform packing.

Embodiment two

On the basis of above-described embodiment, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method.The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two.Also comprise before step 101 in the above-described embodiments:

The ability information that step 201, described first network equipment and described second network equipment are respective alternately.

Step 202, described first network equipment, according to the ability information of the ability information of self and described second network equipment, are determined the ability bag self needed, and the mark of the ability bag of described needs are carried in described capable transport request message.

Particularly, ability information respective alternately refers to first network equipment and sends the ability information self had to second network equipment, and the ability information that the second network equipment receiving the transmission of second network equipment has.The set of the ability bag corresponding to different abilities that the ability information that first network equipment has self can have for this first network equipment.Corresponding, the set of the ability bag corresponding to different abilities that the ability information of second network equipment can have for this second network equipment.Particularly, ability information and the ability information of described second network equipment of first network equipment comprise the numbering of each ability bag that described first network equipment and described second network equipment have, title and corresponding ambient parameter information respectively; Described ambient parameter information at least comprises following one: device type, operation system information and hardware configuration information.

First network equipment, according to the ability information of the ability information of self and second network equipment, can find certain ability that oneself lacks but second network equipment has, then the ability bag for needing.Generally, the ability that the ability that client-side device has has compared with server-side device is less, and therefore first network equipment is generally client-side device.By interaction capabilities information, determine the ability bag self needed, afterwards transmitting capacity transfer request message again, the ability bag that the second network equipment received can be made to send is more accurate, more practical.

Capable transport request message in above-described embodiment step 101, at least comprises numbering or the title of the ability bag of first network equipment needs, can determine the ability bag needing transmission to make second network equipment after receiving this capable transport request message.

Further, in step 102, first network equipment receives the ability bag of described second network equipment transmission in the above-described embodiments, specifically comprises:

At least one transmission means that the described second network equipment that step 203, described first network equipment obtain the transmission of described second network equipment is supported.

Step 204, described first network equipment are selected to determine a transmission means from least one transmission means of described second network equipment support, and inform described second network equipment.

Particularly, first network equipment, before the ability bag receiving the transmission of second network equipment, needs to consult a transmission means enough can supported with second network equipment, receives this ability bag to adopt the transmission means of this negotiation.First network equipment and second network equipment are consulted to determine a kind of transmission means, then adopt the transmission means receiving ability bag of negotiation, can improve the efficiency of transmission of ability bag.Consult the method for transmission means can be determined by first network equipment choice after inform second network equipment, also can be determined to inform first network equipment by second network equipment choice.

The method that the method for consulting transmission means is determined by first network equipment choice can be as described below:

First network equipment receives the transmission means information that second network equipment sends, and can be sent by second network equipment after receiving capable transport request.

First network equipment can be the transmission means that the identification information comprised according to the transmission means information receiving the transmission of second network equipment obtains the support of second network equipment.This transmission means message comprises the transmission mark of at least one transmission means.Transmission means comprises file transfer protocol (FTP) (File TransferProtocol is called for short FTP) transmission means, TFTP (Trivial File TransferProtocol is called for short TFTP) transmission means etc.

First network equipment is from the transmission means that second network equipment is supported, select and determine a transmission means self also supported or preferred transmission means, and inform second network equipment, the transmission means transmittability bag that this can be adopted to determine to make second network equipment.

The mode that the method for consulting transmission means is determined by second network equipment choice, the confirmation response message that first network equipment is receiving second network equipment and returns, send at least one transmission means self supported to second network equipment afterwards, can select to make second network equipment to determine a kind of transmission means, the transmission means that the selection receiving the transmission of second network equipment is determined.

Step 205, described first network equipment receive the described ability bag of the transmission means transmission that described second network equipment adopts described selection to determine.

Further, the ability bag that the basis in above-described embodiment step 103 receives carries out capacity scheme, specifically comprises:

If step 206 described first network equipment is identical with the system architecture of described second network equipment, described first network equipment determination capacity scheme mode is plug-in unit mode;

If described first network equipment is different from the system architecture of described second network equipment, described first network equipment determination capacity scheme mode is virtual machine mode.

Step 207, described first network equipment carry out capacity scheme according to described ability bag and the described capacity scheme mode determined.

Particularly, the system architecture of the network equipment can be such as the hardware configuration such as the interface of equipment, processor, memory and kernel, and the relation between corresponding call function.

When first network equipment is identical with the type of second network equipment, the system architecture of equipment is also just identical, and the network equipment for identical systems framework all can support virtual machine mode and plug-in unit mode, but comparatively virtual machine mode is high for the operational efficiency of plug-in unit mode.

When first network equipment is different from the type of second network equipment, system architecture is then different, and first network equipment does not support plug-in card configuration mode, determines that the configuration mode applied is virtual machine mode.

Virtual machine mode refers to be run by software or program, the detail of the hardware configuration of underlay network device is gone out for first network device abstract, thus make the network equipment meet the hardware requirement running this application, and be not limited to the system architecture of the network equipment itself.

First network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to ability bag and the ability determined, such as, can be to adopt online lossless upgrade to carry out capacity scheme.

In existing network system, the new and old network equipment is used in combination, may due to bankroll problem or other reasons and cannot more exchange device or more new opplication timely, and the ability making to need to carry out the first network equipment of Business Processing and second network equipment is asymmetric, and be subject to the restriction of system architecture due to used equipment, and cannot be configured and use, thus cause network efficiency low.The present embodiment carries out application configuration by virtual machine mode, is not limited to the system architecture of the network equipment itself, and usability is wide, and can improve network efficiency.

The application configuration of the network equipment, normally by running certain application, being called associated interface units function or the process function of the network equipment, can be realized corresponding functional requirement to make this application in this network equipment.Adopting online lossless upgrade mode to carry out application configuration, due to without the need to interrupting current business process, and decreasing the consumption of resource.

The present embodiment first network equipment is by transmitting capacity transfer request message again after interaction capabilities information determination ability bag, and the ability bag that the second network equipment received is sent is more accurate, practical; Adopt the mode of this negotiation to receive this ability bag after consulting transmission means, receiving efficiency is high simultaneously; Also according to the system architecture determination configuration mode of equipment, make the application of this ability bag received configure the framework not being limited to equipment itself, usability is wide; Adopt online lossless upgrade mode to carry out application configuration, reduce the consumption of resource.

Embodiment three

On the basis of above-described embodiment, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method.Virtual machine mode is adopted to carry out the method flow diagram of capacity scheme in the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three.Further, in such scheme, ability handbag draws together virtual environment configuration file and executable file.In the step 207 of technique scheme, first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to ability bag and the application configuration mode determined, specifically comprises:

If the described application configuration mode determined of step 301 is virtual machine mode, described first network equipment runs the virtual environment configuration file in described ability bag, for the executable file in described ability bag provides the virtual hardware environment that can run.

Determine to adopt virtual machine mode be due to first network equipment do not possess this ability contracted affreightment capable required for the hardware environment of system architecture, need to run virtual environment configuration file, by the framework of software defined network, for executable file provides the virtual hardware environment that can run.This virtual environment configuration file can be program file.

The business process that step 302, described first network device replication are current, forms new business process.

Copy current business process, refer to and newly start a business process, this business process can perform all business of original business process.

Described executable file is registered to described new business process by step 303, described first network equipment.

Executable file is registered to new business process, refers to and run this executable file, and be associated to new business process.

The stream information of described current business process is copied to described new business process by step 304, described first network equipment.

The stream information of current business comprises the flow identification information of user data stream information or application data, as internet protocol address (the Internet Protocol Address sent and/or receiving port is corresponding, be called for short IP address), host-host protocol etc., also comprise business information stream, this business information stream refers to needs the action done can be SSL (Secure Sockets Layer to traffic flow information, be called for short SSL) deciphering, encryption, HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol is called for short HTTP) compression etc.

Business process process business new described in step 305, described first network device start.

Starting new business process process business can be when starting to copy current business stream information.

Current business process described in step 306, described first network device shutdown.

After all having been copied by the stream information of all current business processes or reach default doubling time, just close current business process.

Plug-in unit mode is adopted to carry out the method flow diagram of capacity scheme in the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three.Alternately, its ability bag can also comprise executable file; In the step 207 of technique scheme, first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to ability bag and the application configuration mode determined, specifically can also comprise:

If the described application configuration mode determined of step 401 is plug-in unit mode, the business process that described first network device replication is current, forms new business process.

Executable file in described ability bag is registered to described new business process by step 402, described first network equipment.

The stream information of described current business process is copied to described new business process by step 403, described first network equipment.

Business process process business new described in step 404, described first network device start.

Current business process described in step 405, described first network device shutdown.

Particularly, when the application determined is configured to plug-in unit, its concrete layoutprocedure and explanation illustrate with the process of the step 302-step 306 in above-mentioned configuring virtual machine mode similar, at this, repeat no more.

Further, first network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of second network equipment in technique scheme step 201, specifically comprise:

The ability information of first network equipment and the ability information of second network equipment comprise the numbering of each ability bag that first network equipment and second network equipment have, title and corresponding ambient parameter information respectively; Described ambient parameter information at least comprises following one: device type, operation system information and hardware configuration information.

Particularly, TCP message comprises the (Synchronize that connects, be called for short Syn) message, response message (ACKnowledge, be called for short ACK), application data transmits message (Push, be called for short PSH), connect and reset message (Reset, be called for short RST), connect and stop message (Finsh, be called for short FIN).First network equipment is by above-mentioned arbitrary TCP message transmitting capacity information.Syn message, as the message that connects, by ability information being attached on the option of Syn message, sending or receiving, can find faster, the follow-up message such as not needing, and improves and sends or the speed of receiving ability information.Therefore ability information is attached on Syn message option and sends by the more preferably mode of the present embodiment.

The ability information of first network equipment and second network equipment comprises each ability bag that first network equipment and second network equipment have respectively.Ability information comprises numbering, the title of each ability bag, to make first network equipment can according to the numbering of self each ability bag and/or title, and the numbering of each ability bag of the second network equipment received and/or title, determine rapidly the ability bag self needed.Ability information also comprises environment trip information corresponding to each ability bag, according to environment trip information corresponding to each ability bag of self and environment trip information corresponding to each ability bag of second network equipment can be received to make first network equipment, determine that whether first network equipment is identical with the system architecture of second network equipment, and then determine corresponding application configuration mode.

Further, before technique scheme step 201 first network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of second network equipment, also comprise:

Self ability information described is split, to obtain executable file corresponding to each ability by described first network equipment;

Described first network equipment is described each capacity scheme virtual environment configuration file, described virtual environment configuration file and described executable file is packed, to form ability bag corresponding to described each ability.

Particularly, after ability information to be split according to difference in functionality and/or type by first network equipment, each ability can independent operating to realize corresponding function.Often kind of ability corresponding a kind of executable file respectively.First network equipment is also configured with virtual environment configuration file for each ability simultaneously, configures and can not be limited to the problems such as the framework of equipment, virtual machine mode can be adopted to be configured to make the application of ability.

Further, after in technique scheme, in step 103, first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to the ability bag received, also comprise:

Described first network equipment adopts the data of described ability bag to the data that will send and/or reception of having carried out capacity scheme to process.

Particularly, if this ability bag is compressed capability bag, then to the data of second network equipment will be sent to carry out squeeze operation; If this ability bag is decompression ability bag, then decompression operation is carried out to the data received.

The method of the network equipment capacity scheme that the present embodiment provides, while reduction central processing unit pressure, also makes the effect of the process business of the network equipment better.

Embodiment four

The embodiment of the present invention four also provides a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method, and the executive agent of the method is second network equipment.The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four.As shown in Figure 5, the method for the present embodiment comprises:

Step 501, second network equipment receive the capable transport request message that first network equipment sends.

Step 502, described second network equipment, to described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, to make described first network equipment carry out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, thus possess ability corresponding to described ability bag; Wherein said ability bag corresponds to ability.

Further, in such scheme step 501 before receiving ability transfer request message, also comprise:

Further, in technique scheme step 502 before second network equipment transmitting capacity bag, also comprise:

Further, second network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of first network equipment in such scheme, specifically comprise:

Further, in such scheme before second network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of first network equipment, also comprise:

The ability information of self is split by described second network equipment, to obtain executable file corresponding to each ability;

Described second network equipment is described each capacity scheme virtual environment configuration file, described virtual environment configuration file and described executable file is packed, to form ability bag corresponding to each ability.

The method that this enforcement provides is the peer network device of the first network equipment of above-described embodiment method, and namely second network equipment is the method for executive agent, its concrete implementation procedure and beneficial effect similar to the above embodiments, do not repeat them here.

Embodiment five

The embodiment of the present invention five also provides a kind of network equipment capacity scheme method, and the present embodiment is specifically described by instantiation, and its method is that first network equipment and second network equipment perform alternately.The flow chart of the network equipment capacity scheme method that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention five.As shown in Figure 6, the method for the present embodiment comprises the steps:

The option that each ability packet number, title and ambient parameter information etc. that self has by step 601, first network equipment are attached to a Syn message sends to second network equipment.

For example, the content included by a Syn message option can be:

Device name: iEBP router; Version: 1.0; Virtual machine mode: support; Plug-in unit mode: support.

Ability packet number: 1, ability bag title: deciphering;

Operating system: Suse Linux; Version: 10; Operating system nucleus version: 2.6.13;

CPU: without inner interlocked pipelining-stage processor Mips; Kernel version: 64 bit processors; Quantity: 4.

Above-mentioned information is compressed into very short binary string, as TLV(Tag-Length-Value by binary coding by first network equipment) form, the option being attached to Syn message sends to second network equipment.

The option that each ability packet number, title and ambient parameter information etc. that self has by step 602, second network equipment are attached to the 2nd Syn message sends to first network equipment.

For example, the content included by the 2nd Syn message option can be:

Ability packet number: 1, ability bag title: compression; Ability packet number: 2, ability bag title: deciphering;

CPU: Intel husky bridge microprocessor Intel Sandy bridge; Kernel version: inteli7-2920XM; Quantity: 4.

Step 603, this first network equipment are to this second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message.

First network, according to the ability information of self and second network equipment, finds, oneself lack that second network has be numbered 1 compressed capability bag.First network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message, informs second network equipment by the numbering of ability bag of needs and the mode of selection.

Step 604, second network equipment send supported transmission means list information to first network equipment.

This transmission means list information comprises TFTP mode, FTP mode, third-party server etc.

Step 605, first network equipment are selected to determine TFTP mode according to above-mentioned transmission means list information, and send message and inform second network equipment.

Serve port information corresponding for TFTP mode is sent to first network equipment by step 606, second network equipment.

Step 607, second network equipment adopt TFTP mode that ability package informatin is sent to first network equipment.

Step 608, be plug-in unit mode according to the configuration mode of ability information determination ability bag mutual in above-mentioned steps 601 and step 602.

According to ability information mutual in above-mentioned steps 601 and step 602, because first network equipment and second network equipment are all iEBP router, and all support virtual mode and plug-in unit mode, the operational efficiency of plug-in unit mode is high, choice for use plug-in unit mode.

The business process that step 609, first network device replication are current, forms new business process.

Compressed capability bag is registered to new business process by step 610, first network equipment.

The registration of compressed capability bag refers to the executable file running compressed capability bag, and is associated to new business process.

The stream information of current business process is copied to new business process by step 611, first network equipment.

Step 612: the business process process business that first network device start is new.

Step 613: first network device shutdown current business process.

The method that the present embodiment provides is on the basis of above-described embodiment method, specifically be specifically described the compressed capability in second network equipment is copied to first network equipment for instantiation, its concrete implementation procedure and beneficial effect similar to the above embodiments, do not repeat them here.

Embodiment six

The embodiment of the present invention six also provides a kind of network equipment, the structural representation of the network equipment that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention six.As shown in Figure 7, this network equipment 701 comprises:

Sending module 702, for second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message;

Receiver module 703, for receiving the ability bag that described second network equipment sends after receiving described capable transport request message; Wherein said ability bag corresponds to ability;

Processing module 704, for carrying out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, possesses ability corresponding to described ability bag to make first network equipment.

On the basis of such scheme, this network equipment 701 also comprises:

Processing module 704, also for according to the ability information of described first network equipment self and the ability information of described second network equipment, determines the ability bag self needed, and the mark of the ability bag of described needs is carried in described capable transport request message.

Further, receiver module 703, specifically for,

Further, processing module 704, specifically for,

In such scheme, described ability bag, comprises virtual environment configuration file and executable file.

Further, wherein, processing module 704, specifically for:

Copy current business process, form new business process;

Described executable file is registered to described new business process;

Start described new business process process business;

Close described current business process.

Alternately, the ability bag in such scheme, comprises executable file.

Further, processing module 704, specifically for:

Start described new business process process business;

Close described current business process.

In such scheme, wherein, interactive module, specifically for:

The network equipment that the present embodiment provides can implement the network equipment capacity scheme method performed by first network equipment that above-described embodiment provides, its concrete implementation procedure and beneficial effect similar to the above embodiments, do not repeat them here.

Embodiment seven

The embodiment of the present invention seven also provides a kind of network equipment, the structural representation of the network equipment that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the present invention seven.As shown in Figure 8, this network equipment 801 comprises:

Receiver module 802, for receiving the capable transport request message that first network equipment sends;

Sending module 803, for described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, to make described first network equipment carry out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, thus possesses ability corresponding to described ability bag; Wherein, described ability bag corresponds to ability.

Further, above-mentioned disclosed scheme, the network equipment 801, also comprises:

Interactive module, for receive at receiver module 802 first network equipment send capable transport request message before, the ability information respective alternately with described first network equipment, to make described first network equipment according to the ability information of the ability information of self and second network equipment, determine the ability bag self needed, and the mark of the ability bag of described needs is carried in described capable transport request message.

On the basis of such scheme, sending module 803, also for before described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, sends the transmission means information supported to described first network; Described transmission means information comprises at least one transmission means;

Receiver module 802, also for receiving a kind of transmission means that described first network equipment is selected to determine after receiving described transmission channel information;

Sending module 803, the transmission means also for being determined by described selection sends described ability bag.

In such scheme, interactive module, specifically for, receive the ability information of the described first network equipment that described first network equipment is sent by the first transmission control protocol TCP message;

The network equipment that the present embodiment provides can implement the network equipment capacity scheme method performed by second network equipment that above-described embodiment provides, its concrete implementation procedure and beneficial effect similar to the above embodiments, do not repeat them here.

Embodiment eight

The embodiment of the present invention eight also provides a kind of network system, the structural representation of the network system that Fig. 9 provides for the embodiment of the present invention eight.As shown in Figure 9, network system 901, at least comprises: the first network equipment 902 described in above-mentioned any embodiment and the second network equipment 903.

The network system that the present embodiment provides comprises first network equipment described in above-mentioned any embodiment and second network equipment, its concrete implementation procedure and beneficial effect similar to the above embodiments, do not repeat them here.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: all or part of step realizing above-mentioned each embodiment of the method can have been come by the hardware that program command is relevant.Aforesaid program can be stored in computer read/write memory medium.This program, when performing, performs the step comprising above-mentioned each embodiment of the method; And aforesaid storage medium comprises: ROM, RAM, magnetic disc or CD etc. various can be program code stored medium.

Last it is noted that above each embodiment is only in order to illustrate technical scheme of the present invention, be not intended to limit; Although with reference to foregoing embodiments to invention has been detailed description, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be modified to the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments, or carries out equivalent replacement to wherein some or all of technical characteristic; And these amendments or replacement, do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.

Claims

1. a network equipment capacity scheme method, is characterized in that, comprising:

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described first network equipment, to before described second network equipment transmitting capacity transfer request message, also comprises:

3. method according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described first network equipment receives the ability bag that described second network equipment sends after receiving described capable transport request message, comprising:

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to the described ability bag received, and comprising:

5. method according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described ability handbag draws together virtual environment configuration file and executable file; Described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to described ability bag and the described capacity scheme mode determined, comprising:

Current business process described in described first network device shutdown.

6. method according to claim 4, is characterized in that, executable file drawn together by described ability handbag; Described first network equipment carries out capacity scheme according to described ability bag and the described capacity scheme mode determined, comprising:

Current business process described in described first network device shutdown.

7. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described first network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of second network equipment comprise:

8. a network equipment capacity scheme method, is characterized in that, comprising:

9. method according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described second network equipment also comprises before receiving the capable transport request message of first network equipment transmission:

10. method according to claim 8 or claim 9, is characterized in that, described second network equipment, to before described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, also comprises:

11. methods according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described second network equipment and the respective alternately ability information of described first network equipment, comprising:

12. 1 kinds of network equipments, is characterized in that, comprising:

13. network equipments according to claim 12, is characterized in that, also comprise:

14. network equipments according to claim 12 or 13, is characterized in that, described receiver module, specifically for,

15. network equipments according to claim 12, is characterized in that, described processing module, specifically for:

16. network equipments according to claim 15, is characterized in that, described ability handbag draws together virtual environment configuration file and executable file;

Described processing module, specifically for:

Copy current business process, form new business process;

Described executable file is registered to described new business process;

Start described new business process process business;

Close described current business process.

17. network equipments according to claim 15, is characterized in that, executable file drawn together by described ability handbag;

Described processing module, specifically for:

Start described new business process process business;

Close described current business process.

18. network equipments according to claim 13, is characterized in that, described interactive module, specifically for:

19. 1 kinds of network equipments, is characterized in that, comprising:

20. network equipments according to claim 19, is characterized in that, also comprise:

21. network equipments according to claim 19 or 20, is characterized in that,

Described sending module, also for before described first network equipment transmitting capacity bag, sends the transmission means information supported to described first network; Described transmission means information comprises at least one transmission means;

22. network equipments according to claim 20, is characterized in that,

Described interactive module, specifically for, receive the ability information of the described first network equipment that described first network equipment is sent by the first transmission control protocol TCP message;

23. 1 kinds of network systems, is characterized in that, at least comprise: the first network equipment as described in as arbitrary in the claims 12-18 with as arbitrary in the claims 19-22 as described in the second network equipment.