CN107249192A - A kind of method for monitoring state and device of shared network section - Google Patents
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Abstract
The embodiment of the invention discloses a kind of method for monitoring state of shared network section, after the request instruction of user's inquiry slice information is received, signing section is determined according to the identification information of user;Obtain the current business or resource state information of the overall business or resource state information, the user of the signing section to the signing section demand information, the user in the signing section;The slice view that generation user monopolizes is calculated according to the above-mentioned information got.Business or resource state information of the section demand information, the overall traffic of shared section or resource state information, user of synthetic user signing in shared section, the slice view each monopolized for each user generation of the shared section, the information of slice view is targetedly provided the user, is conducive to being lifted the usage experience of user.In addition, the embodiment of the present invention is additionally provided realizes device accordingly, further such that methods described has more practicality, described device has corresponding advantage.
Description
Technical field
The present embodiments relate to mobile communication technology field, more particularly to a kind of condition monitoring of shared network section
Method and device.
Background technology
With the fast development of Internet technology and mobile communication technology, requirement more and more higher of the user to internet,
The 5G epoch arise at the historic moment.Rich and varied application scenarios have different network demands, this with regard to demand 5G networks can realize by
Real network carries out the division of resource and function, forms different networks and cuts into slices to meet various demands.
The resource and these network functions that network section is one group of network function, run these network functions are specifically matched somebody with somebody
Constituted set is put, these network functions and its corresponding configuration form a complete logical network, this logical network
Comprising the network characterization met required for specific transactions, corresponding network service is provided for this specific business scenario.Network is cut
Piece is the different demands according to different business scene, disposes proprietary network to provide service, a proprietary network is one
Individual 5G sections example, the function of this network only required for the application scenarios comprising this type, the efficiency of service will be significantly
Improve, the network performance required for application scenarios can also be protected, and the O&M of network becomes simple, investment and O&M cost
It can reduce.
Shared network section is that a network section can use for multiple demand identical users simultaneously, and user is often
Need to understand the behaviour in service of itself current slice, such as inquiry business or resource.In the prior art, when receiving use
During the inquiry request at family, typically the resource of all users in the section or business behaviour in service can be returned to user, Yong Huwu
Method clearly obtains that itself is required, causes usage experience not good to user.
The content of the invention
The purpose of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of method for monitoring state and device of shared network section, effectively carries
The usage experience of user has been risen, the utilization rate of system resource is improved.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present invention provides following technical scheme:
On the one hand the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method for monitoring state of shared network section, including:
After the request instruction of user's inquiry slice information is received, determine that signing is cut according to the identification information of the user
Piece;
Obtain the demand that the contract overall business cut into slices or the resource state information, the user are cut into slices to the signing
The current business or resource state information of information, the user in the signing section;
Believed according to the overall business or resource state information, the demand information and the current business or resource status
Breath, calculates the slice view that the generation user monopolizes.
Optionally, in addition to:
The slice view is sent to the user.
Optionally, the slice view is sent to after the user described, in addition to:
The slice view is pointed out to send successful information to the user.
Optionally, it is described the slice view is sent to the user to include:
Checking information is sent to the user;
After the correct checking information of user feedback is received, the slice view is sent to the user.
On the other hand the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of state monitoring device of shared network section, including:
Orientation module, for after the request instruction of user's inquiry slice information is received, according to the mark of the user
Know information and determine signing section;
Data obtaining module, overall business or resource state information, the user couple for obtaining the signing section
Current business or resource state information of the demand information, the user of the signing section in the signing section;
Slice view generation module, for according to the overall business or resource state information, the demand information and institute
Current business or resource state information are stated, the slice view that the generation user monopolizes is calculated.
Optionally, in addition to:
Sending module, for the slice view to be sent into the user.
Optionally, in addition to:
Reminding module, points out the slice view to send successful information to the user.
Optionally, the sending module includes:
Authentication unit, for sending checking information to the user;
Information transmitting unit, for after the correct checking information of user feedback is received, the slice view to be sent out
Give the user.
The embodiments of the invention provide a kind of method for monitoring state of shared network section, believe when receiving user's inquiry section
After the request instruction of breath, signing section is determined according to the identification information of user;Obtain the overall business or money of the signing section
Source status information, the user are to the signing section demand information, current business of the user in the signing section
Or resource state information;The slice view that generation user monopolizes is calculated according to the above-mentioned information got.
The advantage of technical scheme that the application is provided is, the section demand information of synthetic user signing, shared section
The business or resource state information of overall traffic or resource state information, user in shared section, for each of the shared section
The slice view that individual user's generation is each monopolized, targetedly provides the user the information of slice view, subjective only to user
From the sensation cut into slices using a network, be conducive to being lifted the usage experience of user, can also improve the utilization rate of system resource.
Filled in addition, the embodiment of the present invention provides corresponding realize also directed to the method for monitoring state that shared network is cut into slices
Put, further such that methods described has more practicality, described device has corresponding advantage.
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, below will be to embodiment or existing for the clearer explanation embodiment of the present invention or the technical scheme of prior art
The accompanying drawing used required in technology description is briefly described, it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description are only this hair
Some bright embodiments, for those of ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not paying creative work, can be with root
Other accompanying drawings are obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic flow sheet of the method for monitoring state of shared network section provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
The schematic flow sheet for the method for monitoring state that Fig. 2 cuts into slices for another shared network provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
A kind of embodiment knot for the state monitoring device that Fig. 3 cuts into slices for shared network provided in an embodiment of the present invention
Composition;
Another embodiment for the state monitoring device that Fig. 4 cuts into slices for shared network provided in an embodiment of the present invention
Structure chart.
Embodiment
In order that those skilled in the art more fully understand the present invention program, with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description
The present invention is described in further detail.Obviously, described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the invention, rather than
Whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are not making creative work premise
Lower obtained every other embodiment, belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
Term " first ", " second ", " the 3rd " " in the description and claims of this application and above-mentioned accompanying drawing
Four " etc. be for distinguishing different objects, rather than for describing specific order.In addition term " comprising " and " having " and
Their any deformations, it is intended that covering is non-exclusive to be included.For example contain the process of series of steps or unit, method,
The step of system, product or equipment are not limited to list or unit, but the step of may include not list or unit.
After the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention is described, the various non-limiting realities of detailed description below the application
Apply mode.
Referring first to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is a kind of stream of the method for monitoring state of shared network section provided in an embodiment of the present invention
Journey schematic diagram, the embodiment of the present invention may include herein below:
S101:After the request instruction of user's inquiry slice information is received, determined to sign according to the identification information of the user
About cut into slices.
When network section is created, in order to accurately find network section, one uniquely can be assigned for each section
Individual identification information, can uniquely determine network section according to this identification information.
In systems, for unique mark user, each user has unique identification information, is created for user
When building section, the identification information of user and the identification information opening relationships of section, can be found by the identification information of user with
Its section contracted.
Signing is cut into slices and cut into slices to be shared, and for unshared section, the slice view that user's Query Information is returned is necessarily should
The view that user monopolizes, the technical scheme provided in the application without in all senses, therefore the application be directed to for shared section.
S102:The overall business or resource state information of the signing section, the user is obtained to cut into slices to the signing
The current business or resource state information of demand information, the user in the signing section.
For shared section, multiple business of multiple users, or the multiple resources carried are run in same section, work as sound
Answer during the query demand of some user, it is necessary to first calculate the current overall business of section or resource state information, i.e., this is shared
The business or resource state information of all users in section.
User is user when request creates network section to signing section demand information, can be by oneself need to section
Ask information to be transmitted, be then that user carries out establishment section according to the demand information of user.Demand information may include user's
Functional requirement information, capacity requirement information or QoS requirement information, certainly, may also include the users such as type of service to network
Business or resource information that all demand informations and the network section of section are carried in advance, the application do not do any restriction to this.
The capacity of such as network section just may be such that the business of user is normally run not less than 100G, and this is required to the appearance of the section created
Amount is more than 100G.
Current business or resource state information of the user in the signing section are that user is current to be run in the section
Business or resource, business information, such as current cpu busy percentage, memory usage such as the access quantity of session, flow
Deng.
Overall business or resource state information, demand information, the current business of user or resource state information can be by looking into
Signing section is ask to be obtained.
Inquiry or the acquisition order of each information are not fixed, and can first be obtained overall business or resource state information, also may be used
Current business or resource state information are first obtained, this does not influence the realization of the application.
S103:According to the overall business or resource state information, the demand information and the current business or resource
Status information, calculates the slice view that the generation user monopolizes.
The slice view that user monopolizes is to be generated according to different users on the slice view for changing user-specific, the i.e. view
The only status information of the business comprising the user or resource, rather than the upper all business of whole section or resource state information, is used
Family is subjective to think that the section is not shared, and is monopolized and uses by it.
Slice view may include section resource view and traffic load view of cutting into slices.Resource view of cutting into slices, which is that user is exclusive, to be somebody's turn to do
In the total resources of shared section, i.e., the workable resource upper limit that the traffic peak demand contracted by user is determined, specific resource
Limit can be the upper limits such as CPU, internal memory, bandwidth.The section resource ratio that active user has used, can pass through user's current traffic load
The ratio for the traffic peak demand contracted with user is calculated.
Section traffic load view may include the current traffic load of user (such as handling capacity, session number).
It should be noted that can be applied to 5G networks, it can be section manager to perform subject, certainly, or other
Server, the application does not do any restriction to this.
In technical scheme provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the section demand information of synthetic user signing, shared section
The business or resource state information of overall traffic or resource state information, user in shared section, for each of the shared section
The slice view that individual user's generation is each monopolized, targetedly provides the user the information of slice view, subjective only to user
From the sensation cut into slices using a network, be conducive to being lifted the usage experience of user, can also improve the utilization rate of system resource.
In a kind of specific embodiment, present invention also provides another embodiment, Fig. 2 is referred to, the present invention
Embodiment for example can be applied in 5G networks, specifically may include herein below:
S104:The slice view is sent to the user.
The request instruction of user's inquiry is responded, the slice view of generation user is sent to, in order to further ensure that user
Resource resource security, with anti-leak, may also include before being transmitted:
Checking information is sent to the user;
After the correct checking information of user feedback is received, the slice view is sent to the user.
Checking information can be the checking information made an appointment, such as validation problem and answer answer, answer answer and pre-
That first arranges is consistent, then is proved to be successful;Or be alternatively system give user send identifying code, receive user feedback return identical
After identifying code, then it is proved to be successful.Certainly, can be also other modes, the application do not do any restriction to this.
S105:The slice view is pointed out to send successful information to the user.
In order to which user recognizes that request is responded in time, that is, the slice view for the network section inquired about has been generated,
It can be pointed out to user, for example, the progress prompting user that can alarm, also can voice message user, or other any modes
Pointed out, this does not influence the realization of the application.User gets the information of slice view in time, can quickly understand business
Operation or the use state of resource, are conducive to being lifted the usage experience of user.
The embodiment of the present invention provides also directed to the method for monitoring state that shared network is cut into slices and realizes device accordingly, enters one
Step causes methods described to have more practicality.Below to the state monitoring device of shared network section provided in an embodiment of the present invention
It is introduced, the state monitoring device of shared network section described below and the state of above-described shared network section are supervised
Prosecutor method can be mutually to should refer to.
Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the state monitoring device of shared network section provided in an embodiment of the present invention in a kind of specific reality
The structure chart under mode is applied, the device may include:
Orientation module 301, for after the request instruction of user's inquiry slice information is received, according to the user's
Identification information determines signing section.
Data obtaining module 302, overall business or resource state information, the user for obtaining the signing section
To the current business or resource state information of the signing section demand information, the user in the signing section.
Slice view generation module 303, for according to the overall business or resource state information, the demand information and
The current business or resource state information, calculate the slice view that the generation user monopolizes.
Optionally, in some embodiments in the technical scheme that the application is provided, referring to Fig. 4, described device example
It can such as include:
Sending module 304, for the slice view to be sent into the user.
Described device can also for example include:
Reminding module 305, points out the slice view to send successful information to the user.
In some embodiments of the embodiment of the present invention, the sending module 304 may include:
Authentication unit 3041, for sending checking information to the user;
Information transmitting unit 3042, for after the correct checking information of user feedback is received, the section to be regarded
Figure is sent to the user.
The function that each functional module of the state monitoring device of network section is shared described in the embodiment of the present invention can be according to upper
The method stated in embodiment of the method is implemented, and it implements the associated description that process is referred to above method embodiment,
Here is omitted.
From the foregoing, it will be observed that the section demand information of synthetic user of embodiment of the present invention signing, the overall traffic of shared section or
The business or resource state information of resource state information, user in shared section, for each user generation of the shared section
Each exclusive slice view, targetedly provides the user the information of slice view, subjective to be used alone one to user
The sensation of network section, is conducive to being lifted the usage experience of user, can also improve the utilization rate of system resource.
The embodiment of each in this specification is described by the way of progressive, what each embodiment was stressed be with it is other
Between the difference of embodiment, each embodiment same or similar part mutually referring to.For being filled disclosed in embodiment
For putting, because it is corresponded to the method disclosed in Example, so description is fairly simple, related part is referring to method part
Explanation.
Professional further appreciates that, with reference to the unit of each example of the embodiments described herein description
And algorithm steps, can be realized with electronic hardware, computer software or the combination of the two, in order to clearly demonstrate hardware and
The interchangeability of software, generally describes the composition and step of each example according to function in the above description.These
Function is performed with hardware or software mode actually, depending on the application-specific and design constraint of technical scheme.Specialty
Technical staff can realize described function to each specific application using distinct methods, but this realization should not
Think beyond the scope of this invention.
Directly it can be held with reference to the step of the method or algorithm that the embodiments described herein is described with hardware, processor
Capable software module, or the two combination are implemented.Software module can be placed in random access memory (RAM), internal memory, read-only deposit
Reservoir (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable ROM, register, hard disk, moveable magnetic disc, CD-ROM or technology
In any other form of storage medium well known in field.
The method for monitoring state and device of a kind of shared network section provided by the present invention have been carried out in detail above
Introduce.Specific case used herein is set forth to the principle and embodiment of the present invention, the explanation of above example
It is only intended to the method and its core concept for helping to understand the present invention.It should be pointed out that for the ordinary skill people of the art
For member, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention, some improvement and modification can also be carried out to the present invention, these improve and
Modification is also fallen into the protection domain of the claims in the present invention.
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1. a kind of method for monitoring state of shared network section, it is characterised in that including:
After the request instruction of user's inquiry slice information is received, signing section is determined according to the identification information of the user;
The overall business or resource state information of the signing section, the user is obtained to believe the demand of the signing section
The current business or resource state information of breath, the user in the signing section;
According to the overall business or resource state information, the demand information and the current business or resource state information,
Calculate the slice view that the generation user monopolizes.
2. the method for monitoring state of shared network section according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also include:
The slice view is sent to the user.
3. the method for monitoring state of shared network section according to claim 2, it is characterised in that cut described by described
Piece view is sent to after the user, in addition to:
The slice view is pointed out to send successful information to the user.
4. the method for monitoring state of shared network section according to claim 3, it is characterised in that described by the section
View, which is sent to the user, to be included:
Checking information is sent to the user;
After the correct checking information of user feedback is received, the slice view is sent to the user.
5. a kind of state monitoring device of shared network section, it is characterised in that including:
Orientation module, for after the request instruction of user's inquiry slice information is received, being believed according to the mark of the user
Breath determines signing section;
Data obtaining module, for obtain it is described signing section overall business or resource state information, the user to described
The demand information cut into slices, the user contract in the current business or resource state information contracted in section;
Slice view generation module, for according to the overall business or resource state information, the demand information and described working as
Preceding business or resource state information, calculate the slice view that the generation user monopolizes.
6. the state monitoring device of shared network section according to claim 5, it is characterised in that also include:
Sending module, for the slice view to be sent into the user.
7. the state monitoring device of shared network section according to claim 6, it is characterised in that also include:
Reminding module, points out the slice view to send successful information to the user.
8. the state monitoring device of shared network section according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the sending module bag
Include:
Authentication unit, for sending checking information to the user;
Information transmitting unit, for after the correct checking information of user feedback is received, the slice view to be sent to
The user.
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