CN109547231A

CN109547231A - A kind of network slice management method and device

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Publication number: CN109547231A
Application number: CN201710867054.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙文琦; 蒋若冰; 杨水根; 陆伟; 谭巍; 冯珍妮
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-09-22
Filing date: 2017-09-22
Publication date: 2019-03-29
Anticipated expiration: 2037-09-22
Also published as: CN109547231B; WO2019057015A1

Abstract

This application discloses a kind of network slice management method and devices, wherein to include: the first management entity send subscription management message to the second management entity to method, it include at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example in the subscription management message, and the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI, at least one described terminal device have the permission using network slice example；First management entity receives subscription management from second management entity and completes message, and the subscription management completion message is used to indicate described and network slice at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example and the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI is configured in uniform data management entity.

Description

A kind of network slice management method and device

Technical field

This application involves field of communication technology more particularly to a kind of network slice management method and devices.

Background technique

Conventional cellular network framework can only provide unified network service, it is difficult to it is poor to meet digitlization transition tide bring Anisotropic communication requirement.In order to provide otherness communication service, in next generation mobile networks, i.e., in 5G network, network will be abstracted For multiple " network is sliced (network slice) ", a network slice meets certain a kind of or a use-case connection communication clothes Business demand, entire 5G network are sliced by a large amount of networks for meeting different concatenation abilities and are formed.Network is sliced management system can root It is sliced relevant communication requirement according to network, creates corresponding network slice example (network slice instance, NSI). One network slice example is capable of providing complete network service end to end, and network consisting slice example can be network It is sliced subnet example (network slice subnet instance, NSSI) and/or network function.Network function can wrap Include physical network function and/or virtual network function.In order to carry out network slice selection, network slice management system will create one A or multiple single network slice selection auxiliary information (single network slice selection assistance Information, S-NSSAI).

However, how the control planes network entity such as uniform data management entity, obtain S-NSSAI, it is still urgently to be resolved Problem.

Summary of the invention

The application provides a kind of network slice management method and device, to be provided as the control such as uniform data management entity The method of torus network entity configuration S-NSSAI.

In a first aspect, this application provides a kind of networks to be sliced management method, this method comprises:

First management entity sends subscription management message to the second management entity, includes and net in the subscription management message Network is sliced at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example, and at least one terminal corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI is set Standby information, at least one described terminal device have the permission using network slice example；

First management entity receives subscription management from second management entity and completes message, and the subscription management is complete At message be used to indicate it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and at least one S-NSSAI pairs The information at least one terminal device answered is configured in uniform data management entity.

In the above method, the first management entity is corresponding at least with network slice example by sending to the second management entity One S-NSSAI, and the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI, realization will be above-mentioned Information configuration in uniform data management entity, when terminal device selection network slice example when, can make network side according to The information of terminal device fast and accurately determines S-NSSAI corresponding with terminal device, thus according to corresponding with terminal device S-NSSA is quickly that terminal device determines that network is sliced example.

In a kind of possible design, first management entity to the second management entity send subscription management message it Before, the method also includes:

First management entity receives the attribute information of the network slice example, the attribute from third management entity The type of service that information is used to indicate the slice type of the network slice example and/or network slice example is supported, with Described at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example is determined for first management entity.

By the above method, the first management entity is sliced the attribute information of example by network, can determine and network It is sliced the corresponding S-NSSAI of example, so as to accurately determine at least one S- corresponding with network slice example NSSAI。

In a kind of possible design, the S-NSSAI includes SST, and the SST is to be sliced example according to the network The type of service for the business that slice type, network slice example are supported determines.

In a kind of possible design, first management entity sends the subscription management message to the second management entity Before, the method also includes:

First management entity receives described at least one S- corresponding with network slice example from third management entity NSSAI。

By the above method, at least one S-NSSAI that the first management entity is sent by receiving third management entity can To reduce the portfolio of the first management entity, mitigate the load of the first management entity.

First management entity, which obtains, subscribes to file, and the subscription file indicates that at least one described terminal device is ordered The business read；

The information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI in the subscription management message, For it is described subscription file indicate described at least one terminal device subscribe to business and the network be sliced example support Business it is identical when determine.

By the above method, the first management entity can determine the business that terminal device is supported by subscription file, thus Accurately determine the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI.

In a kind of possible design, first management entity to the second management entity send subscription management message it Afterwards, the method also includes:

First management entity sends N number of S-NSSAI to second management entity, and with N number of S-NSSAI The information of corresponding M terminal device, the M terminal device are the terminal device at least one described terminal device, with The corresponding S-NSSAI of the M terminal device is updated, M, N are the integer greater than 0.

By the above method, the first management entity can modify any M terminal at least one described terminal device S-NSSAI corresponding to equipment, to improve the flexibility of network.

It is described for any one terminal device at least one described terminal device in a kind of possible design K S-NSSAI at least one S-NSSAI is that the default S-NSSAI, K of the terminal device are the integer greater than 0.

Second aspect, this application provides a kind of communication equipment, which has the function of realizing the above method.Institute Corresponding software realization can also be executed by hardware realization by hardware by stating function.The hardware or software include one A or multiple modules corresponding with above-mentioned function.The module can be software and/or hardware.

In a possible design, above-mentioned communication equipment includes processor and transceiver, the processor is configured to Subscription management message is sent to the second management entity by the transceiver, includes being sliced with network in the subscription management message Example corresponding at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, and with described at least one S-NSSAI pairs The information at least one terminal device answered, at least one described terminal device have the power using network slice example Limit；

Disappear the processor is configured to receiving subscription management completion from second management entity by the transceiver Breath, the subscription management complete message be used to indicate it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and with The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of at least one S-NSSAI is configured in uniform data management entity.

In a kind of possible design, the processor is also configured to

The attribute information that the network is sliced example, the attribute letter are received from third management entity by the transceiver The type of service that breath is used to indicate the slice type of network slice example and/or network slice example is supported, with Described at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example is determined in the network equipment.

In a kind of possible design, the S-NSSAI includes that business/slice type SST, the SST is according to Network is sliced the slice type of example, the type of service for the business that network slice example is supported determines.

In a kind of possible design, before the subscription management message to the transmission of the second management entity, the place Reason device is also configured to

Described at least one S- corresponding with network slice example is received from third management entity by the transceiver NSSAI。

It is obtained by the transceiver and subscribes to file, the subscription file indicates that at least one described terminal device is subscribed to Business；

In a kind of possible design, after the transmission subscription management message to the second management entity, the processor It is also configured to

Send N number of S-NSSAI to second management entity by the transceiver, and with described N number of S-NSSAI pairs The information for the M terminal device answered, the M terminal device is the terminal device at least one described terminal device, with more The newly corresponding S-NSSAI of the M terminal device, M, N are the integer greater than 0.

The third aspect, this application provides a kind of networks to be sliced management method, which comprises

Second management entity receives subscription management message from the first management entity, includes and net in the subscription management message Network is sliced example corresponding at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, and at least one described S- The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of NSSAI, at least one described terminal device has to be sliced in fact using the network The permission of example；

It includes described corresponding extremely with network slice example that second management entity is sent to uniform data management entity The information of a few S-NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI, and managed to described first It manages entity and sends subscription management completion message, the subscription management completion message is used to indicate described corresponding with network slice example At least one S-NSSAI and the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI be configured in institute It states in uniform data management entity.

In the above method, the second management entity receives the corresponding extremely with network slice example of the first management entity transmission It, will be above-mentioned after the information of a few S-NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI Information configuration in uniform data management entity, when terminal device selection network slice example when, can make network side according to The information of terminal device fast and accurately determines S-NSSAI corresponding with terminal device, thus according to corresponding with terminal device S-NSSAI be terminal device selection allow using network be sliced example.

In a kind of possible design, second management entity sends subscription management to first management entity and completes Before message, the method also includes:

Second management entity receives configuration from the uniform data management entity and completes message, and the configuration completion disappears Breath is used to indicate described corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of being sliced with network The information of at least one terminal device is configured to complete in the uniform data management entity.

In a kind of possible design, the S-NSSAI includes business/slice type SST；

The SST is the business of the slice type that example is sliced according to the network, network slice example support Type of service determines.

Fourth aspect, this application provides a kind of communication equipment, which has the function of realizing the above method.Institute Corresponding software realization can also be executed by hardware realization by hardware by stating function.The hardware or software include one A or multiple modules corresponding with above-mentioned function.The module can be software and/or hardware.

In a possible design, above-mentioned communication equipment includes processor and transceiver, the processor is configured to Subscription management message is received from the first management entity by the transceiver, includes being sliced with network in the subscription management message Example corresponding at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, and with described at least one S-NSSAI pairs The information at least one terminal device answered, at least one described terminal device have the power using network slice example Limit；

It includes described and net that the processor, which is additionally configured to send by the transceiver to uniform data management entity, Network is sliced at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI Information, and send subscription management to first management entity and complete message, the subscription management completes message and is used to indicate institute State and network slice at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example and at least one terminal corresponding at least one S-NSSAI The information of equipment is configured in the uniform data management entity.

In a kind of possible design, before the transmission subscription management completion message to first management entity, institute Processor is stated to be also configured to

Configuration is received from the uniform data management entity by the transceiver and completes message, and message is completed in the configuration Be used to indicate it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and it is corresponding at least one S-NSSAI extremely The information of a few terminal device is configured to complete in the uniform data management entity.

In a kind of possible design, the S-NSSAI includes business/slice type SST；

Present invention also provides a kind of computer readable storage medium, the storage medium is stored with instruction, when the finger When order is run on computers, so that computer realizes that executing the network that any one of the above design provides is sliced management method.

Present invention also provides a kind of computer program products comprising instruction, when run on a computer, so that Computer executes the network slice management method that any one of the above design provides.

Present invention also provides a kind of computer programs, when run on a computer, so that computer execution is above-mentioned The network that any one design provides is sliced management method.

Present invention also provides a kind of chip, the chip is connected with memory, for reading and executing the memory The software program of middle storage, so that the chip executes the network slice management method that any one of the above design provides.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is a kind of system architecture schematic diagram suitable for the embodiment of the present application；

Fig. 2 (a) to 2 (d) is a kind of NE Explorer schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 3 (a) to 3 (e) is a kind of network function manager schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 4 is that a kind of network provided by the embodiments of the present application is sliced management method flow chart；

Fig. 5 is a kind of subscription information configuration flow schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 6 is another subscription information configuration flow schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 7 is another subscription information configuration flow schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application；

Fig. 8 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of communication equipment provided by the present application；

Fig. 9 is the structural schematic diagram of another communication equipment provided by the present application；

Figure 10 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of communication equipment provided by the present application；

Figure 11 is the structural schematic diagram of another communication equipment provided by the present application.

Specific embodiment

The application is described in further detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.

The embodiment of the present application can be applied to various mobile communication system, such as: new wireless (New Radio, NR) system, Global system for mobile telecommunications (Global System of Mobile communication, GSM) system, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) system, wideband code division multiple access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS), long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system, advanced long term evolution (Advanced long term Evolution, LTE-A) system, Universal Mobile Communication System (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, UMTS), other shiftings such as long term evolution (evolved Long Term Evolution, eLTE) system, 5G of evolution Dynamic communication system.

Hereinafter, the part term in the application is explained, in order to those skilled in the art understand that.

1), network slice (Network slice): refer on network infrastructure physically or a virtually, according to not Logical network that same demand for services customizes, different.It includes terminal, access net, transmission that network slice, which can be one, The complete end to end network of net, core net and application server, is capable of providing complete telecommunications service, has certain network energy Power；Network slice is also possible to above-mentioned terminal, access net, transmission network, any combination of core net and application server.Network is cut Piece may have following one or more characteristics: access net may be sliced, it is also possible to be not sliced.Accessing net may be multiple networks What slice shared.The characteristic of different network slices and the network function for forming them may be different.

2), network slice example (Network slice instance, NSI): being the logical network really run, It is able to satisfy certain network characteristic or demand for services.One network slice example may provide one or more services.Network slice Example can be created by network management system, and a network management system may create multiple network slice examples and carry out pipe to them simultaneously Reason, including performance monitoring and the fault management etc. being sliced in network in example operational process.When multiple networks slice example coexists When, network, which is sliced between example, may share partial network resource and network function.Network slice example may be sliced from network Template creation, it is also possible to not from network slice template creation.One complete network slice example is to be capable of providing complete end To the network service at end, and network consisting slice example can be network slice subnet example (Network Slice Subnet Instance, NSSI) and/or network function.Network function may include physical network function and/or virtual network Function.Hereinafter referred to as physical network function and/or virtual network function are network function.

3), network slice subnet example (Network Slice Subnet Instance, NSSI): network is sliced subnet Example can not need to provide complete network service end to end, and network slice subnet example can be in network slice example The network function of the same equipment vendor forms set, it is also possible to by the set for the network function that domain divides, such as core net net Network is sliced subnet example, access net network is sliced subnet example, or forms set by other modes such as deployed positions.Network slice Subnet example may be sliced example by multiple networks and share.It proposes that network is sliced subnet example, can be convenient network management system management. One network slice example may be sliced subnet example by several networks and form, and each network slice subnet example is by several networks Function and/or several networks slice subnet example composition；One network slice example may be sliced subnet example by several networks With the network function composition for being not divided into network slice subnet example；One network slice example may also be only by several nets Network function composition.

4), network function (Network function, NF): it is one of network processing function, defines functionality Behavior and interface, network function can be realized by specialized hardware, can also by specialized hardware runs software realize, It can also be realized in the form of virtual functions on general hardware platform.It therefore, can be by network function from the angle of realization It is divided into physical network function and virtual network function.And from the angle used, network function can be divided into privately-owned network function and Specifically for multiple (son) networks are sliced example, different network function can be used independently in shared network function Can, this network function is known as privately-owned network function, can also share the same network function, and this network function is known as shared Network function.

Fig. 1 illustrates a kind of system architecture schematic diagram suitable for the embodiment of the present application.Network shown in FIG. 1 is cut It include traffic guidance function (Communication Service Management in piece management system framework Function, CSMF) entity, network slice management function (Network Slice Management Function, NSMF) reality Body, network are sliced sub- management function (Network Slice Subnet Management Function, NSSMF) entity.

CSMF entity, is mainly used for: converting the communication service demand of operator and/or third party client to network The demand of (such as network slice), and pass through the interface between NSMF entity and send the need for being sliced example to network to NSMF entity It asks and (such as creates, terminates, modification network slice example request), the management data of network slice example are obtained from NSMF entity (such as performance, fault data) generates the management data for running on the communication service on network slice example, receives operator And/or third party client is sliced network in subscription demand of management data of instance management data and/or communication service etc. It is one or more.

NSMF entity, is mainly used for: receiving the demand for the network slice example that CSMF entity is sent, is sliced example to network Life cycle management (lifecycle management, LCM), and performance, failure etc. of network slice example are carried out It managing (being referred to as managing by life cycle management, performance management, fault management below), layout network is sliced the composition of example, Decomposition network is sliced the demand that the demand of example is sliced subnet example and/or network function for each network, sends out to each NSSMF entity SCN Space Cable Network is sliced one of subnet instance management request etc. or a variety of.

NSSMF entity, is mainly used for: receiving the demand for the network slice subnet example that NSMF entity is sent, cuts to network Piece subnet example is managed, and layout arranges the composition of network slice example, and the demand that decomposition network is sliced subnet example is each It is real to send nested networks slice subnet to other NSSMF entities for the demand of network function and/or nested networks slice subnet example One of example management request etc. is a variety of.

Certainly, Fig. 1 is example, and network, which is sliced in management system framework, to include other entities, for example including system One data management (Unified Data Management, UDM) entity etc., no longer illustrates one by one herein.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first management entity and third management entity can be independent physical entity respectively, It can be located in a physical entity, be described separately below.

In the first possible scene, the first management entity and third management entity are located in a physical entity, the object Reason entity is NSMF, at this point, the second management entity is NSSMF or NE Explorer (element manager, EM) or network Function (network function, NF) manager (manager) etc..

Second management entity NSSMF can integrate the function of EM or NF manager, and the second management entity NSSMF is integrated with When the function of EM or NF manager, the information such as subscription management information can be configured in UDM.Second management entity NSSMF does not have When the function of integrated EM or NF manager, subscription management letter can be configured in UDM by the interaction with EM NF manager The information such as breath.

It should be noted that EM can be self-existent equipment, can also be located at network element (network element, NE on), it is also possible to be integrated on a domain manager (domain manager, DM).EM can match a network element execution Movement is set, meanwhile, the higher level of EM is network manager (network manager, NM), under NM can be from higher level to EM Hair management message.Specifically can be with reference to shown in Fig. 2 (a) to Fig. 2 (d), in Fig. 2 (a), EM is self-existent equipment, is located at NM Between NE.In Fig. 2 (b), EM is integrated on NE, which can directly interact with NM.In Fig. 2 (c), EM is integrated on DM, should DM is between NM and NE.It should be noted that above-mentioned various forms of EM can be existed simultaneously in a system, specifically may be used With reference to shown in Fig. 2 (d).

NF manager can be self-existent equipment, can also be located on NF, it is also possible to be integrated in a domain management On device (NSSMF or DM etc.), or there are also a kind of possible form, i.e. there are also NF managers to exist under NSSMF management.Specifically Can be with reference to shown in Fig. 3 (a) to Fig. 3 (e), in Fig. 3 (a), NF manager is self-existent equipment, be located at NSMF and NF it Between.In Fig. 3 (b), NF manager is integrated on NF, which can directly interact with NSMF.In Fig. 3 (c), NF manager is integrated in On NSSMF or DM, the NSSMF or DM are between NSMF and NF.In Fig. 3 (d), NF manager is self-existent equipment, position Between NSSMF and NF.It should be noted that above-mentioned various forms of NF managers can exist simultaneously in a system, tool Body can be with reference to shown in Fig. 3 (e).

Under the first possible scene, the first management entity is the entity for managing subscription information, and third management entity is The entity for managing network slice example, is all located at NSMF, reduces the first management entity and third management entity is set positioned at difference Standby brought interaction；Second management entity is located at NSSMF or NF manager or EM, and the second management entity specifically executes pair The configuration of UDM belongs to two layers traditional of management framework, so as to continue to use the existing network architecture, improves the compatibility of system.

In second of possible scene, the first management entity and third management entity are located in a physical entity, the object Reason entity is NM, and the second management entity is EM or NF manager.

Under this scene, the first management entity is the entity for managing subscription information, and third management entity is that management network is cut The entity of piece example, is all located at NM, reduces the first management entity and third management entity is located at friendship brought by distinct device Mutually；Due to the first management entity management network be sliced example, and network slice example generally managed by NSMF, therefore NSMF and NM realizes that the second management entity is located at NF manager or EM in the same entity, and the second management entity is specifically executed to UDM's Configuration, belongs to two layers traditional of management framework, so as to continue to use the existing network architecture, improves the compatibility of system.

In the third possible scene, the first management entity and third management entity are independent physical entity.First pipe Reason entity is NM, and the second management entity is EM or NF manager, and third management entity is NSMF or CSMF.

In such a scenario, third management entity is located at NSMF or CSMF, and the first management entity is NM, due to the first management Entity is located at different network entities from third management entity, therefore under the scene, can continue to use in the existing network architecture The management framework of one management entity and third management entity reduces the change to existing network framework, improves the compatibility of system. Second management entity is located at NF manager or EM, and the second management entity executes the configuration to UDM, belongs to two traditional layer-managements Framework improves the compatibility of system so as to continue to use the existing network architecture.

In conjunction with the description of front, as shown in figure 4, for a kind of network slice management method process provided by the embodiments of the present application Schematic diagram.Referring to fig. 4, this method comprises:

Step 401: the first management entity sends subscription management message to the second management entity, in the subscription management message Including at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example, and corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI at least one The information of a terminal device, at least one described terminal device have the permission using network slice example.

In the embodiment of the present application, at least one described S-NSSAI can also be known as every at least one described terminal device The subscription S-NSSAI (subscribed S-NSSAIs) of a terminal device.At least one described S-NSSAI can be used to assist Terminal device selects network to be sliced example, specifically may refer to subsequent description, details are not described herein.

For convenience, the embodiment of the present application " will be sliced example corresponding at least one with network in content below A S-NSSAI, and the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI " is referred to as that " first orders Read information ".First subscription information is an abbreviation, not as the restriction to subscription management message.

First subscription information can be transmitted on the Itf-N interface between the first management entity and the second management entity, Itf-N interface is 3rd Generation Partnership Program (The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP) management system Interface as defined in uniting.Configuration flow and message are followed to the regulation of configuration message on Itf-N, meanwhile, carry the first subscription information Message title, the embodiment of the present application do not limit, is described, takes by taking subscription management message as an example in the embodiment of the present application Message with the first subscription information can also be other message, no longer illustrate one by one herein.

In the embodiment of the present application, a S-NSSAI may include business/slice type (service/slicetypes, SST), SST indicates that the slice type (network slice type) of network slice example, network are sliced the slice class of example Type can be enhanced mobile bandwidth (Enhanced Mobile Broadband, eMBB) or high reliability low time delay (ultra-reliable low latency communications, URLLC) or magnanimity Internet of Things (massive IoT (Internet of Things), MIoT) etc..In other examples, a S-NSSAI can also be distinguished comprising slice (slice differentiator, SD), SD can be used for distinguishing different network slice examples, information the application that SD includes Embodiment does not limit, such as can contain tenant (customer) information, and the network for distinguishing different tenants is sliced example, Or other information.

Step 402: the second management entity receives subscription management message from the first management entity.

Step 403: it includes that described and network is sliced example that second management entity is sent to uniform data management entity The information of at least one corresponding S-NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI, and to institute It states the first management entity and sends subscription management completion message.

Wherein, the subscription management completes message and is used to indicate described at least one S- corresponding with network slice example The information of NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI is configured in the uniform data pipe It manages in entity.

Wherein, uniform data management entity may be implemented to manage and store the functions such as subscription information, it is thus possible to according to institute It states the first subscription information and provides corresponding content to terminal device or network entity.

In other embodiments, UDM entity can will subscribe to data storage to other data cells, such as unified number According to library (Unified Data Repository, UDR) entity, data are read into UDR entity when in use.The application only will It subscribes to data and is configured to UDM entity, and the interaction of UDM entity and other data cells, the embodiment of the present application do not limit.

Step 404: first management entity receives subscription management from second management entity and completes message.

Wherein, the subscription management completes message and first subscription information is sent to system for second management entity It is sent after one data management entity.

In various embodiments, corresponding at least with network slice example in the first subscription information in step 401 One S-NSSAI can be determined in several ways.

The first possible mode:

SST in S-NSSAI is supported according to the slice type of network slice example, network slice example The type of service of business determines.

In at least one described S-NSSAI, when there is the S-NSSAI comprising SD, SD can be to be sliced according to a network What the characteristic of example generated, for example, the corresponding tenant's information of network slice example, the service identification that network slice example is supported, net Network is sliced the geographic range etc. of example covering.

Under the first possible mode, there is also third management entity in system, the first management entity is received from the The attribute information for the network slice example that three management entities are sent, the attribute information indicate the slice of the network slice example The type of service that type and/or network slice example are supported, to determine described and network for first management entity It is sliced at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example.The attribute information also can indicate that the business mark that network slice example is supported Know, tenant's information that network slice example is supported, network are sliced geographic range of example covering etc..

After first management entity obtains the attribute information of the network slice example, according to attribute information generation The SST of at least one S-NSSAI, each S-NSSAI are the slice that the network that the attribute information indicates is sliced example What the type of service for the business that type, network slice example are supported determined.

In at least one described S-NSSAI, when there is the S-NSSAI comprising SD, the first management entity can be according to network It is sliced the corresponding tenant's information of example, network is sliced the service identification that example is supported, network is sliced the geographic range of example covering Deng the determining SD.

Second of possible mode:

At least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example is that first management entity manages in fact from third What body received.Under second of possible mode, third management entity can send network to the first management entity simultaneously and cut The attribute information of piece example, and at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example.Correspondingly, the first management Entity receives at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example from third management entity.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the first management entity determines at least one described S-NSSAI, it is determining with it is described at least The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of one S-NSSAI.It is first illustrated by taking a terminal device as an example, when an end When end equipment subscribing service, in the negotiations process with operator, network side equipment (such as can setting for responsible service negotiation It is standby) a subscription file can be generated, which indicates the business that the terminal device is subscribed to, can indicate that the terminal The information etc. of equipment, wherein the information of terminal device includes but is not limited to the device identification of terminal device, belonging to terminal device The information relevant to terminal device such as the temporary identifier of network, terminal device in a network.

After the subscription file generated of the terminal device, the subscription text of the available terminal device of the first management entity Part, for example, the first management entity receives the subscription text that network side equipment (such as can be the equipment of responsible service negotiation) is sent Part or the first management entity can request the terminal device to the network side equipment for the subscription file for saving all terminal devices Subscribe to the subscription file that the modes such as file obtain the terminal device.Certainly, the above only example, the first management entity can be with other Mode obtains the subscription file of the terminal device, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this, no longer illustrates one by one herein.

After first management entity obtains the subscription file of the terminal device, can be determined according to the subscription file should The business that terminal device is subscribed to.If first management entity determines the industry that the terminal device is subscribed to according to the subscription file Business, with network indicated by least one described S-NSSAI slice example support business it is identical, then can establish it is described at least The corresponding relationship of one S-NSSAI and the terminal device.That is the first management entity can pass through the business of terminal device and subscription Corresponding relationship, business and support the corresponding relationship of network slice example of business, network slice example and at least one S- The corresponding relationships such as the corresponding relationship of NSSAI determine the corresponding relationship of the terminal device Yu at least one S-NSSAI, thus It can establish the information of the terminal device and the corresponding relationship of at least one S-NSSAI, it should be noted that the corresponding end At least one described S-NSSAI of end equipment is also referred to as subscription S-NSSAI (the subscribed S- of the terminal device NSSAIs).Correspondingly, by the above-mentioned means, the first management entity can determine it is corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI Other terminal devices, so that the corresponding relationship of at least one described S-NSSAI and the information of at least one terminal device are established, This repeats no more the above process.

First management entity is determining to be sliced corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example with network, and with described at least one After the information of at least one corresponding terminal device of a S-NSSAI, the subscription management message can be generated.Subscription management disappears It can also include the information of terminal device and the subscription S-NSSAI of terminal device in breath, can also be wrapped in subscription management message Other information is included, the embodiment of the present application does not limit, and details are not described herein.

In step 403, after the second management entity receives the first subscription information, by the configuration of the first subscription information unified In data management entity.

Specifically, second management entity is sent to uniform data management entity subscribes to configuration message in step 403, subscribe to Configure message be used to described to be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and at least one S-NSSAI pairs The information configuration at least one terminal device answered is in uniform data management entity.The configuration of uniform data management entity completes the After one subscription information, send configuration to the second management entity and complete message, the configuration complete message be used to indicate it is described and Network is sliced at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI Information be configured to complete in the uniform data management entity.Second management entity manages real from the uniform data After body receives configuration completion message, the first management entity of Xiang Suoshu sends subscription management and completes message, and the subscription management is complete At message be used to indicate it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and at least one S-NSSAI pairs The information at least one terminal device answered is configured in the uniform data management entity.

In other examples, the second management entity can also be by other management entities to uniform data management entity It sends and subscribes to the information such as configuration message.Such as: when the second management entity is NSMF or NM, the second management entity can pass through NSSMF or EM or NF manager are sent to uniform data management entity subscribes to information or second management entities such as configuration message When for NSSMF, if the function of the integrated EM or NF manager of NSSMF, NSSMF is by EM or NF manager to uniform data Management entity, which is sent, subscribes to the information such as configuration message.

In step 404, after the first management entity receives subscription management completion message, it is logical to realize the first management entity The second management entity is crossed by least one S-NSSAI, and at least one terminal corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI is set It is standby to be configured in uniform data management entity.The S-NSSAI configured in uniform data management entity can be used to assist as terminal Equipment selects network to be sliced example.For example, terminal device is when selection needs network to be used slice example, need to for The mobile management function to ps domain (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF) of the terminal device service Entity sends login request message, may include P S-NSSAI in login request message, the P S-NSSAI is properly termed as Request (Requested) S-NSSAIs for using, the corresponding network slice example of the P S-NSSAI is exactly terminal device need The network to be selected slice example, P are the integer greater than 0.

It, should to the request of uniform data management entity after AMF entity receives P S-NSSAI of terminal device transmission The information of terminal device, and H S-NSSAI corresponding with the information of the terminal device, H are the integer greater than 0, above content It is pre-configured in uniform data management entity, the process of configuration can be with reference to step 401 to step 404.

AMF entity obtains the information of the terminal device, and H S-NSSAI corresponding with the information of the terminal device Later, judge in the H S-NSSAI with the presence or absence of P S- identical with the P S-NSSAI that the terminal device is sent NSSAI.Specifically, by taking any one S-NSSAI (hereinafter referred to as " the first S-NSSAI ") in P S-NSSAI as an example in explanation Deterministic process is stated, AMF entity is by STT included by the first S-NSSAI (hereinafter referred to as " the first SST "), with the H S- NSSAI is compared.If it is determined that at least there is STT included by a S-NSSAI in the H S-NSSAI, with described first SST is identical, it is determined that there is S-NSSAI identical with the first S-NSSAI in the H S-NSSAI；Otherwise, it determines institute It states and S-NSSAI identical with the first S-NSSAI is not present in H S-NSSAI.

Further, when in the first S-NSSAI including SD (hereinafter referred to as " the first SD "), AMF entity also needs to judge In the H S-NSSAI, if there is while including the S-NSSAI of the first SST and the first SD, only simultaneously When in the presence of including a first SST and SD, it just can determine that in the H S-NSSAI and existing and the first S-NSSAI Otherwise identical S-NSSAI can determine that there is no S-s identical with the first S-NSSAI in the H S-NSSAI NSSAI。

By the above method, AMF entity can be determined to send out in the H S-NSSAI with the presence or absence of with the terminal device The identical P S-NSSAI of the P S-NSSAI sent, AMF entity in the H S-NSSAI if it is determined that exist and the terminal device The identical P S-NSSAI of P S-NSSAI of transmission then allows terminal device to cut using the corresponding network of the H S-NSSAI Otherwise piece example does not allow terminal device to use the corresponding network slice example of the H S-NSSAI.

In another embodiment, for any one terminal device at least one described terminal device, it is described at least K S-NSSAI in one S-NSSAI is that the default S-NSSAI, K of the terminal device are the integer greater than 0.When the terminal is set When not including S-NSSAI in the standby AMF entity transmission login request message to for the terminal device service, AMF entity is received To after the login request message, the default S-NSSAI of the terminal device is first determined, then by the default S- with the terminal device The corresponding network of NSSAI is sliced example, is determined as the requested network slice example of the login request message.Determining process It may relate to the interaction of AMF and NSSF (network slice selection function), the present embodiment does not limit.

In another embodiment, the first management entity from second management entity receive subscription management complete message it Afterwards, the corresponding relationship of the information of at least one described S-NSSAI and at least one terminal device can also be modified.

In conjunction with the description of front, set using at least one terminal of the network slice example of at least one corresponding S-NSSAI M terminal device in standby, needs to move to network slice example corresponding with N number of S-NSSAI, and M, N are the integer greater than 0. Under the scene, first management entity can send N number of S-NSSAI to second management entity, and with it is described N number of The information of the corresponding M terminal device of S-NSSAI, the M terminal device are the terminal at least one described terminal device Equipment.Wherein, N number of S-NSSAI and at least one described S-NSSAI may exist identical S-NSSAI, there may also be Different S-NSSAI, the embodiment of the present application do not limit this.

For convenience, the embodiment of the present application is in content below, will " N number of S-NSSAI, and with N number of S- The information of the corresponding M terminal device of NSSAI " is referred to as " the second subscription information ".Second subscription information is an abbreviation, no With restriction effect.

After second management entity receives the second subscription information, described second is sent to uniform data management entity and is subscribed to The corresponding S-NSSAI of the M terminal device is updated to N number of S- in uniform data management entity to realize by information NSSAI.After the corresponding S-NSSAI of the M terminal device is updated to N number of S-NSSAI by the uniform data management entity, Update message can also be sent to AMF entity, the update message is used to indicate the AMF entity triggers registration management (Registration management) process, to indicate AMF entity by the corresponding S-NSSAI of the M terminal device more It is newly N number of S-NSSAI, the particular content of the process, the embodiment of the present application does not limit, and details are not described herein.

In conjunction with the process in Fig. 2, it is real from the first management that subscription information is further described below by specific embodiment Body is configured to the process of uniform data management entity.

As shown in figure 5, being a kind of subscription information configuration flow schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application.Stream shown in fig. 5 Cheng Zhong, at least one S-NSSAI for including in subscription management message be determined by the first management entity, meanwhile, the first management Entity, the second management entity, third management entity concrete implementation mode, can be with reference to first into the third possible scene Description, details are not described herein.In process shown in fig. 5, the particular content of the message or information that are related to can refer to step Description in 401 to step 404, it is no longer repeated herein.

Step 501: third management entity sends a notification message to the first management entity, includes network in the notification message It is sliced the attribute information of example.The attribute information indicates the slice type of the network slice example, network slice The information such as the type of service of business that example is supported.

Step 502: the first management entity receives notification message, and is sliced according to the attribute information is determining with the network At least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example.Meanwhile first management entity is according to the subscription file got, determine described in The business that at least one corresponding terminal device of file is subscribed to is subscribed to, the network indicated with the attribute information is sliced example branch The business held is identical, then establish described at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example with it is described at least one The corresponding relationship of the information of terminal device.

Step 503: the first management entity sends the subscription management message including the first subscription information to the second management entity； First subscription information is to be sliced corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and with described with the network with the network It is sliced the information of at least one corresponding terminal device of at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example.

Step 504: the second management entity receives the subscription management message from the first management entity, and to uniform data pipe It manages entity and sends the subscription configuration message including first subscription information.

Step 505: uniform data management entity receives subscription from uniform data management entity and configures message, and to the Two management entities send configuration and complete message, and the configuration completes message and is used to indicate first subscription information in the unification It is configured to complete in data management entity.

Step 506: the second management entity receives the configuration from uniform data management entity and completes message, to the first management Entity sends subscription management and completes message, and the subscription management completion message is used to indicate first subscription information and is configured in In the uniform data management entity.

In conjunction with the process in Fig. 2, in other examples, at least one S-NSSAI for including in subscription management message The first management entity can also be sent to by third management entity, the first management entity passes through at least one described S-NSSAI Second management entity is configured in uniform data management entity.It specifically can be as shown in fig. 6, being provided for the another embodiment of the application A kind of subscription information configuration flow schematic diagram.In process shown in fig. 6, the first management entity, the second management entity, third pipe Entity concrete implementation mode is managed, the first description into the third possible scene can be referred to, details are not described herein.Fig. 6 Shown in process, the particular content of the message or information that are related to, can with reference to the description in step 401 to step 404, It is no longer repeated for this.

Step 601: third management entity sends a notification message to the first management entity, includes network in the notification message It is sliced the attribute information of example, at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example.

Step 602: first management entity receives the notification message from third management entity, and according to getting File is subscribed to, the business that at least one corresponding terminal device of the subscription file is subscribed to is determined, is sliced example with the network The business of support is identical, then establishes the pass corresponding with the information of at least one terminal device at least one described S-NSSAI System.

Step 603: the first management entity sends the subscription management message including the first subscription information to the second management entity； First subscription information be step 602 in determine at least one S-NSSAI, and with described at least one S-NSSAI pairs The information at least one terminal device answered.

Step 604: the second management entity receives the subscription management message from the first management entity, and to uniform data pipe It manages entity and sends the subscription configuration message including first subscription information.

Step 605: uniform data management entity receives the subscription from the second management entity and configures message, and manages to second It manages entity and sends configuration completion message, the configuration completes message and is used to indicate first subscription information in the uniform data It is configured to complete in management entity.

Step 606: the second management entity receives the configuration from uniform data management entity and completes message, and manages to first It manages entity and sends subscription management completion message, the subscription management completion message is used to indicate first subscription information and is configured In the uniform data management entity.

When terminal device is sliced example to another network from a network slice instance migration, the subscription letter of terminal device Breath is also required to modify.It is described so that M equipment moves to network slice example B from network slice example A as an example below.

In conjunction with the process in Fig. 2, in another embodiment, the first subscription information is configured in uniform data management entity Later, it is also possible to need the corresponding relationship of the information to S-NSSAI and terminal device to modify, such as terminal device needs move Another network slice example is moved on to, the first management entity needs to order by configuring second in uniform data management entity at this time Information is read, to complete the update of the corresponding relationship to the information of S-NSSAI and terminal device.Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, being Another subscription information configuration flow schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application.In process shown in Fig. 7, example is sliced with network It is illustrated for A and B, network slice example A corresponds at least one S-NSSAI, at least one described S-NSSAI and at least one The information of a terminal device is corresponding.Network slice example B corresponds to N number of S-NSSAI, and the M at least one described terminal device Terminal device needs to move to network slice example B, therefore the first management entity needs to redefine the M terminal device pair The S-NSSAI answered.

Step 701: third management entity sends network to the first management entity and is sliced example update message, and the network is cut Piece example update message is used to indicate using M terminal device in network slice example A, is moved to by network slice example A Network is sliced example B.

It may include the information such as the attribute information of network slice example B in the network slice example update message.

Step 702: first management entity receives the network from third management entity and is sliced example update message, and Establish the corresponding relationship of the information of the network corresponding N number of S-NSSAI of slice example B and the M terminal device.

Step 703: the first management entity sends the subscription management message including the second subscription information to the second management entity； Second subscription information is N number of S-NSSAI, and the information of M terminal device corresponding with the N number of S-NSSAI.

Step 704: the second management entity receives the subscription management message from the first management entity, and to uniform data pipe It manages entity and sends the subscription configuration message including second subscription information.

Step 705: uniform data management entity receives the subscription from the second management entity and configures message, and manages to second It manages entity and sends configuration completion message, the configuration completes message and is used to indicate second subscription information in the uniform data It is configured to complete in management entity.

Step 706: the second management entity receives the configuration from uniform data management entity and completes message, and manages to first It manages entity and sends subscription management completion message, the subscription management completion message is used to indicate second subscription information and is configured In the uniform data management entity.

Step 707: the AMF entity that uniform data management entity is designated as the M terminal device service is whole by described M The corresponding S-NSSAI of end equipment is updated to N number of S-NSSAI.

Based on the same technical idea, as shown in figure 8, for a kind of communication apparatus construction signal provided by the embodiments of the present application Figure.

Referring to Fig. 8, in a specific embodiment, which can execute the first management in the process of Fig. 4 Movement performed by entity, the communication equipment 800 include:

Processing module 801 is configured as sending subscription management message to the second management entity by transceiver module 802, described It include at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S- corresponding with network slice example in subscription management message NSSAI, and the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI, at least one described terminal Equipment has the permission using network slice example；

The processing module 801 is configured as receiving by the transceiver module 802 from second management entity and subscribe to Message is completed in management, and the subscription management completes message and is used to indicate described at least one S- corresponding with network slice example It is real that the information of NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI is configured in uniform data management In body.

In a kind of possible design, the processing module 801 is also configured to

The attribute information that the network is sliced example is received from third management entity by the transceiver module 802, it is described The service class that attribute information is used to indicate the slice type of the network slice example and/or network slice example is supported Type, to determine described at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example for the network equipment.

In a kind of possible design, before the subscription management message to the transmission of the second management entity, the place Reason module 801 is also configured to

By the transceiver module 802 from third management entity receive it is described it is corresponding with network slice example at least one S-NSSA。

It is obtained by the transceiver module 802 and subscribes to file, the subscription file indicates that at least one described terminal is set The standby business subscribed to；

In a kind of possible design, after the transmission subscription management message to the second management entity, the processing mould Block 801 is also configured to

Send N number of S-NSSAI to second management entity by the transceiver module 802, and with N number of S- The information of the corresponding M terminal device of NSSAI, the M terminal device are that the terminal at least one described terminal device is set Standby, to update the corresponding S-NSSAI of the M terminal device, M, N are the integer greater than 0.

It include processor and transceiver in the structure of communication equipment, for executing Fig. 4 institute in another specific example Movement performed by first management entity in the method shown.Fig. 9 is please referred to, it illustrates a kind of possible simplification of communication equipment Structural schematic diagram.It include transceiver 901 in the structure of communication equipment 900, processor 902, total in example corresponding to Fig. 9 Line 903 and memory 904.In embodiment shown in Fig. 9, transceiver 901 is integrated by transmitter and receiver.At other Embodiment in, transmitter and receiver can also be mutually indepedent.

In a kind of possible mode, transceiver 901, processor 902 and memory 904 can pass through 903 phase of bus It connects；It is total that bus 903 can be Peripheral Component Interconnect standard (peripheral component interconnect, PCI) Line or expanding the industrial standard structure (extended industry standard architecture, EISA) bus etc..It is described Bus can be divided into address bus, data/address bus, control bus etc..Only to be indicated with a thick line in Fig. 9 convenient for indicating, but It is not offered as only a bus or a type of bus.

The processor 902 for carrying out control management to the movement of communication equipment, for execute in above-described embodiment by The movement that first management entity executes, such as subscription management message is sent to the second management entity by transceiver 901, it is described to order Readding in management message includes at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example, And the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI, at least one terminal device tool There is the permission using network slice example；Subscription management is received from second management entity by transceiver 901 to complete Message, the subscription management complete message be used to indicate it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and The information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI is configured in uniform data management entity, and/or Carry out other processes of technology described herein.It is real that communication equipment 900 executes the first management in network slice management method The detail of the movement of body is referring to figure 4. to the description of Fig. 7, and details are not described herein.In various embodiments, processor 902 may include one or more processors, for example including one or more central processing units (Central Processing Unit, CPU), processor 902 can integrate in chip, or can be chip itself.

Memory 904 is used to store the program code and data of dependent instruction and data and the network equipment.Not With embodiment in, memory 904 include but is not limited to be random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, EPROM) or portable read-only memory (Compact Disc Read- Only Memory, CD-ROM).

It is designed it is understood that Fig. 9 illustrate only simplifying for the communication equipment.It is base station in communication equipment 900 When the equal network equipments or terminal device, communication equipment 900 may include any number of transmitter, receiver, processor, Memory, or other components etc., and all communication apparatus that the application channel sense method may be implemented are all in this Shen Within protection scope please.

It based on the same technical idea, as shown in Figure 10, is that a kind of communication apparatus construction provided by the embodiments of the present application shows It is intended to.

Referring to Figure 10, in a specific embodiment, which can execute the second pipe in the process of Fig. 4 Movement performed by entity is managed, the communication equipment 1000 includes: that processing module 1001 is configured as through transceiver module 1002 Subscription management message is received from the first management entity, includes corresponding at least with network slice example in the subscription management message One single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, and at least one end corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI The information of end equipment, at least one described terminal device have the permission using network slice example；

The processing module 1001 is additionally configured to send by the transceiver module 1002 to uniform data management entity Including corresponding at least one S-NSSAI and corresponding at least one S-NSSAI at least one of described and network slice example The information of a terminal device, and send subscription management to first management entity and complete message, the subscription management completion disappears Breath is used to indicate described corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of being sliced with network The information of at least one terminal device is configured in the uniform data management entity.

In a kind of possible design, before the transmission subscription management completion message to first management entity, institute Processing module 1001 is stated to be also configured to

Configuration, which is received, from the uniform data management entity by the transceiver module 1002 completes message, it is described to configure At message be used to indicate it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and at least one S-NSSAI pairs The information at least one terminal device answered is configured to complete in the uniform data management entity.

In a kind of possible design, the S-NSSAI includes business/slice type SST；

It include processor and transceiver in the structure of communication equipment, for executing Fig. 4 institute in another specific example Movement performed by second management entity in the method shown.Figure 11 is please referred to, it illustrates a kind of possible letters of communication equipment Change structural schematic diagram.It include transceiver 1101, processor in the structure of communication equipment 1100 in example corresponding to Figure 11 1102, bus 1103 and memory 1104.In the embodiment shown in Figure 11, transceiver 1101 is by transmitter and receiver It is integrated.In other implementations, transmitter and receiver can also be mutually indepedent.

In a kind of possible mode, transceiver 1101, processor 1102 and memory 1104 can pass through the bus 1103 are connected with each other；Bus 1103 can be pci bus or eisa bus etc..The bus can be divided into address bus, data Bus, control bus etc..Only to be indicated with a thick line in Figure 11, it is not intended that an only bus or one convenient for indicating The bus of seed type.

The processor 1102 for carrying out control management to the movement of communication equipment, for execute in above-described embodiment by The movement that second management entity executes, such as be configured as receiving subscription management from the first management entity by transceiver module 1002 Message includes at least one single network slice selection auxiliary letter corresponding with network slice example in the subscription management message Cease S-NSSAI, and the information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI, it is described at least one Terminal device has the permission using network slice example；It is additionally configured to through the transceiver module 1002 to unified number Sent according to management entity include it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and at least one S- The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of NSSAI, and send subscription management to first management entity and complete message, institute Subscription management is stated to complete message and be used to indicate described to be sliced corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example with network and at least one The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of a S-NSSAI is configured in the uniform data management entity, and/or is carried out Other processes of technology described herein.Communication equipment 1100 executes the second management entity in network slice management method The detail of movement is referring to figure 4. to the description of Fig. 7, and details are not described herein.In various embodiments, processor 1102 It may include one or more processors, for example including one or more CPU, processor 1102 be can integrate in chip, or Person can be chip itself.

Memory 1104 is used to store the program code and data of dependent instruction and data and the network equipment.? In different embodiments, memory 1104 include but is not limited to be RAM, ROM, EPROM or CD-ROM.

It is designed it is understood that Figure 11 illustrate only simplifying for the communication equipment.It is base in communication equipment 1100 Stand etc. the network equipments or terminal device when, communication equipment 1100 may include any number of transmitter, receiver, processing Device, memory, or other components etc., and all communication apparatus that the application channel sense method may be implemented are all at this Within the protection scope of application.

It should be noted that being schematical, only a kind of logic function to the division of module in the embodiment of the present application It divides, there may be another division manner in actual implementation.Each functional module in embodiments herein can integrate In one processing module, it is also possible to modules and physically exists alone, one can also be integrated in two or more modules In a module.Above-mentioned integrated module both can take the form of hardware realization, can also use the form of software function module It realizes.

If the integrated module is realized in the form of software function module and sells or use as independent product When, it can store in a computer readable storage medium.Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the application is substantially The all or part of the part that contributes to existing technology or the technical solution can be in the form of software products in other words It embodies, which is stored in a storage medium, including some instructions are used so that a computer It is each that equipment (can be personal computer, server or the network equipment etc.) or processor (processor) execute the application The all or part of the steps of embodiment the method.And storage medium above-mentioned includes: USB flash disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic or disk Etc. the various media that can store program code.

The application also proposes a kind of communication device simultaneously, is related to the first management entity or second for executing Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 The method of management entity movement.The communication device can be chip or processing circuit, illustratively, the chip or processing electricity Road can be set in the first management entity or the second management entity.Wherein, in various embodiments, in said chip It may include memory, can not also include memory.

In the above-described embodiments, can come wholly or partly by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof real It is existing.When implemented in software, it can entirely or partly realize in the form of a computer program product.The computer program Product includes one or more computer instructions.When loading on computers and executing the computer program instructions, all or It partly generates according to process or function described in the embodiment of the present application.The computer can be general purpose computer, dedicated meter Calculation machine, computer network or other programmable devices.The computer instruction can store in computer readable storage medium In, or from a computer readable storage medium to the transmission of another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer Instruction can pass through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, number from a web-site, computer, server or data center User's line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave etc.) mode to another web-site, computer, server or Data center is transmitted.The computer readable storage medium can be any usable medium that computer can access or It is comprising data storage devices such as one or more usable mediums integrated server, data centers.The usable medium can be with It is magnetic medium, (for example, floppy disk, hard disk, tape), optical medium (for example, DVD) or semiconductor medium (such as solid state hard disk Solid State Disk (SSD)) etc..

The embodiment of the present application is referring to the method, equipment (system) and computer program product according to the embodiment of the present application Flowchart and/or the block diagram describe.It should be understood that can be realized by computer program instructions in flowchart and/or the block diagram The combination of process and/or box in each flow and/or block and flowchart and/or the block diagram.It can provide these calculating Machine program instruction to general purpose computer, dedicated meter machine, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing devices processing mould Block 1001 is to generate a machine, so that being executed by the processing module 1001 of computer or other programmable data processing devices Instruction generation refer to for realizing in one or more flows of the flowchart and/or one or more blocks of the block diagram The device of fixed function.

These computer program instructions, which may also be stored in, is able to guide computer or other programmable data processing devices with spy Determine in the computer-readable memory that mode works, so that it includes referring to that instruction stored in the computer readable memory, which generates, Enable the manufacture of device, the command device realize in one box of one or more flows of the flowchart and/or block diagram or The function of being specified in multiple boxes.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various modification and variations without departing from this Shen to the embodiment of the present application Spirit and scope please.In this way, if these modifications and variations of the embodiment of the present application belong to the claim of this application and its wait Within the scope of technology, then the application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. a kind of network is sliced management method, which is characterized in that the described method includes:

First management entity sends subscription management message to the second management entity, includes cutting with network in the subscription management message Piece example corresponding at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, and at least one described S-NSSAI The information of at least one corresponding terminal device, at least one described terminal device have the power using network slice example Limit；

First management entity receives subscription management from second management entity and completes message, and the subscription management completion disappears Breath is used to indicate described corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of being sliced with network The information of at least one terminal device is configured in uniform data management entity.

2. the method according to claim 1, wherein first management entity is ordered to the transmission of the second management entity Before readding management message, the method also includes:

First management entity receives the attribute information of the network slice example, the attribute information from third management entity The type of service that the slice type and/or network slice example for being used to indicate the network slice example are supported, to be used for First management entity determines described at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example.

3. method according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that the S-NSSAI includes business/slice type SST, The SST is the type of service of the slice type that example is sliced according to the network, the business of network slice example support It determines.

4. the method according to claim 1, wherein first management entity is ordered to the transmission of the second management entity Before readding management message, the method also includes:

5. method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is characterized in that first management entity is managed to second Before entity sends subscription management message, the method also includes:

First management entity, which obtains, subscribes to file, and the file of subscribing to indicates what at least one described terminal device was subscribed to Business；

The information of at least one terminal device corresponding at least one described S-NSSAI in the subscription management message, for It is described to subscribe to the business that at least one described terminal device that file indicates is subscribed to and the industry that network slice example is supported It is determined when being engaged in identical.

6. method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is characterized in that first management entity is managed to second After entity sends subscription management message, the method also includes:

First management entity sends N number of S-NSSAI to second management entity, and corresponding with N number of S-NSSAI M terminal device information, the M terminal device is the terminal device at least one described terminal device, to update The M terminal device corresponding S-NSSAI, M, N are the integer greater than 0.

7. a kind of network is sliced management method, which is characterized in that the described method includes:

Second management entity receives subscription management message from the first management entity, includes cutting with network in the subscription management message Piece example corresponding at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, and at least one described S-NSSAI The information of at least one corresponding terminal device, at least one described terminal device have the power using network slice example Limit；

Second management entity sends to uniform data management entity and is sliced example corresponding at least one with network including described The information of a S-NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI, and it is real to first management Body sends subscription management and completes message, and the subscription management completion message is used to indicate described corresponding extremely with network slice example The information of a few S-NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI is configured in the system In one data management entity.

8. the method according to the description of claim 7 is characterized in that second management entity is sent out to first management entity Before sending subscription management to complete message, the method also includes:

Second management entity receives configuration from the uniform data management entity and completes message, and the configuration is completed message and used In instruction it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and it is corresponding at least one S-NSSAI at least The information of one terminal device is configured to complete in the uniform data management entity.

9. method according to claim 7 or 8, which is characterized in that the S-NSSAI includes business/slice type SST；

The SST is the business of the slice type that example is sliced according to the network, the business of network slice example support Type determines.

10. a kind of communication equipment, which is characterized in that the communication equipment includes: processor and transceiver；

The processor, for sending subscription management message, the subscription management to the second management entity by the transceiver It include at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, Yi Jiyu corresponding with network slice example in message The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of described at least one S-NSSAI, at least one described terminal device, which has, to be used The permission of the network slice example；

The processor completes message for receiving subscription management from second management entity by the transceiver, described Subscription management complete message be used to indicate it is described be sliced with network corresponding at least one S-NSSAI of example and and at least one The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of S-NSSAI is configured in uniform data management entity.

11. communication equipment according to claim 10, which is characterized in that the processor is also used to:

The attribute information that the network is sliced example is received from third management entity by the transceiver, the attribute information is used In the type of service that the slice type and/or network slice example that indicate the network slice example are supported, to be used for institute It states the network equipment and determines described at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example.

12. communication equipment described in 0 or 11 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the S-NSSAI includes business/slice class Type SST, the SST are the industry of the slice type that example is sliced according to the network, the business of network slice example support Service type determines.

13. communication equipment according to claim 10, which is characterized in that described to send subscription management to the second management entity Before message, the processor is also used to:

Described at least one S-NSSAI corresponding with network slice example is received from third management entity by the transceiver.

14. communication equipment according to any one of claims 10 to 13, which is characterized in that described to be sent out to the second management entity Before sending subscription management message, the processor is also used to:

It is obtained by the transceiver and subscribes to file, the file of subscribing to indicates the industry that at least one described terminal device is subscribed to Business；

15. communication equipment according to any one of claims 10 to 14, which is characterized in that described to be sent out to the second management entity After sending subscription management message, the processor is also used to:

N number of S-NSSAI is sent to second management entity by the transceiver, and corresponding with N number of S-NSSAI The information of M terminal device, the M terminal device is the terminal device at least one described terminal device, to update The corresponding S-NSSAI of M terminal device is stated, M, N are the integer greater than 0.

16. a kind of communication equipment, which is characterized in that the communication equipment includes: processor and transceiver；

The processor, for receiving subscription management message, the subscription management from the first management entity by the transceiver It include at least one single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI, Yi Jiyu corresponding with network slice example in message The information of at least one corresponding terminal device of described at least one S-NSSAI, at least one described terminal device, which has, to be used The permission of the network slice example；

The processor includes that described and network is sliced example for being sent by the transceiver to uniform data management entity The information of at least one corresponding S-NSSAI and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI, and to institute It states the first management entity and sends subscription management completion message, the subscription management completion message is used to indicate described and network and is sliced The information quilt of at least one corresponding S-NSSAI of example and at least one terminal device corresponding at least one S-NSSAI Configuration is in the uniform data management entity.

17. communication equipment according to claim 16, which is characterized in that described send to first management entity is subscribed to Before message is completed in management, the processor is also used to:

Configuration is received from the uniform data management entity by the transceiver and completes message, and the configuration is completed message and is used for Instruction is described to be sliced corresponding at least one S-NSSAI and corresponding at least one S-NSSAI at least one of example with network The information of a terminal device is configured to complete in the uniform data management entity.

18. communication equipment according to claim 16 or 17, which is characterized in that the S-NSSAI includes business/slice class Type SST；